Events on September 6, 2025
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Muncie Cars & Coffee
9am to 12pm @
Corner of Walnut & Charles Streets
Old National Bank Parking Lot
116 W Charles St, Muncie, IN 47305
Open to all years, makes and models. Come out, check out the vehicles and talk Cars with other gear heads and car enthusiasts. Hosted by the Muncie Volkswagen Club.
Farmers Market at Minnetrista: Outdoor Market
9am to 12pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: Free Ages: all Ages 
The Farmers Market is the perfect place to discover fresh produce, baked goods, plants, eggs, meats, and more! Connect with local vendors and experience what our community has to offer.
Every Saturday through October
9 a.m.–Noon
Location: Main Parking Lot
Free Community Event
Snap, Snap Double Up, and eFMNP (WIC FMNP and SFMNP) are accepted at participating vendors, making it easy for everyone to enjoy local treasures. Stop by our Minnetrista info booth at the market to swipe your SNAP/EBT card to get your vouchers for the amount you’d like to spend. We will match up to $20 in SNAP credits ($40) total. To learn more about this program, please refer to Double Up Indiana. Don’t miss out on this delightful experience!
The outdoor market season is presented by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.
This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Aug 2, 2025 to Oct 25, 2025 and happens every:
Saturdays: 9:00am - 12:00pm Timezone: EDT
Good Night Forest
9am to 12pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $15 Ages: all Ages 
Visitors will feel like they are stepping into a beloved children’s storybook as they encounter whimsical scenes and engaging sensory activities in this nature-inspired experience. Designed to help build confidence and cultivate scientific curiosity, children will discover and learn about animals that emerge in their neighborhoods and local forests after the sun goes down.
June 7 through November 2, 2025
Location: Center Building, Gallery 1 & 2
Cost: Included with your admission ticket
Good Night Forest is organized and produced by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, with support from Ball Brothers Foundation and George and Frances Ball Foundation.
This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Jun 7, 2025 to Nov 2, 2025 and happens every:
Wednesdays: 9:00am - 12:00pm Timezone: EDT
Thursdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Fridays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Saturdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Sundays: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend
9am to 5pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $15.00 Ages: all Ages 
The narwhal, with its unique spiral tusk, has inspired legend and fascinated people across cultures for centuries. Take a deep dive into the narwhal's Arctic world to explore what makes this mysterious animal and its changing ecosystem so important. Through first-hand accounts from scientists and Inuit community members, the exhibition will reveal how traditional knowledge and experience, coupled with the latest scientific research, heighten our understanding of these fascinating animals—and our changing global climate.
July 12, 2025 – September 28, 2025
Location: Center Building, Gallery 3
Cost: Included with your admission ticket
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Jul 12, 2025 to Sep 28, 2025 and happens every:
Wednesdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Thursdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Fridays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Saturdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Sundays: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Betty’s Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday
11:30am @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Betty's Cabin
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Bob Ross Painting Workshop S28 E10 Splendor of Autumn
1pm to 4pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 North Minnetrista Parkway Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $75.00 
Learn Bob’s signature “wet-on-wet” technique from experienced Certified Ross Instructors and paint in the building where The Joy of Painting was filmed! Just bring yourself, and we will provide everything you need to have a wonderful time. Just like Bob said, “Let’s get crazy!”
September 6; 1–4 p.m.
Location: Bob Ross Experience Studio in the L.L. Ball Home
Cost: $75 | Member Discounts Apply
This workshop is held in the Bob Ross Experience studio, which is only accessible by stairs. Painting workshops are open to participants ages 14 and up. Preregistration is strongly preferred; limited walk-in tickets may be available—please call ahead.
Please note: Admission to the Bob Ross Experience exhibition is not included with workshop registration, and all attendees must be registered to participate. Contact our front desk at 765.282.4848 for more information.
Muncie Three Trails Music Series Presents Colby T. Helms & the Virginia Creepers in concert
7pm @
Brown Family Amphitheater, Ball State University
Outdoors
Colby T. Helms
Country/bluegrass artist Colby T. Helms and the Virginia Creepers will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series
- Songs for a New World 7:30pm @ Korsgaard Dance Studio, Ball State University 2210 W Campus Dr, Muncie, IN 47306
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Bill JenkinsMusical Direction by Johnna Tavianini
Choreographed by Anne Beck
Korsgaard Dance Studio- September 5, 6, 9-13 at 7:30 p.m.
- September 14 at 7:00 p.m.
- September 7 and 14 at 2:30 p.m.
Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World is a powerful, genre-blending theatrical experience that lives at the intersection of song cycle and musical. Each number captures a pivotal moment of decision—a leap of faith, a turning point, a chance to change everything. With a dynamic score that fuses pop, gospel, and jazz, the show transports audiences across time and space, from 1492 to modern-day New York. Featuring a small but mighty cast, this moving production explores the heart of transformation and the courage it takes to step into the unknown.
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.comTickets
Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall in person, by phone at 765-285-8749, or online.
General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door
Betty’s Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday
11:30pm to 11:50am @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: Free Ages: 12 and under 
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Saturdays; 11:30 a.m.
Location: Betty’s Cabin
Free Community Activity
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Aug 2, 2025 to Dec 27, 2025 and happens every:
Saturdays: 11:30am - 11:50am Timezone: EDT
