General Events
Sep 17, 2025
Today
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Queers Who Lunch!
12am @
Common Market
900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
Join Muncie Queer Alliance for lunch at Common Market! Buy a pizza or bring your lunch and engage in some much-needed community! This is a safe space to take off your armor and just be yourself!
This will be a biweekly event
Human Library at Minnetrista
12am @
Oakhurst Gardens at Minnetrista Cultural Center
Education Center
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Cost: Free Ages: 18+ 
Unjudge someone? Sure you can! This is what we make happen.
All of our Books have lived experiences that include marginalization in our society. Talk to them about how they have navigated stereotyping, bias, and prejudice. Ask questions of someone you likely would not talk to otherwise. This is your opportunity!
Do you know about the Human Library? Then you know how impactful your time will be with a Book. If you haven't been but often thought you would like to do this sometime, this is the time! New to the Library? This is your opportunity to spend 30 minutes you will never forget!
It's all about unjudging and learning something new about someone else and yourself. It's always FREE. It's always impactful.
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
Paul Revere Chapter: DAR Celebration of the 238th Anniversary of the Constitution
6pm to 7:30pm @
Maring-Hunt Library
Meeting Room
2005 S High Street
PaulRevereMuncie@gmail.com
All are invited to a celebration of the enduring legacy of the Constitution featuring BSU Alexander M. Bracken Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. Nicole Etcheson who will delve into Revising the Work of the Founders: The Reconstruction Amendments.
"The Civil War caused Americans to believe that the Founders' work had been imperfect. They revised the Constitution by adding amendments to free enslaved people, granting them citizenship and rights, including the vote. Why did the post-Civil War generation write the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?"
Sponsored by the Paul Revere Chapter (Daughters of the American Revolution) celebrating Constitution Week (September 17-23) with The League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County.
For more information https://www.facebook.com/share/tpemSFvYkkadHDee/?mibextid=qi2Omg or email paulreveremuncie@gmail.com
- Farm to Table Dinner Fundraiser 6pm @ The Carriage House 10510 W Jackson St, Muncie, IN 47304
Cost: $100 Dinner or $130 VIP+ DInner The Soup Kitchen of Muncie is hosting its first-ever Farm to Table Dinner Fundraiser—an evening of food, music, and community. Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner made from locally sourced ingredients provided by area farmers and producers, many of whom also donate regularly to the Soup Kitchen. The meal will be prepared by local chefs Aaron Dodd and Christiana Mann,with assistance from hospitality and culinary students. In true farm-to-table style, the menu will be finalized closer to the event based on what’s fresh and available from local farms—much like the Soup Kitchen, where meals are sometimes shaped by donations of fresh produce.
Dinner will include an appetizer, entrée with sides, and dessert. Each ticket includes one drink, with additional beverages available for purchase from Roho’s cash bar.
The event will take place on Wednesday, September 17, at The Carriage House.Dinner and live music will be featured from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by keynote remarksfrom local author Kelsey Timmerman from 8 to 9 p.m. Guests will then enjoy a Q&A session and book signing, as well as the opportunity to bid on silent auction items andreceive a complimentary copy of Kelsey’s newest book, Regenerating Earth. Ticketsare $100 per person.
For an enhanced experience, guests may purchase a VIP Reception + Dinner ticketfor $130 total. From 6 to 7 p.m., VIP guests will enjoy wine, cheese, and chocolate under the oak trees, featuring selections from Pilgrimage Wine Company, QueerChocolatier, and Tulip Tree Creamery. Space for the VIP reception is limited.
Tickets and additional event details are available at soupkitchenofmuncie.org.
Spend the evening with us and enjoy good food, lively conversation, and help support our mission of feeding our neighbors in need.
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About the Soup Kitchen of Muncie: The Soup Kitchen of Muncie is a non-profit, non-sectarian soup kitchen that serves those in need of food in Muncie, Indiana and the Delaware County Community. It serves all who are hungry with dignity and respect. Guests receive a hot meal and also a sack dinner. It serves meals Monday through Friday 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Sep 18, 2025
Tomorrow
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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
Third Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
MadJax Maker Force
515 East Main Street Muncie, In 47305
THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
MadJax Maker Force:
Mad Axe Muncie:
The Guardian Brewing Co.:
Sep 19, 2025
This Friday
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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
- Baked Potato Bar and Karaoke Night 4pm to 8pm @ Muncie Eagles 231 1414 S Batavia Ave, Muncie, IN
Cost: $8 per person Don't know what to plan for dinner? No problem, just mark your calendar for Friday, September 19 and come join us for a baked potato bar – choose your favorite toppings and enjoy yourself for just $8 per person. Ice cold beverages available. Potato bar open from 4pm to 8 pm. Then plan to stay around for Karaoke with DJ Mobile from 8 to 11pm. Open to the public.
Sep 20, 2025
This Saturday
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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
Hillcroft Services Vendor Market
10am to 3pm @
Hillcroft Services, Inc
Enter at Door 3 (East Side)
501 West Air Park Drive
Hillcroft Vendor Market
Join us on Saturday, September 20 from 10am-3pm for our 8th Bi-Annual Hillcroft Services Vendor Market!
What to expect:
- Free entry & free bags for the first 100 shoppers
- Raffle Baskets | Each person receives one free raffle ticket!
- Food available for purchase from a few awesome Food Trucks!
- Returning favorite vendors + new vendors! Last year we had 100+ vendors & 800+ shoppers!
- Rain or Shine (Indoor Event)
This event allows us to share with the community Hillcroft’s supports, services and purpose, as well as supporting local vendors!
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.
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
Sep 21, 2025
This Sunday
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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
Stitch 'n Bitch
3pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! 
Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday
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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
Senior Day
9:30am to 5pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 North Minnetrista Parkway Muncie, IN 47303
Experience Minnetrista during this all-access event, tailored for older adults. Guests who are 60 or older will enjoy complimentary admission, captivating exhibitions, and exclusive activities crafted just for you!
September 24; 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: All Campus
Free Community Event
Preregistration is highly encouraged. Senior Day is generously sponsored by LifeStream Services and Meeks Mortuary & Crematory.Sep 25, 2025
Thursday
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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
Sep 26, 2025
Friday
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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
Accidental Astronauts
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Sept. 12, 26 at 5:00 p.m.
Follow the adventures of Sy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong as they embark on an unexpected journey into space!
Perfect for families and groups with K through 3rd grade learners; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Living Worlds
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Sept. 12, 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Sept. 13, 27 at 6:30 p.m.Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies might be used to find it.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Sep 27, 2025
Saturday
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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.
Accidental Astronauts
3:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Saturdays: Sept. 13, 27 at 3:30 p.m.
Follow the adventures of Sy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong as they embark on an unexpected journey into space!
Perfect for families and groups with K through 3rd grade learners; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Dynamic Earth
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Saturdays: Sept. 13, 27 at 5:00 p.m.
This cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.
Suitable for adults and ages 12+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Living Worlds
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Sept. 12, 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Sept. 13, 27 at 6:30 p.m.Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies might be used to find it.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
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
Sep 28, 2025
Sunday
-
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
Stitch 'n Bitch
3pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Cuplets - Open Mic Poetry
5pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Please join us for Cuplets, live “open mic” poetry at The Cup! 🎙️ Everyone is welcome! Read your words! Read the words of others! Come to enjoy others reading words! We are all looking forward to listening to everyone’s words!
Cuplets is for fellowship, not critique. We all clap at all the poems and we want to make friends. You CAN sit with us, every 4th Sunday at 5p. The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue in Muncie, Indiana - parking is in the back. Please support our host small business venue with your purchase from their menu as admission to Cuplets! ☕️ 🥯
∙ Cuplets has a YouTube Channel! 🍿 Check it out:
∙ Cuplets Facebook Group:
Facebook.com/groups/1596819023887658
∙ The Cup is on Instagram:
Instagram.com/TheCupInTheVillage
Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday
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Foster Care Summit
5pm to 7:30pm @
Muncie City Hall
300 North High Street
Ages: 18+ 
My name is Matthew Peiffer and I am a local to Muncie.
For the past 10 years I have been an advocate on topics like foster care, adoptions and child welfare in general. I have had the honor of being recognized by the U.S. Congress, T-Mobile, USA TODAY, and many other achievements. I have spoken to audiences all across America including the Assemblies of God National Conference, West Virginia statewide foster care Summit, Ohio Foster care summits, and numerous other opportunities. Unfortunately I have never gotten the chance to speak locally. So I am setting up an event in the community to help churches, government, local leaders, and community members, see how they can help support foster youth from all walks of life. I would love to see you or others who you think might be a good fit to attend my event at the Muncie City Hall September 30th at 5pm to 7:30pm!
Here is the event sign up from facebook! And the link below that if you don't have facebook is for eventbrite!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1GV2B93tJ6/
Eventbrite Link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-foster-care-summit-tickets-1361462694569?aff=oddtdtcreator
I also included the flyer we are using to promote the event if you would like to share it with anybody!
I really hope you will consider attending!
Best Wishes,
Matt Peiffer
President/Founder
A VOICE FOR KIDS INC
Facebook:A VOICE FOR KIDS INC
CASA Champion for Children Board Member
ALL IN Empowering Futures Board Member
Commissioner Muncie Housing AuthorityBoard
Cell: 765-422-8319
Oct 1, 2025
Wednesday
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Queers Who Lunch!
12am @
Common Market
900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
Join Muncie Queer Alliance for lunch at Common Market! Buy a pizza or bring your lunch and engage in some much-needed community! This is a safe space to take off your armor and just be yourself!
This will be a biweekly event
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
Chapters of Change: 150 Years of Muncie Public Library
2pm to 3pm @
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
400 N. Minnetrista Blvd., Muncie, IN 47306
Ages: 18+ 
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
Wednesday, October 1, 2-3 p.m.
Held at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
No Charge---Reservations Required
Please register online at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057 (under “History”)
Discover the rich, 150-year story of Muncie Public Library — a legacy shaped as much by the people of Muncie as by the books on its shelves. From its founding in 1875, Muncie Public Library has been shaped by the vision, advocacy, and support of the Muncie-Center Township community. Residents pushed for the creation of a public library and later championed the development of neighborhood branches and forward-thinking initiatives. This program explores how the library has grown in response to the community’s evolving needs — from literacy and learning to access to technology and enrichment opportunities. At every step, MPL has reflected the values and voices of Muncie, continually adapting to serve as a dynamic hub for information, innovation, and inclusion. Come hear the inspiring story of how a community built its library — and how that library, in turn, helped build a stronger community.Presenter: Sara McKinley, Carnegie Library Manager and Archivist, Muncie Public Library
Oct 2, 2025
Thursday
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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
First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! ALL OUTDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. 🌿
Oct 3, 2025
Friday
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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
Oct 4, 2025
Saturday
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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
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.
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
Oct 5, 2025
Sunday
-
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
Stitch 'n Bitch
3pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Oct 8, 2025
Wednesday
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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
Career Exploration
11am @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $8 for non members, free for MCM members 
Career Exploration
Join us on October 8th, 9th and 10th as we learn about different careers during Muncie Children’s Museum’s Fall Break program, Career Exploration! Each session will include a career themed book reading followed by a hands-on activity. Sessions will be offered at 11am and 3:30pm each day. Muncie Children’s Museum DOES offer same day re-entry, allowing for guests to leave after the first session and return for the second session. Career Exploration is included with museum admission (including MCM Access for All) and free for Muncie Children’s Museum members.
Career Exploration is sponsored by Muncie Tri Kappa.
Oct 9, 2025
Thursday
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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
Career Exploration
11am @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $8 for non members, free for MCM members
Career Exploration
Join us on October 8th, 9th and 10th as we learn about different careers during Muncie Children’s Museum’s Fall Break program, Career Exploration! Each session will include a career themed book reading followed by a hands-on activity. Sessions will be offered at 11am and 3:30pm each day. Muncie Children’s Museum DOES offer same day re-entry, allowing for guests to leave after the first session and return for the second session. Career Exploration is included with museum admission (including MCM Access for All) and free for Muncie Children’s Museum members.
Career Exploration is sponsored by Muncie Tri Kappa.
Oct 10, 2025
Friday
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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
Career Exploration
11am @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $8 for non members, free for MCM members
Career Exploration
Join us on October 8th, 9th and 10th as we learn about different careers during Muncie Children’s Museum’s Fall Break program, Career Exploration! Each session will include a career themed book reading followed by a hands-on activity. Sessions will be offered at 11am and 3:30pm each day. Muncie Children’s Museum DOES offer same day re-entry, allowing for guests to leave after the first session and return for the second session. Career Exploration is included with museum admission (including MCM Access for All) and free for Muncie Children’s Museum members.
Career Exploration is sponsored by Muncie Tri Kappa.
- Boo-levard Bash 5:30pm to 8pm @ Minnetrista Boulevard
Friday, October 10, 6-8 p.m.
Minnetrista Boulevard
Hosted by Minnetrista Museum and Gardens, children can collect treats from the Ball family homes and enjoy the beautiful fall scenery. Explore extra trick-or-treat stations along the wooded path of Oakhurst Gardens, where you'll also find games and activities for the whole family. For an added touch of fun, you can enjoy glitter tattoos, tasty food, and festive seasonal items from The Orchard Shop, available for purchase. Family-friendly costumes are encouraged!
Be sure to stop by the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center to receive treats from "The Good Witches of Nebosham!"Oct 11, 2025
Saturday
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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
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.
Live Geode Slicing Saturday
3pm to 7pm @
Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: Prices starting at just $5 ! 
Join us for the unique experience of Live Geode Slicing ! Come & witness the transformation of raw geodes into beautiful , sparkling crystals ! Choose your own stone and watch live as the surprise beauty is revealed . Prices starting at just $5 .
Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Tour
3:30pm @
Beech Grove Cemetery
1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN
Cost: $10 
Take a guided tour of Muncie's largest landmark and meet the people who shaped our past locally and nationally.
Learn more about Muncie’s rich and fascinating history by taking a guided tour through a portion of historic Beech Grove Cemetery. Reenactors positioned along the route will bring local historic figures back to life!
Tours are approximately 1 mile, generally leave on the half hour and are limited to groups of 20.
Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-historic-beech-grove-cemetery-tour-tickets-1671810924479?aff=oddtdtcreator or available to purchase at the Main Gate the day of the event until 6:30pm. Children under the age of 12 accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Refreshments will be available near the fountain for guests as they wait for the tours to depart. Guests can test their fact-or-fiction skills by playing a round of Dueling Historians in the Chapel.
This is an outdoor, family-friendly event which does require walking a substantial distance and taking some steps on uneven ground. Accommodation can be made in advance for those who need them.
Should the event be postponed due to inclement weather, our rain date is October 12th and tickets will be transferred to that date (or, if requested, refunded). Eventbrite will, however, retain their fee. All ticket holders will receive an email (sent to the address provided to us) as early as possible should we move the event to the 12th.
Parking will be available across from the main cemetery gate. Please take caution when crossing Kilgore. Accommodation for those needing parking accessibility will be made.
This event is proudly brought to you by Old West End Neighborhood Association. Proceeds
will benefit the neighborhood and the cemetery Preservation Fund.
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
Oct 12, 2025
Sunday
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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
Career Day & Touch-A-Truck
1pm to 4pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $8 for non members, free for MCM members 
Career Day & Touch-A-Truck
Explore careers from “A-Z” at Muncie Children’s Museum’s Career Day & Touch-A-Truck event on Sunday, October 12th, from 1pm-4pm! Young visitors will be introduced to a world of possibilities as they learn about different professions, explore work vehicles, and discover what may interest them as they imagine their future career. Career Day & Touch-A-Truck is included with museum admission (including MCM Access for All) and free for Muncie Children’s Museum members.
Career Day & Touch-A-Truck is sponsored by Muncie Tri Kappa.
Stitch 'n Bitch
3pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday
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Queers Who Lunch!
12am @
Common Market
900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
Join Muncie Queer Alliance for lunch at Common Market! Buy a pizza or bring your lunch and engage in some much-needed community! This is a safe space to take off your armor and just be yourself!
This will be a biweekly event
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
The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland
6pm to 7:30pm @
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
400 N. Minnetrista Blvd., Muncie, IN 47306
Ages: 18+
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
Wednesday, October 15, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Held at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
No Charge—Reservations Required
Please register online at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057 (under “History”)
In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and was forced into marriage with the abusive Melvin Wolfe, Terrell’s life and fortune began to unravel in a tumultuous spiral of murder, a dramatic trial, and madness.
On a summer Sunday afternoon in 1903, Terrell ambushed Wolfe along a roadside. He then followed the wounded man to a doctor’s office, broke into the operating room, placed a shotgun to Wolfe’s head, and pulled the trigger. The next day, the murder made headlines in hundreds of newspapers across the country, including the front page of The New York Times.
But the murder was only the beginning. Over the next decade, the case divided a community and drew in five judges, two Indiana governors, a prominent priest, and the Indiana Supreme Court.
Presenter: Stephen Terrell is a retired Indianapolis lawyer and Muncie native who now lives and writes in his hometown. A graduate of Muncie Central and Ball State University, he is the author of The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland (Kent State University Press, 2024), as well as three novels, including two legal thrillers and Last Train to Stratton, an excerpt of which will appear in the 2025 edition of So It Goes, the Kurt Vonnegut Library’s literary journal.
Stephen’s short stories appear regularly in Speed City Sisters in Crime anthologies. His work has earned honors including a place on the Best Mystery Stories of the Year Honor Roll, the Manny Award for short fiction, and induction into the Indiana State Bar’s General Practice Hall of Fame. He also writes the column On Second Thought for the ABA’s Experience Magazine.Oct 16, 2025
Thursday
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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
Third Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
MadJax Maker Force
515 East Main Street Muncie, In 47305
THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
MadJax Maker Force:
Mad Axe Muncie:
The Guardian Brewing Co.:
Oct 17, 2025
Friday
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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
Halloween: Celestial Origins
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Think Halloween is just candy and costumes? Discover its astronomical roots as a “cross-quarter day” and find out what stars and planets will light up your Halloween sky!
Suitable for all ages 8+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Halloween: Celestial Origins
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Think Halloween is just candy and costumes? Discover its astronomical roots as a “cross-quarter day” and find out what stars and planets will light up your Halloween sky!
Suitable for all ages 8+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Oct 18, 2025
Saturday
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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
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.
Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure
3:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Saturdays: Oct. 18, 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Develop an understanding of the danger of space junk and humanity’s Moon exploration while following adventurous cat astronauts that fly to the Moon!
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Halloween: Celestial Origins
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Think Halloween is just candy and costumes? Discover its astronomical roots as a “cross-quarter day” and find out what stars and planets will light up your Halloween sky!
Suitable for all ages 8+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
Halloween: Celestial Origins
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Think Halloween is just candy and costumes? Discover its astronomical roots as a “cross-quarter day” and find out what stars and planets will light up your Halloween sky!
Suitable for all ages 8+; all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close once full or 15 minutes after showtime, and no entry is permitted after that time.
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
Oct 19, 2025
Sunday
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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
Stitch 'n Bitch
3pm @
The Cup
1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday
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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
Oct 23, 2025
Thursday
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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
Oct 24, 2025
Friday
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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
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Queers Who Lunch!
12am @
Common Market
900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
