251 past events with the christmas tag
20 upcoming events with this tagDec 4, 2025
Thursday
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Light Up Muncie
5pm to 8pm @
Canan Commons
and throughout downtown Muncie
500 South Walnut Street
Save the date! 🎄 LIGHT UP MUNCIE on Thursday, December 4, 2025!
Enjoy the festive performances, food trucks, shop at the Holiday Gift Market, and witness the magical lighting of the animated community tree at Canan Commons! 🎄
NEW this year, Lighted Parade and kid’s fun zone! Bring your family and friends for a magical night in Downtown! ✨❄️✨
Muncie Makers Market • Sidewalk Shopping • Light Up Muncie
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. 🌿
Amazing Elf Adventure
5pm to 8pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: Members: $4, Non-Members: $6, MCM Access for All: $1 The Amazing Elf Adventure (AEA) is back!
Join us for a holiday fun house experience where your family will embark on a festive scavenger hunt filled with cheerful activities and elf-worthy tasks to see if you have what it takes to become one of Santa’s newest helpers! Don’t miss out on this fan favorite — open for one weekend only!Admission:
Members: $4
Non-Members: $6 for AEA or $12 for AEA/MCM combo tickets
MCM Access for All: $1
Tickets can be purchased at MCM’s front desk.Presented by our generous sponsors: Shafer Foundation and Thrive Credit Union.
Dec 5, 2025
Friday
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Amazing Elf Adventure
3pm to 8pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: Members: $4, Non-Members: $6, MCM Access for All: $1 The Amazing Elf Adventure (AEA) is back!
Join us for a holiday fun house experience where your family will embark on a festive scavenger hunt filled with cheerful activities and elf-worthy tasks to see if you have what it takes to become one of Santa’s newest helpers! Don’t miss out on this fan favorite — open for one weekend only!Admission:
Members: $4
Non-Members: $6 for AEA or $12 for AEA/MCM combo tickets
MCM Access for All: $1
Tickets can be purchased at MCM’s front desk.Presented by our generous sponsors: Shafer Foundation and Thrive Credit Union.
The Christmas Star
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Dec. 5, 12 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Dec. 6, 13 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a program that explores possible natural explanations for the Star of Bethlehem—from a brilliant exploding star to a passing comet and more.
Suitable for all 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.
The Christmas Star
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Dec. 5, 12 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Dec. 6, 13 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a program that explores possible natural explanations for the Star of Bethlehem—from a brilliant exploding star to a passing comet and more.
Suitable for all 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.
All Out for Christmas
7pm @
Muncie Civic Casazza Family Studio Theatre
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre December 5-21. A play with music by written by local playwright David Taylor Little with music by Jim Rhinehart. A Broadway star returns to her hometown in Indiana to help save the local radio station by acting in their annual Christmas broadcast. Will her appearance save the radio station from financial ruin or will diva antics derail the entire broadcast.
Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G.
Miracle on 34th Street
7:30pm @
Muncie Civic Theater
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents MIRACLE ON 34th STREET on the MAINSTAGE Nov 28- Dec 21. Capture the spirit of the holidays with this musical adaptation of the beloved classic film. Filled with familiar songs, touching moments, and timeless charm, this show is the perfect way to celebrate the season with the whole family.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:30pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 2:30pm. Rated G. Reserved Seating.
Dec 6, 2025
Saturday
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Christmas Market
10am to 3pm @
Northside Middle School
2400 W Bethel Ave, Muncie, IN 47304
Amazing Elf Adventure
10am to 8pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: Members: $4, Non-Members: $6, MCM Access for All: $1 The Amazing Elf Adventure (AEA) is back!
Join us for a holiday fun house experience where your family will embark on a festive scavenger hunt filled with cheerful activities and elf-worthy tasks to see if you have what it takes to become one of Santa’s newest helpers! Don’t miss out on this fan favorite — open for one weekend only!Admission:
Members: $4
Non-Members: $6 for AEA or $12 for AEA/MCM combo tickets
MCM Access for All: $1
Tickets can be purchased at MCM’s front desk.Presented by our generous sponsors: Shafer Foundation and Thrive Credit Union.
The Christmas Star
5pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Dec. 5, 12 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Dec. 6, 13 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a program that explores possible natural explanations for the Star of Bethlehem—from a brilliant exploding star to a passing comet and more.
Suitable for all 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.
The Christmas Star
6:30pm @
Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University
2111 West Riverside Avenue
Fridays: Dec. 5, 12 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Dec. 6, 13 at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a program that explores possible natural explanations for the Star of Bethlehem—from a brilliant exploding star to a passing comet and more.
Suitable for all 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.
All Out for Christmas
7pm @
Muncie Civic Casazza Family Studio Theatre
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre December 5-21. A play with music by written by local playwright David Taylor Little with music by Jim Rhinehart. A Broadway star returns to her hometown in Indiana to help save the local radio station by acting in their annual Christmas broadcast. Will her appearance save the radio station from financial ruin or will diva antics derail the entire broadcast.
Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G.
Miracle on 34th Street
7:30pm @
Muncie Civic Theater
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents MIRACLE ON 34th STREET on the MAINSTAGE Nov 28- Dec 21. Capture the spirit of the holidays with this musical adaptation of the beloved classic film. Filled with familiar songs, touching moments, and timeless charm, this show is the perfect way to celebrate the season with the whole family.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:30pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 2:30pm. Rated G. Reserved Seating.
The Nutcracker
7:30pm @
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
1800 W Riverside Ave
Cost: $10 By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Presented by Ball State's Department of Theatre and Dance
Choreographed by Susan Koper, Joseph Lyons, Audra Sokol, Roberta Wong, and Christie Zimmerman
The Nutcracker is the classic holiday tale as you’ve never seen it before—a dreamy collision of magic, mystery, and imagination. Clara’s beloved toy transforms into a valiant prince, whisking her from a war-torn living room to realms filled with snow, sweets, and surreal wonders. Each step of her journey blurs the line between fantasy and reality, revealing the strange beauty hidden beneath tradition. With Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score guiding the way, this reimagined Nutcracker becomes a wild, whimsical ride through the heart of childhood dreams.
The Ball State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gregory Robbins, will play the score live.
Dec 7, 2025
Sunday
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The Nutcracker
1pm @
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
1800 W Riverside Ave
Cost: $10 By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Presented by Ball State's Department of Theatre and Dance
Choreographed by Susan Koper, Joseph Lyons, Audra Sokol, Roberta Wong, and Christie Zimmerman
The Nutcracker is the classic holiday tale as you’ve never seen it before—a dreamy collision of magic, mystery, and imagination. Clara’s beloved toy transforms into a valiant prince, whisking her from a war-torn living room to realms filled with snow, sweets, and surreal wonders. Each step of her journey blurs the line between fantasy and reality, revealing the strange beauty hidden beneath tradition. With Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score guiding the way, this reimagined Nutcracker becomes a wild, whimsical ride through the heart of childhood dreams.
The Ball State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gregory Robbins, will play the score live.
Sundaes with Santa
1pm to 4:30pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: Children: $15 (members), $20 (non-members), $8 (MCM Access for All). Adult: $5 (members and non-members), $2 (MCM Access for All). Kick off the holiday season with a sweet celebration at the 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦! Enjoy a delicious ice cream sundae, meet Santa, explore the Amazing Elf Adventure, and make magical memories with your family.
Reserve your spot today—this event fills up fast!
https://app.etapestry.com/.../Muncie.../default/index.php...Discounted admission is available for qualifying MCM Access for All families.
Yule Ornament Workshop
6pm to 8pm @
Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $25 per student Join us at Kat’s Crystals for a Yule Ornament Crafting Workshop ! The workshop will cost $25 per person and will include a brief instruction on a few ornament designs + materials to create 3 of your own ornaments to take home ! Attendees may create additional ornaments to take home for an additional $5 per ornament . Workshop duration will be 2 hours .This workshop is the perfect opportunity to create something handmade and truly special to gift to your loved ones this holiday season . We hope you will join us ! 🎄🧑🏻🎄 Class size will be limited to 12 students . Spots are first come first serve and will not be reserved until payment has been made . Spots can be booked and paid for through the Events section of our website ! https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com/events
All Out for Christmas
7pm @
Muncie Civic Casazza Family Studio Theatre
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre December 5-21. A play with music by written by local playwright David Taylor Little with music by Jim Rhinehart. A Broadway star returns to her hometown in Indiana to help save the local radio station by acting in their annual Christmas broadcast. Will her appearance save the radio station from financial ruin or will diva antics derail the entire broadcast.
Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G.
Miracle on 34th Street
7:30pm @
Muncie Civic Theater
216 E Main Street
Cost: 20 Muncie Civic Theatre presents MIRACLE ON 34th STREET on the MAINSTAGE Nov 28- Dec 21. Capture the spirit of the holidays with this musical adaptation of the beloved classic film. Filled with familiar songs, touching moments, and timeless charm, this show is the perfect way to celebrate the season with the whole family.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:30pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 2:30pm. Rated G. Reserved Seating.














