251 past events with the christmas tag
20 upcoming events with this tagDec 21, 2024
Saturday
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Amazing Elf Adventure
10am to 4:30pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: MCM Members: $4, Non-Members: $6 for AEA tickets only or $12 for AEA/Museum combo tickets It’s time again for the Amazing Elf Adventure, one of Muncie Children’s Museum’s biggest events of the year! The Amazing Elf Adventure (AEA) is a holiday fun house that invites your family to participate in a scavenger hunt filled with activities and tasks to see if you have what it takes to become one of Santa’s newest elves.
Admission to Amazing Elf Adventure is $6 for non-members and $4 for MCM members. For non-member families visiting both Amazing Elf Adventure and the museum exhibit floor, admission is $12. Tickets can be purchased at MCM’s front desk.
Amazing Elf Adventure is made possible thanks to our presenting sponsors, Shafer Foundation and Thrive Credit Union.
December Free Saturday: Holiday and Culture Events Fair
10am to 5pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Join us on Saturday, December 21st, for a Holiday and Culture Events Fair at the Muncie Children’s Museum!
Children are invited to learn about different holiday events celebrated around the world as they complete their very own Holiday Passport. ‘Travel the world’ with fun and educational activities, crafts and games along the way. Once completed, children can show their Holiday Passport to staff at the front desk to receive a prize.
Other activities include:
-Ugly Sweater Contest
-Cookie Decorating (while supplies last)
-Holiday Craft,
-Creative writing station
-And so much more!
We hope to see you at the Holiday and Culture Events Fair!Admission to the Muncie Children’s Museum is FREE for all guests from 10am-5pm. This Free Saturday Event is sponsored by Shafer Foundation!
Oak Ridge Boys: An American Made Christmas Farewell Tour
7:30pm @
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
1800 W Riverside Ave
Cost: $35 - $75 The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of #1 country hits and the pop smash, "Elvira," earning them GRAMMY, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnering a host of other industry and fan accolades. The Oaks will bring four decades of charted singles, 50 years of tradition, and Christmas favorites to the stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting.
Dec 22, 2024
Sunday
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Amazing Elf Adventure
1pm to 4:30pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: MCM Members: $4, Non-Members: $6 for AEA tickets only or $12 for AEA/Museum combo tickets It’s time again for the Amazing Elf Adventure, one of Muncie Children’s Museum’s biggest events of the year! The Amazing Elf Adventure (AEA) is a holiday fun house that invites your family to participate in a scavenger hunt filled with activities and tasks to see if you have what it takes to become one of Santa’s newest elves.
Admission to Amazing Elf Adventure is $6 for non-members and $4 for MCM members. For non-member families visiting both Amazing Elf Adventure and the museum exhibit floor, admission is $12. Tickets can be purchased at MCM’s front desk.
Amazing Elf Adventure is made possible thanks to our presenting sponsors, Shafer Foundation and Thrive Credit Union.
Mar 20, 2025
Thursday
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Vendor Meeting - Muncie Makers Market
5pm @
MadJax Maker Force
514 East Main Street Muncie, In 47302
VENDOR MEETING! Let’s grab a bite together after the meeting at The Guardian Brewing Co., next door inside MadJax! 🍕 New & potential Vendors are welcome too! Show up with your questions! Learn about 2025 changes! Sign up! Tour!
Menu for Guardian:
https://guardian.beer/pizza-menu/
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 & 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/ May 1, 2025
Thursday
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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. 🌿
Jun 5, 2025
Thursday
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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. 🌿
Jul 3, 2025
Thursday
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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. 🌿
Aug 7, 2025
Thursday
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First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
MadJax Maker Force
515 East Main Street Muncie, In 47305
👉 SPECIAL APPEARANCE at MADJAX for AUGUST’s First Thursday at their OPEN HOUSE! 👈
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! 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 Muncie 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. 🌿
Sep 4, 2025
Thursday
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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 2, 2025
Thursday
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The Muncie Makers Market at ArtsWalk!
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 13, 2025
Monday
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Gingerbread House Workshop
2pm to 4pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
620 West Minnetrista Boulevard Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $38.00 Ages: 12 and under13+
Spend a delightful afternoon creating memories—and gingerbread houses—with your family! We’ll provide everything you need: gingerbread pieces, fluffy icing, and an array of colorful candies and treats to bring your masterpiece to life. Enjoy cocoa and cookies as you work, and keep an eye out for a special visit from Gingy the Gingerbread Man, ready to spread holiday cheer.Pre-registration is strongly preferred; limited walk-in tickets may be available—please call ahead.
Nov 1, 2025
Saturday
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UU Church of Muncie Bazaar in the Woods
8am to 2pm @
Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie
4800 W Bradford Dr, Muncie, Indiana
The UU Church of Muncie invites you to their bazaar on Nov 1!
UUCM is on Bradford Road, south of Walmart
Enjoy browsing through collectibles, pottery, plants, gently-used clothing, media, food, jewelry, and much more. Artisan booths with local and regional handmade items will also be available, along with breakfast and lunch. Not to be missed!
Nov 6, 2025
Thursday
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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. 🌿
Nov 9, 2025
Sunday
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Muncie Mama's Market
10am to 4pm @
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Memorial Building and Heartland Hall
1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN
Cost: $3 at the door with reentry Muncie Mama's Market
November 9th 2025
10am-4pm
Just in time for Christmas shopping, come and shop over 125 curated vendors, the amazing OG vendors from November 2024 and May 2025 and SO MANY MORE!
Not just one building, but TWO buildings at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Food trucks, free photo booth, FREE gift bags for the first 20 people to enter each building!Come Hungry and ready to shop!
12 and under are FREE
Nov 28, 2025
Friday
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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.
Nov 29, 2025
Saturday
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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.
Nov 30, 2025
Sunday
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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 3, 2025
Wednesday
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Ball State Jazz presents "The Nutcracker Suite"!
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door About
Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.
Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.
Program
Ball State Jazz 1 presents the Ellington/Strayhorn version of "The Nutcracker Suite"!
Tickets
Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1.
Prices
- General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
- Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
- BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
- Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door
*One (1) free student ticket per ID is available in advance (before 5 p.m. on the night of the concert) at the College of Fine Arts Box Office
Purchase Options
- ONLINE
- Phone: 765-285-8749
- In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance
**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.
Parking
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. Metered parking is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Dec 4, 2025
Thursday
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Holiday Gift Market
5pm to 8pm @
Canan Commons
500 South Walnut Street
#ShopSmall at Muncie’s annual Holiday Gift Market! 🎁 Light Up Muncie will be on Thursday, December 4th from 5-8p! Follow the Lighted Parade to Canan Commons! Enjoy Ice Skating, the Community Tree Lighting Ceremony, Performers, Food Trucks, Santa, our Holiday Gift Market, & MORE at Canan Commons 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 outdoors every First Thursday at Adams & Walnut AND indoors every Third Thursday at MadJax Maker Force. We also set up at special annual events like Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up Muncie! 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/
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Muncie Mama's Market
10am to 4pm @
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Memorial Building and Heartland Hall
1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN
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