Events

The International Center aims to promote events in Indiana that highlight and celebrate cultural diversity and international relations. Whether you like to engage in international diplomacy, eat Chinese food, dance to Russian music, celebrate a French holiday, or participate in Scottish games, we hope you’ll find a way to celebrate and participate in our global city.

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Evening Classical Series: Welcome Back to the United States of America

Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Canadian-American conductor Peter Oundjian explores music of North America with the ISO, starting with William Grant Still’s Poem for Orchestra, which Still’s wife says was “inspired by the concept of a world being reborn spiritually after a period of darkness and desolation.” Florence Price— the first Black woman to have her music performed by a […]

IUPUI Annual International Festival

IUPUI Campus Center 420 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, United States

You are invited to explore and engage in IUPUI’s global community at the International Festival! Each year, the IUPUI International Festival is a lively event for students, staff, faculty, and community members to celebrate the diversity of cultures at IUPUI and connect to international opportunities and resources.  

Free

THE U.S.-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY: DOMESTIC & FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES

Zoom

Presented by the 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative at the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International StudiesThis *virtual* conference will bring together leading scholars, think tank experts, and policymakers to discuss this crucial bilateral relationship. Opening remarks by The Honorable Hiroshi Tajima (Consul-General of Japan in Chicago) will be followed […]

Free

World Arts Expo

Global Village Welcome Center 4233 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

An annual multi-cultural arts exhibition featuring established international and local artists.

Free

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Evening Classical Series: Greetings from Germany

Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United States

German conductor Kevin John Edusei brings Germany into the spotlight with renowned German cellist Maximilian Hornung as he plays Victor Herbert’s influential Cello Concerto, a stylistic piece with Irish, German, and American components. Contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm brings us a lush waltz, while Brahms’ crowd-pleasing fourth and final symphony looked apprehensively toward the 20th […]

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Evening Classical Series: Greetings from Germany

Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United States

German conductor Kevin John Edusei brings Germany into the spotlight with renowned German cellist Maximilian Hornung as he plays Victor Herbert’s influential Cello Concerto, a stylistic piece with Irish, German, and American components. Contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm brings us a lush waltz, while Brahms’ crowd-pleasing fourth and final symphony looked apprehensively toward the 20th […]

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Evening Classical Series: Greetings from Japan

Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Conductor Jun Märkl and singers from the IU School of Music will perform the heartbreakingly beautiful Act III of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Mayumi Miyata, Japanese player of the shō, performs traditional Gagaku, a type of Japanese classical music, as well as being a featured soloist during Japanese composer Hosokawa’s Cloud and Light.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Evening Classical Series: Greetings from Japan

Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Conductor Jun Märkl and singers from the IU School of Music will perform the heartbreakingly beautiful Act III of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Mayumi Miyata, Japanese player of the shō, performs traditional Gagaku, a type of Japanese classical music, as well as being a featured soloist during Japanese composer Hosokawa’s Cloud and Light.

International Women’s Gathering

Global Village Welcome Center 4233 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Women of the world coming together and sharing their journey; their trials and successes since coming to the United States. Dressed in the attire of their homeland, the women share their favorite native dishes.

Free

International Women’s Gathering

Global Village Welcome Center 4233 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

The International Women’s Gathering is an annual event that brings women together in celebration of International Women’s Day. Under the International Women’s Day 2022 theme “Break the Bias,” a dynamic panel of diverse speakers will share their journeys of their rise to success. Speakers include Rupal Thanawala, Tiffany Vivo, Gloria Griesinger and Myla Eldridge.

$10
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