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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Festival of Faiths 2023

University Park Indianapolis

Center for Interfaith Cooperation mission to provide safe environments, resources, and opportunities for service to increase religious literacy, build empathy between faiths, and facilitate interfaith encounters. Our audience is anyone who shares our vision of making Indianapolis a community that pursues peace through interfaith understanding and cooperation. The Festival of Faiths, Indiana's largest one-day celebration […]

Rice and Beans Festival

Haughville Park 520 N Belleview Pl, Indianapolis, IN

The Fonseca Theatre Company exists to amplify the voices of and celebrate the underrepresented communities of Indianapolis through the prism of purposeful theater and civic engagement. The goal is to create and support inclusive programs that serve to inspire conversation, inform our community, and illuminate the beauty and the challenges of the world around us. […]

Global Fest

222 North Chauncey Avenue 222 North Chauncey Avenue, West Lafayette, United States

Hosted by the City of West Lafayette, International Center of West Lafayette, and Purdue Convocations, Global Fest features cultural entertainment, food, and art from Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This one-day Global Fest celebrates world cultures through music, dance, crafts, displays, and international food. Continuous stage entertainment, cultural displays, and children's […]

Free

Tomorrow Talks: Hector Tobar

IndyFringe 719 East Saint Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

On September 16th, Tomorrow Bookstore is  hosting Tomorrow Talks: Héctor Tobar in partnership with the Immigrant Welcome Center. Tobar is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, author, and professor. His works include "Deep Down Dark" which was made into a film about 33 trapped Chilean miners, as well as a recent memoir: "Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on […]

$10 – $40

World Cultural Festival

Central Park Plaza 68 Lafayette Street, Valparaiso, United States

On Sunday, September 17, the 14th Annual World Cultural Festival will transform Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza into a center for cultural diversity from 12 noon to 5 pm.  Sponsored by The Valparaiso International Center (The VIC), this family-friendly event will feature music and dance from around the world, international art and handicrafts for sale, ethnic […]

Free

Indy Irish Fest 2023

Garfield Park 2345 Pagoda Dr, Indianapolis, IN

Indy Irish Fest 2023 Join the shenanigans at Garfield Park for the 27th Annual Indy Irish Fest.  Indy Irish Fest's mission is to preserve, promote and nurture Irish culture, arts, music, sports and history.  Our annual festival is an opportunity to share Irish heritage during a weekend encompassing cultural activities, live music and family fun.  […]

$20

Carmel International Arts Festival

Carmel Arts & Design District 2nd Ave NW and Main St, Carmel, IN

Save the date for the Carmel International Arts Festival (CIAF) on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24! CIAF brings in over 100 artists in 9 different mediums to provide the community with the finest samplings to purchase and take home.   Each year, at Main Street and Rangeline Road, visitors line the streets with […]

Free

The Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games & Festival

Marion County Fairgrounds 7300 E Troy Ave, Indianapolis, United States

The Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games & Festival will take place at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 30th, 2023. This affordable event offers so much for everyone. We will have a Children's area with activities, Kids Knighting, music, free face painting, story time, sing alongs, and Scottish dancing. The Clan area is where families […]

$5 – $15

Hendricks County International Festival

Talon Stream Park Pike Lane, Plainfield, IN, United States

Come enjoy this free, family-friendly, educational event in Plainfield, Indiana!   In December of 2018, a small group of Plainfield residents and community leaders met and determined there was a strong desire to have a multicultural event here, in Hendricks County. The Hendricks County International Festival was created to introduce diverse cultures to members of […]

Free

GermanFest

Athenaeum Foundation 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Celebrate German-American Day with this unique family event! Discover your inner German and party at the Athenaeum, for the Athenaeum. Enjoy vendors, Durstig games, live wiener dog races, a strong man competition, Zwergenland for the kids, German bier, German food, and more. With plenty of food, drinks, music, and games, this is a party you […]

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