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.

Is your event missing from the calendar? Submit it!

Irvington Ghost Tour

Irvington, Indianapolis

Enjoy Indiana’s spooky Halloween season with the Irvington Ghost Tour.  Irvington, located five miles east of Indianapolis on Washington Street. Irvington’s unique qualities and characters provide the setting and material for the ghoulish anecdotes shared on the annual ghost tour.  Designated a Historic District in 1987, Irvington continues to be home to residents and local […]

$15

Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Festival

Indiana State Museum 650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday with ancient ties to the Aztecs. Its subject matter may be considered morbid by some cultures, but its celebrants approach The Day of the Dead joyfully. It is viewed as a time when souls of those who have died rejoin their […]

Dia de los Muertos Community Celebration

Eiteljorg Museum 500 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at the Eiteljorg Museum with free museum admission! Watch performances, create art, check out altars designed by local artists, shop at the Mercado, enjoy a Catrina parade and so much more!

Free

Zimbabwean Annual Cultural Fundraising Dinner

Indiana Interchurch Center 1100 West 42nd Street, Indianpolis, IN, United States

The Healing Friends Foundation is an organization raising funds through cultural activities, including the Zimbabwean Annual Cultural Fundraising Dinner. The funds raised benefit people who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.

$20

Marian University International Education Week

Marian University 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

From Sunday, November 13 to Friday, November 18, Marian University will host its first International Education Week (IEW) event. As a joint initiative created by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week is designed to promote international programming and initiatives to prepare Americans for global experiences and exchanges. […]

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS & BLUE INDY ARTIST RECEPTION

The Harrison Center 1505 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join us for an evening of arts and entertainment at The Harrison Center’s annual free holiday open house. Enjoy the annual color-themed group show in the Harrison Gallery and Gallery Annex.  Blue Indy is the sponsor—and this year’s color theme is, fittingly,electric blue. The galleries will feature an eclectic collection of original works by area […]

Free

St. Nikolaus Fest

The Athenaeum 401 East Michigan Street , Indianpolis, IN, United States

All are welcome to enjoy this nostalgic visit with Christmas past. With a focus on family fun and making lasting memories, the Athenaeum Foundation brings traditional holiday favorites to ring in the season of joy. Since 1985, the Sankt Nikolaus book of names has kept the name and age of every child who has visited with St. Nikolaus. […]

$8

Indy Midsommer Festival

Latvian Community Center 1008 W 64th St, Indianapolis, IN, United States

The Indy Midsommer Festival is a multicultural celebration of Summer Solstice. Celebrated around the world as St John's Day by countries in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the celebration is rarely celebrated in the United States. The goal of the event is to introduce non-European communities to the celebration of St Johns day. European midsummer-related […]

Festival Fund Open House 2017

The International Center One Indiana Square, Indianapolis, IN, United States

The International Center invites anyone interested in applying for a Festival Fund grant to attend an open house session to learn more about the application process, as well as resources available as they plan for their international event or festival. To learn more about the Festival Fund or the open house, please contact Logan Charlesworth […]

Free
Translate »