Summer Festivals

Let's hear it for hot fun in the summertime with these festivals! Eat, drink, dance, and shop at Indy's legendary celebrations from the first warmer days to the last blast of summer.

Uncork Me Indiana

Military Park | June 28, 2025

Uncork Me is the ultimate wine sampling tour contained within a city block offering at least 90 varieties of wine, mead, or cider for attendees to sip, sample, and savor.

Taste of Indy

White River State Park | July 5, 2025

Indy’s most anticipated culinary celebration Taste of Indy marks its 14th anniversary as Indianapolis’ premier food festival. This beloved summer tradition is a celebration of all things local, featuring the area’s best restaurants, businesses, and artists, as well as a wine and beer garden and family-friendly entertainment with a dedicated kids’ play area.

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Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration

Indiana Convention Center | July 10-20, 2025

Summer Celebration offers businesses and organizations numerous ways to connect with consumers. With a goal to educate and uplift the growing, diverse community, Summer Celebration highlights culture and offers arts, entertainment, education, and more.

Indianapolis Water Lantern Festival

Military Park | July 12, 2025

The Indianapolis Water Lantern Festival is bringing people together for a celebration of light and community! This unforgettable evening is filled with tasty food trucks, fun music, activities, and thousands of lanterns lighting up the night with love, hope, and happiness.

IU Health Momentum Indy

Downtown Indianapolis | July 11-13, 2025

IU Health Momentum Indy is a two-day bicycle festival offering bicycle racers, riders, families, and fans an unforgettable experience in downtown Indy. In addition to the racing, the accompanying festival has plenty of fun for everyone: food trucks, beer garden, a picnic, yoga in the park, vendors, live bands, and more!

Summerfest

Military Park | July 19, 2025

Join the nonprofit Indiana Brewers Guild for this annual summer fundraiser, now renamed from Microbrewer's Festival to Summerfest, to sample hundreds of beers brewed by 100+ Hoosier breweries while enjoying local food, shopping, games, and more.

Post. Festival

HI-FI Annex | July 24-26, 2025

Post. Festival gathers the finest assemblage of niche rock artists to take place on American soil. Following the examples set by like-minded European events, the Post. Festival is as much about community and respect and support as it is about music and culture.

Indiana State Fair

Indiana State Fairgrounds | August 1-17, 2025

The Indiana State Fair is held for nearly three weeks each summer, yet it lives for generations in the memories of families who experience it together. Over 750,000 people visit each year for family fun, rides and games, barnyard animals, goat yoga, fabulous fair food, and the Indiana Beer Wine & Spirits expo.

Pictured: Gen Con - The Best Four Days In Gaming

Gen Con

Indiana Convention Center | August 1-4, 2025

Gen Con Indy is the original, longest-running, best-attended, gaming convention in the world. With all types of games, from board, dice, and card games to RPG, LARP, and D&D, it really is the best four days in gaming.

Wicket World of Croquet

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site | August 9, 2025

Wicket World of Croquet invites guests to don their finest whites for a day of spirited play and timeless elegance. From lively competition to stylish mingling, it’s a uniquely fashionable summer celebration.

Indianapolis Pizza Festival

Monument Circle | August 9, 2025

The first ever Indianapolis Pizza Festival is bringing together the state’s top pizzerias for a day of unlimited pizza tastings, live entertainment, and the ultimate battle to decide Indiana’s best.

IndyFringe Festival

Various Locations | August 14-24, 2025

Step into the 20th annual IndyFringe Festival, where bold performances and boundary-pushing art take center stage. With dozens of shows across multiple venues, there's something wild, weird, and wonderful for everyone.

Chreece

Fountain Square | August 23, 2025

Hip-hop fest Chreece is back for a single-day celebration taking place across six venues in Fountain Square and featuring performers Snow tha Product, Hoosier artists Allison Victoria and Parris LaDame, and more.

Feast of Lanterns

Spades Park | August 23, 2025

Celebrate community and creativity at the Feast of Lanterns, a vibrant festival filled with glowing lanterns, local art, live music, and family-friendly fun. Join an unforgettable evening that lights up the heart of the neighborhood.

Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival

Various Locations | August 15-17, 2025

Showcasing documentaries about the African American experience to inspire socially conscious discussions. Filmmakers are able to share their work with a larger audience.

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BUTTER Fine Art Fair

The Stutz | August 28-31, 2025

The place where you can be yourself, BUTTER is a multi-day fine art fair that features artwork made by Black visual artists worldwide. As described by Ebony, Forbes, and The New York Times, the no-commission fair works to maximize artist earnings by selling or loaning 100% of the exhibition, giving 100% of the proceeds from art sales to the artists.

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Penrod Arts Fair

Newfields | September 7, 2025

The 57th annual art fair features over 350 artists, five stages of entertainment, more than 50 arts-related non-profit organizations, an extensive children’s area, and local food and beverages. Spend the day browsing, shopping, and enjoying arts and culture.

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