2024 fall guide to fun in Indianapolis: Concerts, free things to do and cheap eats

Welcome to the cusp of fall, friends. If you stick with our IndyStar arts and entertainment team, we promise to offer the best recommendations that will save you from the doom-scrolling and streaming boredom you might have increasingly turned to as nature's furnace has blasted us over the past few months.

First up? Our guides to the top things to do this fall. As cooler temperatures take hold, we'll take you through some of Indianapolis' most exciting murals, list can't-miss concerts and plays, tell you where to eat cheap around said shows, provide imaginative date-night ideas and let you know the best free events that will feed your cultural side.

Find these guides as well as schedules for our biggest venues and performing arts organizations linked below. Many of these stories originally appeared in our 2024 Fall Arts Guide, in print Aug. 25 with a cover designed by Indianapolis artist Mary Mindiola. (If you weren't able to grab a copy, you can read here about how she keeps plastic out of the ocean with dynamic collages that have hidden messages.)

Here are the links you'll want to bookmark. Check back regularly because we'll keep adding more.

Fall things to do around Indianapolis

• 10 fall shows around Indianapolis that you don't want to miss

• Six date ideas for art enthusiasts around Indianapolis

• 5 new movies filmed in Indiana

• 8 free things to do to enjoy your artsy side

• 5 ways to explore arts and creativity with kids this fall

• Tour these murals around Indianapolis

• Where to eat cheap near Ruoff, Gainbridge and the White River

Rock, country, pop, theater, dance and more

Find out about the acts on their way to Indy's biggest venues and see the season schedules for performing arts organizations.

• Everwise Amphitheater in White River State Park

• Gainbridge Fieldhouse

• Ruoff Music Center

• The Cabaret

• Center for the Performing Arts

• Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre

• Broadway in Indianapolis

• Dance Kaleidoscope

• Indianapolis Ballet

• Indianapolis Symphonic Choir

• Old National Centre

• American Lives Theatre

• Indiana Repertory Theatre

• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

• Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

• Indianapolis Opera

• Actors Theatre of Indiana

• Comedy heavy-hitters coming to Indianapolis

Looking for things to do? Our newsletter has the best concerts, art, shows and more — and the stories behind them

Contact IndyStar reporter Domenica Bongiovanni at 317-444-7339 or [email protected]. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: @domenicareports.

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