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SPOOKY SEASON

SEPT. 25 - OCT. 31, 2026
Spooky Season

Fall fun in Indianapolis and across the state

Creepy. Cool. Curious. Find your scare at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites where a variety of spooktacular events for every age and interest await. Start planning your fall adventures today!

PLAN YOUR VISIT by REGION

CENTRAL REGION

Indianapolis • Nashville

Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis

  • Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry
    Registration Required
    Oct 5

    Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry

    Get in the Halloween spirit with creepy chemistry!

    • Ages 6 – 13
    • 10 am – 12 pm
  • Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry
    Registration Required
    Oct 5

    Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry

    Get in the Halloween spirit with creepy chemistry!

    • Ages 6 – 13
    • 1:30 – 3:30 pm
  • Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry
    Registration Required
    Oct 6

    Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry

    Get in the Halloween spirit with creepy chemistry!

    • Ages 6 – 13
    • 10 am – 12 pm
  • Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry
    Registration Required
    Oct 6

    Youth Homeschool Program: Creepy Chemistry

    Get in the Halloween spirit with creepy chemistry!

    • Ages 6 – 13
    • 1:30 – 3:30 pm
  • Night at the Boo Bash
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 9

    Night at the Boo Bash

    Gear up for a spooktacular night of dancing, candy and fun activities for all ages!

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 8:30 pm
  • Young Explorers: Ghost Detectives
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 17

    Young Explorers: Ghost Detectives

    Become a detective and solve the mystery!  

    • Ages 4 – 6
    • 1 – 2:30 pm
  • Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 21

    Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters

    Join us for a night of family-friendly mystery and spooky intrigue!

    • Ages 6+
    • 7 – 8:30 pm
  • Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters

    Join us for a night of family-friendly mystery and spooky intrigue!

    • Ages 6+
    • 7 – 8:30 pm
  • Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 24

    Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo

    Explore all things Halloween on this fun day for little ones!

    • Ages 18 – 36 months
    • 9 – 10 am
  • Twilight Tales: Beyond the Grave
    Registration Required
    Oct 28

    Twilight Tales: Beyond the Grave

    Join us for a spooky night of experiencing the museum in the dark!

    • Ages 18+
    • 7:30 – 9:30 pm
  • Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 28

    Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo

    Explore all things Halloween on this fun day for little ones!

    • Ages 18 – 36 months
    • 10 – 11 am
  • Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 29

    Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo

    Explore all things Halloween on this fun day for little ones!

    • Ages 18 – 36 months
    • 10 – 11 am
  • Twilight Tales: Beyond the Grave
    Registration Required
    Oct 30

    Twilight Tales: Beyond the Grave

    Join us for a spooky night of experiencing the museum in the dark!

    • Ages 18+
    • 7:30 – 9:30 pm
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T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Nashville

  • Homeschool Thursday: Spooky Science
    Oct 1

    Homeschool Thursday: Spooky Science

    Come to the lab to brew and bubble all-things Halloween in this homeschool program.

    • Ages 6-13
    • 10 am – 12 pm
  • Ghost Stories Under the October Sky
    Oct 16

    Ghost Stories Under the October Sky

    Stargaze on the lawn as storytellers from the Bloomington Storytellers Guild recount local ghost stories.

    • Ages 8+
    • 7 – 9 pm
  • Tasteful Oddities: Community Member Collection Show-and-Tell
    Oct 31

    Tasteful Oddities: Community Member Collection Show-and-Tell

    This Halloween, get an inside look at a collection of Victorian mourning jewelry and artifacts.

    • Ages 18+
    • 11:15 am – 12 pm

NORTH REGION

Rome City

 

Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Rome City

  • Owl-o-ween
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 10

    Owl-o-ween

    Trick–or–treating, sneaky scavengers and historical hijinks await!

    • All Ages
    • 4 – 6:30 pm

SOUTHEAST REGION

New Albany • Madison • Corydon

Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, New Albany

  • House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Sep 25 – 26

    House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion

    This spooky season, trudge through the murky aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937 at Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 7 –11 pm
  • House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 2 – 3

    House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion

    This spooky season, trudge through the murky aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937 at Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 7 –11 pm
  • House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 9 – 10

    House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion

    This spooky season, trudge through the murky aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937 at Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 7 –11 pm
  • Haunts and Happenings
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 15

    Haunts and Happenings

    Discover the spine-chilling stories of strange happenings throughout Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 7:30 pm
  • Haunts and Happenings
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 16

    Haunts and Happenings

    Discover the spine-chilling stories of strange happenings throughout Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 7:30 pm
  • House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 16 – 17

    House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion

    This spooky season, trudge through the murky aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937 at Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 7 –11 pm
  • Haunts and Happenings
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 22

    Haunts and Happenings

    Discover the spine-chilling stories of strange happenings throughout Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 7:30 pm
  • Haunts and Happenings
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Haunts and Happenings

    Discover the spine-chilling stories of strange happenings throughout Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 7:30 pm
  • House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23 – 24

    House of Anguish at the Culbertson Mansion

    This spooky season, trudge through the murky aftermath of the Great Flood of 1937 at Culbertson Mansion.

    • All Ages
    • 7 –11 pm
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Lanier Mansion State Historic Site, Madison

  • Haunted Histories
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 2

    Haunted Histories

    Discover the dark dramas and lingering legends that haunt Madison.

    • Ages 13+
    • 7 – 9 pm
  • Haunted Histories
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 9

    Haunted Histories

    Discover the dark dramas and lingering legends that haunt Madison.

    • Ages 13+
    • 7 – 9 pm
  • Haunted Histories
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 16

    Haunted Histories

    Discover the dark dramas and lingering legends that haunt Madison.

    • Ages 13+
    • 7 – 9 pm
  • Haunted Histories
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Haunted Histories

    Discover the dark dramas and lingering legends that haunt Madison.

    • Ages 13+
    • 7 – 9 pm
  • Haunted Histories
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 30

    Haunted Histories

    Discover the dark dramas and lingering legends that haunt Madison.

    • Ages 13+
    • 7 – 9 pm

Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, Corydon

  • Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon

    Meet us after dark to tour Corydon’s most spooky and grim locations.

    • Ages 13+
    • 8 – 9:30 pm
  • Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon

    Meet us after dark to tour Corydon’s most spooky and grim locations.

    • Ages 18+
    • 9:30 – 11 pm
  • Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 24

    Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon

    Meet us after dark to tour Corydon’s most spooky and grim locations.

    • Ages 18+
    • 8 – 9:30 pm
  • Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 24

    Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon

    Meet us after dark to tour Corydon’s most spooky and grim locations.

    • Ages 18+
    • 9:30 – 11 pm

SOUTHWEST REGION

Evansville • New Harmony • Vincennes

Angel Mounds State Historic Site, Evansville

  • Pumpkin Palooza at Angel Mounds
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 18

    Pumpkin Palooza at Angel Mounds

    Pick and carve your own pumpkin, take a hayride around the mounds, play games and more!

    • All Ages
    • 1 – 5 pm CT
  • Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 23

    Halloween Hullabaloo

    Trick-or-treat around the site, enjoy a haunted hayride, play spooky season-themed games and more

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 9 pm CT
  • Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 24

    Halloween Hullabaloo

    Trick-or-treat around the site, enjoy a haunted hayride, play spooky season-themed games and more

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 9 pm CT
  • Halloween Hullabaloo
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 30

    Halloween Hullabaloo

    Trick-or-treat around the site, enjoy a haunted hayride, play spooky season-themed games and more

    • All Ages
    • 6 – 9 pm CT

New Harmony State Historic Site, New Harmony

  • Shadows and Spirits: The Haunted Origins of Halloween
    Separate Ticket Rewuired
    Oct 13

    Shadows and Spirits: The Haunted Origins of Halloween

    We’ll discover the history behind iconic monsters, speaking with the dead, Victorian mourning practices and more.

    • Ages 13+
    • 6 – 7 pm CT
  • Historic Halloween Festival: Children’s Fete
    Oct 24

    Historic Halloween Festival: Children’s Fete

    Get ready for a spirited blend of history, hocus pocus and treats at this Halloween program.

    • All Ages
    • 1 – 6 pm CT

Vincennes State Historic Sites, Vincennes