Your weekend plans: Boo Bash, Taco Fest Indy Fuel preseason
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As spooky season rolls on, have a scary good time Friday night at an event that mixes Halloween horrors with Indiana history.
Driving the news: The Indiana State Museum's Night at the Boo Bash is an all-ages night out with three floors of fun led by characters inspired by iconic museum artifacts.
- It'll have spooky science demonstrations in a mad doctor's lab, masterpieces painted by maggots, a scream booth where visitors can measure their shrieks and more.
- Those looking to do the monster mash can hit the dance floor as a DJ plays the holiday's iconic hits.
If you go: Attendees should dress in their Halloween best for a chance to win prizes in a costume contest.
- 6-8:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $15.
More weekend picks:
๐ Have a more adult Halloween celebration during the 21 and up Eerie After Hours event at Newfields, 7pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $35.
๐ฎ Take part in Christ Church Cathedral's Hispanic Heritage Month festivities with karaoke, piรฑatas and plenty of food during Taco Fest, 5-8pm Friday.
- $10 gets you three tacos and a drink.
๐ Laugh until it hurts with stand-up comedy veteran Dave Attell at Old National Centre, 7pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $50.
๐ธ Support the Indy Public Safety Foundation at a benefit concert headlined by legendary rock bands Kansas and Jefferson Starship, 7:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $35.
๐ Dress your pup in a cute costume for a good cause during the Humane Society for Hamilton County's Barktoberfest event, 11am-2pm Saturday at Asa Bales Park in Westfield.
- Tickets start at $8. Free for kids 5 and under.
๐ Help the Indy Fuel start their preseason strong when they host the Bloomington Bison at Fishers Event Center, 4pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $12.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Party like a highlander during the 2025 Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games and Festival, 8:30am-9pm Saturday at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
- Tickets start at $15 online or $18 at the game for adults. Prices are $5 online and $6 at the game for kids.
๐ See the next chapter of the Colts' historic start this season when they host the Arizona Cardinals at Lucas Oil Stadium, 1pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $66.
๐คผ See Naptown All Pro-Wrestling make its return from a two-month hiatus during the Halloween-themed "Dreams & Nightmares" show at Upland FSQ, 2pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $30.
๐ต Go be a Teenage Dirtbag with Wheatus at Turntable, 8pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $15.