Your weekend plans: LGBT Film Fest, Christmas Nights of Lights, Veterans Day recognition and more
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This weekend, the Circle City is gathering to celebrate a quarter century of film, community and pride.
Driving the news: The 25th annual Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival kicks off at Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie with a special premiere night celebration at 6pm Friday.
Zoom in: Among the more than 30 movies being screened this year, six standout selections are vying for the 2025 Best of Festival Award.
- A panel of judges made up of former directors and veteran steering committee members will reveal the winner at the festival's finale.
If you go: The Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival runs through Nov. 13.
- Single film screenings are $12.
- Tickets for the closing double feature are $20.
- Festival passes are $85.
- See the full schedule here.
More weekend picks:
🎄 Drive the family through a real-life winter wonderland as Christmas Nights of Lights returns to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday night.
- 6-10pm through Dec. 31.
- Tickets are $38 for cars with up to eight people, $58 for 9-15 people and $84 for 16-35 people.
🎭 See one of the world's most popular musicals live as Les Misérables continues its run at Clowes Memorial Hall.
- Shows begin at 7pm Friday; 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday; and 1pm and 6:30pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $57.
😂 Laugh with "Impractical Jokers" star James "Murr" Murray when he brings the funny to Helium Comedy Club.
- Shows begin at 7:30pm Friday; 7pm and 9:15pm Saturday; and 7pm and 9:30pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $39.
🏒 Hit the ice with the Indy Fuel when they host the Bloomington Bison at Fishers Event Center, 7pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $34.
🎵 Relive the 90s when Lisa Loeb and Joan Osborne take the stage at Carmel's Payne & Mencias Palladium, 8pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $36.
🥁 Hear 42 of the finest Indiana high school marching bands when the ISSMA State Marching Band Finals take over Lucas Oil Stadium, 9:25am Saturday.
- Tickets start at $34 for adults and $29 for kids 3-18.
👊 Learn the secrets of convincing fight choreography during a one-day stage combat workshop at Volume Performance Center, 10am-2pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $45.
🏐 Watch the state's best high school volleyball teams try to win the big one as the IHSAA Girls Volleyball State Finals take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 11am Saturday.
- Tickets start at $25.
👻 Extend spooky season into November during the Spirits At The Athenaeum overnight ghost hunt at the Basile Theatre, 11pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $50.
🫡 Celebrate Veterans Day early during the free Veterans Day Reception & Awards Ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial, 5pm Sunday.