Your weekend plans: Tonic Ball, Jerry Seinfeld, holiday cookie decorating and more
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Indy's premiere mash up of live music and philanthropy will turn up the volume Friday night in Fountain Square.
Driving the news: The 24th Tonic Ball will see more than 50 local artists pay tribute to music icons across five stages in support of Second Helpings, a Central Indiana nonprofit that works to fight hunger.
Why it matters: Organizers say the purchase of a single Tonic Ball ticket can cover the cost of 44 meals.
Zoom in: Four major music names representing different genres and eras will be honored at this year's ball.
- A stage celebrating the work of Marvin Gaye will be set up at Square Cat Vinyl.
- The Green Day stage will rock out at HI-FI.
- A tribute to The B-52s will go down at Radio Radio.
- Britney Spears songs will blast from the speakers at White Rabbit Cabaret.
- Plus: A greatest hits stage featuring songs from all four artists will be set up inside Fountain Square Theatre.
If you go: Tickets start at $75.
- Music starts at each venue at 7pm.
- Fountain Square Theatre will be open to sponsors only until 8:30pm.
More weekend picks:
🎨 Draw something cool with Big Car artist-in-residence India Hines during her free sketch club event at Tube Factory Artspace, 3-5pm Friday.
🏒 Hit the ice with the Indy Fuel when they host the Adirondack Thunder for two games at Fishers Event Center, 7pm Friday and Saturday.
😂 Kick it with comedian Demetri Martin at Old National Centre, 7:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $50.
🎤 Share your talent with others at Moon Drops Distillery's free songwriters open mic night in Fortville, 7:30pm Friday.
🍪 Create something delicious during Holiday Cookie Decorating at the Indiana Historical Society, 10am Saturday.
- Tickets start at $25 for adults, $10 for kids 5-17 and $5 for kids under 5.
🤔 Find out what's the deal with everything when Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage at Old National Centre, 5pm and 8pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $107 for the 5pm show, and $85 for the 8pm show.
🐒 Get wild this holiday season when Christmas at the Zoo returns Saturday for the 2025 season, 5-9pm Sunday-Thursday, 5-10pm Friday-Saturday.
- Tickets start at $32.
🤣 Laugh the night away with comedian Bert Kreischer at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 7pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $57.
🎼 Celebrate the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach's oft-forgotten sons during the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra's Bach Heritage show, 3pm Sunday at Second Presbyterian Church.
- Tickets start at $35.
🎵 Begin the holiday season with the sounds of Beethoven, Mozart and Reena Esmail courtesy of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis, 3pm Sunday at the Pike Performing Arts Center.
- Tickets start at $30 for adults and $10 for kids 6-18.