Your weekend plans: GEOfest, Shen Yun, pet painting
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GEOfest is back to bring another weekend of crystals, fossils and fun to the Indiana State Museum.
What's happening: The all-ages educational bash has been one of the museum's most popular annual events for the past 23 years.
- It features three floors of hands-on learning experiences, shopping and the chance to explore the museum's natural history galleries.
The intrigue: As part of the museum's celebration of America's 250th birthday, GEOfest 2026 will unearth our state's geological history and highlight which past U.S. presidents were fascinated with fossils.
Plus: Kids will be able to dig into the history of Indiana's Ice Age and put their construction skills to the test in an earthquake simulator.
If you go: GEOfest runs Friday through Sunday at the Indiana State Museum, open 10am-5pm daily.
- Admission is $23 for adults, $17 for children and $21 for seniors.
Not looking to rock out? Check out the rest of our weekend picks.
🤖 Attend a free discussion about teaching and creating art in the age of generative AI at Butler University's Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, 7pm Friday.
🎤 See a class of stand-up comedy rookies "graduate" in front of a live audience at The Studio Theater in Carmel, 7:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $10.
🎸 Spend a night with hitmakers from the '90s when Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms play Fishers Event Center, 8pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $82.
🎭 Take in a queer burlesque show when "Yearning" hits the stage at White Rabbit Cabaret, 9pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $15.
🏮 Experience 5,000 years of Chinese culture as Shen Yun returns to Clowes Memorial Hall for three shows.
- 2pm and 7pm Saturday, and 2pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $116.
🎵 Lift every voice when the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis and the Symphonic Praise Choir team up for the 28th annual Gospel Concert at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 2pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $30 for adults and $10 for kids 6-18.
- Kids 5 and under get in free.
🤼 Hit the mat as the IHSAA boys wrestling state finals go down at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, programming starts at 2:30pm Friday and 9am Saturday.
- All-session tickets start at $40.
- Single-session tickets are $20.
🎹 Enjoy an evening of student performances when the Herron High School Battle of the Bands fundraiser takes the stage at HI-FI, 5pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $21.
🏀 Jam with the Pacers as they host the Mavericks, 5pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $42.
🐶 Create a custom portrait of your furry BFF during the Paint Your Pet Workshop at Metazoa Brewing Company, 4pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $30.