Your weekend plans: Opera Center Music Fest, Jurassic Quest, Indiana Bridal Show and more
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Enjoy two afternoons of free live music, dance classes and hands-on arts experiences in Indy's historic Meridian-Kessler neighborhood.
Driving the news: The all-ages Basile Opera Center Music Fest goes down this weekend with a slate of Family Day events from 12-4pm Saturday, and a performance showcase from 2-5pm Sunday.
- Organizers say the goal is to highlight local arts organizations while giving Indy residents a low-cost way to enjoy a spring day out in the city.
Zoom in: Family Day programming includes a children's opera with resident artists of the Indianapolis Opera, Bollywood and West African dance classes and string performances featuring local students.
- Sunday's performances include music from Indy saxophone quartet Sunset Syndicate, a Butler University a cappella ensemble and a presentation from the accessibility-focused Relevations Dance Theatre.
If you go: View the schedule and register here.
More weekend picks:
🐒 Go wild at the Indianapolis Zoo as the xZOOberance Spring Festival continues, Thursdays-Sundays through April 19.
- Zoo admission is $36 for adults, $33 for kids and $34 for seniors.
⚾ Catch a foul ball when the Indianapolis Indians host the Louisville Bats at Victory Field.
- Games start at 6:35pm Friday and Saturday, and 1:35pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $15.
🦖 See dinosaurs come to life during the three-day Jurassic Quest at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
- Opens at 1pm Friday, 8am Saturday and 9am Sunday.
- Tickets start at $23.
🦊 Join Butler Opera Theatre, Butler Symphony Orchestra and members of Butler Ballet as they present "The Cunning Little Vixen" free at the Schrott Center for the Arts, 7:30pm Friday and Saturday.
🏃 Continue your 500 Festival Mini-Marathon training when the 500 Festival 10-Miler race starts and ends at Fowling Warehouse Indianapolis.
- Doors open at 6:30am Saturday, and the race starts at 8am.
- Registration starts at $40.
🏀 Ball out with the Pacers for two games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
- They play the 76ers at 7:30pm Friday. Tickets start at $12.
- They play the Pistons at 6pm Sunday. Tickets start at $14.
🎤 See the next generation of cabaret stars during Ball State University's spring 2026 showcase at The Cabaret in downtown Indy, 8pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $25.
🛤️ Take a two-hour walking tour of Indy's electric rail system with the Indiana Historical Society, 10am Saturday.
- Tickets start at $25.
⚽ Kick it with the Indy Eleven for a good cause as the club teams up with Susan G. Komen to support cancer research and celebrate survivors at Carroll Stadium, 7pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $11.
🏈 Hit the indoor gridiron when the Fishers Freight indoor football team takes on the Iowa Barnstormers at Fishers Event Center, 7pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $26.
😂 Laugh with comedian Chelsea Handler when her "High and Mighty Tour" stops at Old National Centre, 8pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $48.
👰 Get some inspo before saying "I do" during the Indiana Bridal and Wedding Expo at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 12:30-5pm Sunday.
- Free with online registration or $10 at the door.
🏐 See the Indy Ignite continue their run as the best team in Major League Volleyball when they host the Atlanta Vibe at Fishers Event Center, 3pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $36.