Your weekend plans: Indy Pride, Italian Street Festival, Post Malone and more

Indy's events calendar is heating up ahead of summer's arrival.

Why it matters: This weekend may be the hottest yet with the return of Indy's annual Pride celebration and a whole lot more.

• For all the details on Pride weekend, check out our complete guide here.

If you can't make it to the festival, keep reading for other ways to spend some fun in the sun over the next few days.

💡 Witness the inventions of Hoosier entrepreneurs of the future during the free STARTedUP Challenge Finals at Butler University's Clowes Memorial Hall, 9am Friday.

🛍️ Meet the makers and buy some handmade goods during the free Fountain Square Makers Festival, 10am-6pm Friday-Sunday at Fountain Square Clay Center.

⚽ Work up a sweat during the Summer Sports Kickoff at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, 10am-3pm Friday.

• Tickets start at $35 for adults and $31 for kids.

🥳 Fuel up for the weekend with food, games and live music during the free Party on the Plaza event at Morris Bicentennial Plaza, 3-6pm Friday.

🧑🏿‍🍳 Celebrate the way Black cuisine adds flavor to America's favorite foods during the free Juneteenth Foodways Festival at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 4:30-8pm Friday.

• Gain early access starting at 3:30pm for $20.

🍝 Get your fill of pasta and tiramisu Friday and Saturday at the free Italian Street Festival at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 5-11pm both nights.

⚾ Root root root for the home team when the Indianapolis Indians host the Columbus Clippers at Victory Field.

• Games start at 7:05pm Friday and Saturday, and 1:35pm Sunday.
• Tickets start at $15.

🎵 Sing along with Post Malone and Jelly Roll when they bring the second part of their BIG ASS Stadium Tour to Lucas Oil, 7pm Friday.

• Tickets start at $123.

🎹 See 2026 Art & Soul featured artist Kenn.Wav in action when he plays a free show at Madam Walker Legacy Center, 3-4pm Sunday.

😂 Laugh it up with one of stand-up's biggest stars when Lavell Crawford takes the stage at Clowes Memorial Hall, 7pm Sunday.

• Tickets start at $45.

🎤 Make some noise with rap superstar and native Hoosier Freddie Gibbs at Old National Centre, 8pm Sunday.

• Tickets start at $45.