Your weekend plans: Indy Momentum, Death Cab for Cutie and more
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The course is slightly different from last year's street crit, but still includes Mass Ave. Photo: Arika Herron/Axios
Three days of bike racing, community rides and all-ages fun are rolling into the Circle City this weekend.
Why it matters: The annual IU Health Momentum Indy is continuing its run as one of the Midwest's top cycling festivals, and some of the nation's best pros are pulling up to compete.
What's happening: Reimagined this year, the action begins at 6pm Friday with 160-meter sprints through the Bottleworks District.
- The Momentum Indy crit races will run laps around a circuit course through Bottleworks and North Mass Ave from 1-9pm Saturday.
- The Parkside Throwdown from 11:30am-3:30pm Sunday at Indy Cycloplex, home of the Major Taylor Velodrome, rounds out the weekend.
Plus: Pick up some momentum of your own with a 30- or 60-mile community ride during the Honor Major Taylor Fondo, 7:30am Saturday.
- Cost to participate is $115.
If you go: All of the races are free to watch.
More weekend events:
🐶 Find a furry friend at The Stars, Stripes and Second Chances adoption event at Indianapolis Animal Care Services' new shelter, from noon-7pm Saturday and Sunday.
- All cats and dogs are free to adopt during the event.
🌭 Get your fill of corn dogs, Ferris wheel rides and pig races at the last weekend of the Marion County Fair. It's open from 5-11pm Friday and noon-11pm Saturday and Sunday.
- Admission is $10. Kids 5 and under are free.
🎡 If you didn't get enough Midway rides at the fair, stop by the 78th annual Holy Spirit Festival, hosted by the Holy Spirit Catholic Church on the far east side.
- Friday from 6pm-midnight and Saturday from 1pm-midnight, the festival offers rides, concessions, games, a rummage sale and live music.
- Admission is $10 and gets you $10 in food and beverage tickets.
🍻 Get wrecked when Train Wreck rocks the parking lot at MashCraft Greenwood. The free show is part of MashCraft's summer concert series.
🛍️ Sip while you stroll through a local craft market at Upland Brewing Co.'s Summer Sip & Shop, Saturday from noon to 5pm in Fountain Square.
🎤 Feel all your feelings out loud when The Fray and Dashboard Confessional take over Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park, 7pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $28.
👯♀️ Get a show while you wait for your number to be called at The White Rabbit's Burlesque Bingo Bango, 9pm Friday.
- Tickets are $23.
⚽️ Score a date while the world's biggest soccer stars are scoring goals at a Singles World Cup Watch Party, 5-8pm Saturday at The Hangar.
- Tickets are $17.
🦆 Birds of a feather flock together with beer when Feathers and Fermentation takes on downtown Carmel, 2-6pm Saturday.
- The birding and beer-drinking event starts at Ash & Elm, walks to an urban farm and takes the Monon to Sun King before moseying to Meadowlark Park.
- Tickets at $55 and include drink samples and a DIY flower bouquet in a take-home vase.
🎸 Hear Arika's favorite band when Death Cab for Cutie takes the stage at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park, 7:30pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $49.