Festivals & Events

FALL 2020 – SUMMER 2021

Enjoy hands-on activities, performances, games and more that will appeal to a variety of your students’ interests while fulfilling select Indiana Academic Standards. These events are included in the price of admission.

INDIANA STATEHOOD DAY Dec. 11, 2020; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. We are excited to join together with the Statehouse, Indiana State Library and Indiana Historical Society to provide a virtual Statehood Day celebration on December 11. Registration information and information about the 4th grade essay contest will be available mid-August. This program will be available for schools and homeschool families.

GEOFEST: THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM GEM, FOSSIL AND MINERAL SHOW Feb. 19-21, 2021; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Bring your students to explore Paleozoic seas, discover mysteries in Ice Age caves, test their knowledge of Indiana’s geology and investigate the world under their feet. Hands-on activities and million year-old specimens in our galleries help illustrate Indiana’s geological past. Shopping for gems, fossils and minerals from around the globe is available. Registration is required by calling Visitor Services at 317.232.1637.

ANNUAL PINEWOOD DERBY® March 21-29, 2021; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. On your mark, get set…for the second greatest spectacle in racing! The Indiana State Museum and Crossroads of America Council BSA invite you to build and race Pinewood Derby cars down the two-story, 125-foot race track and watch them speed across the finish line! The track will be open to the public all week with the official race on Saturday, March 27. ANNUAL ECO-SCIENCE CHALLENGE April 23, 2021; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Deadline for application: April 9, 2021 Innovative Hoosier students are invited to get involved in becoming the solution to global climate issues. Students can submit science challenge projects on a range of topics including aquaculture, vermiculture, composting, social awareness, urban farming, alternative energy and recycling initiatives in their schools and communities. Click here to submit your Eco-Science Challenge application. A new opportunity this year is the Subaru STARS Award. As a model of sustainability in business, Subaru of Indiana Automotive is always seeking the next innovative idea for going green. Students who qualify in the first round of judging will be eligible to compete for the Subaru STARS Award. This award comes with a plaque for the winning student as well as a $3,000 grant for the student’s school. Supported by