Fall in Fishers brings back the glow, adds hockey and a Big Ten first

LarryInFishers.com

Fishers has rolled out its fall calendar, and it mixes the familiar with a few firsts — including the inaugural Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Fishers Event Center over Thanksgiving week.

The season’s most immediate business is the end of another one. The Fishers Farmers Market, presented by IU Health, closes out its run with two final Saturdays at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater — Club Day on Sept. 19 and a Thrift-A-Thon on Sept. 26. Both run 8 a.m. to noon with more than 100 Indiana vendors.

That same Saturday evening, Glow in the Park returns to the amphitheater from 6 to 9 p.m. Wear white. Expect DJs, foam cannons, neon splash zones, inflatable slides, black lights and lasers. Tickets are required.

October is the heavy month. Conner Prairie’s Headless Horseman runs Thursdays through Sundays, Oct. 1-25. The AgriPark Fall Festival takes over the farm Oct. 3-4 with an expanded scarecrow trail, campfires, animal encounters and food trucks. Both AgriPark Campout dates, Oct. 9-10 and Oct. 16-17, are already sold out.

New this year: free Movies in the Plaza at the Fishers Event Center, with “Miracle” on Oct. 3 and “Hocus Pocus” on Oct. 10, both at 7 p.m.

Hometown hockey is back Oct. 16, when the Indy Fuel open their third season at the Fishers Event Center against the Wheeling Nailers at 7:15 p.m.

Halloween lands on a Saturday. Boo Bash, presented by GBC Bank, runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the amphitheater, and the city’s official trick-or-treat hours are 5:30 to 8 p.m., with Fishers police patrolling neighborhoods. The Fishers Arts Council also marks Día de Muertos on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the Fishers Municipal Center, with a community altar, pan de muerto and live music.

November brings the city’s free Recycling Day on Nov. 7 at Billericay Park, the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Municipal Center theater, and the Second Friday Gallery Hop on Nov. 13.

Then comes the big one. From Nov. 20-25, the Big Ten’s top 15 women’s volleyball teams meet at the Fishers Event Center — home of the Indy Ignite — with the championship match on Thanksgiving Eve.

Registration is also open for fall break camps, Community Center programs, Art Center classes and Maker Playground workshops. A full list of dates, times and locations follows below:

COMPREHENSIVE EVENT LIST

SEPTEMBER

  • Mix It Up Sports — Friday, Sept. 18 | Fishers Community Center | Ages 8-12, nonmembers welcome
  • Fishers Farmers Market – Club Day — Saturday, Sept. 19 | 8 a.m.-noon | Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Drive | Free
  • AEW Wrestling — Wednesday, Sept. 23 | Fishers Event Center
  • Fishers Farmers Market – Thrift-A-Thon (final market) — Saturday, Sept. 26 | 8 a.m.-noon | NPD Amphitheater | Free
  • Glow in the Park — Saturday, Sept. 26 | 6-9 p.m. | NPD Amphitheater | All ages | Tickets required
  • Ole 60 (concert) — Saturday, Sept. 26 | Fishers Event Center
  • Fishers Police Department Open House — Wednesday, Sept. 30 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | 4 Municipal Drive | Free

OCTOBER

  • Conner Prairie’s Headless Horseman — Thursdays-Sundays, Oct. 1-25 | 5-10 p.m. | 13400 Allisonville Road | Tickets required
  • AgriPark Fall Festival — Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4 | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | 11171 Florida Road | Tickets required
  • Free Movies in the Plaza: “Miracle” — Saturday, Oct. 3 | 7 p.m. | Fishers Event Center Plaza | Free
  • Koe Wetzel (concert) — Friday, Oct. 9 | Fishers Event Center
  • AgriPark Campout — Oct. 9-10, 4 p.m.-10 a.m. | SOLD OUT
  • Free Movies in the Plaza: “Hocus Pocus” — Saturday, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | Fishers Event Center Plaza | Free
  • CeCe Winans (concert) — Wednesday, Oct. 14 | Fishers Event Center
  • Indy Fuel Opening Night vs. Wheeling Nailers — Friday, Oct. 16 | 7:15 p.m. | Fishers Event Center, 11000 Stockdale St.
  • AgriPark Campout — Oct. 16-17 | SOLD OUT
  • Fall Break Camp at AgriPark — Oct. 19-23 | Ages 5-12 | Full-week and drop-in
  • Gavin Adcock (concert) — Thursday, Oct. 22 | Fishers Event Center
  • Fishers Art Center Painting Adventures Camp — Friday, Oct. 23 | 1:30-5 p.m. | Ages 6-12
  • Boo Bash, presented by GBC Bank — Saturday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | NPD Amphitheater | Free
  • Fishers Arts Council Day of the Dead (Day 1) — Saturday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fishers Municipal Center, 1 Municipal Drive | Free
  • Official City Trick-or-Treat Hours — Saturday, Oct. 31 | 5:30-8 p.m.

NOVEMBER

  • Fishers Arts Council Day of the Dead (Day 2, Community Altar) — Sunday, Nov. 1 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fishers Municipal Center | Free
  • City Recycling Day — Saturday, Nov. 7 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | Billericay Park, 12690 Promise Road | Free
  • Veterans Day Ceremony — Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 11 a.m. | Theater at Fishers Municipal Center | Free
  • Second Friday Gallery Hop — Friday, Nov. 13 | 5-9 p.m. | Nickel Plate District | Free
  • Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Tournament — Nov. 20-25 | Fishers Event Center | 15 teams; championship on Thanksgiving Eve
  • Kids Night Out (harvest theme) — Saturday, Nov. 21 | Fishers Community Center

ONGOING / REGISTRATION OPEN

  • Fishers Community Center — group exercise, swim lessons, youth programs
  • Fishers Art Center — Make It Take It workshops (Acrylic Pour Painting), Beginning Wheel Throwing, Pastels, Intro to Printmaking; Fishers residents get member rate
  • Maker Playground, 8100 E. 106th St. — woodworking, 3D making, Household Heroes workshops
  • Geist Waterfront Park, 10811 Olio Road — beach season closed; trails, picnic areas and pirate playground open daily, dawn to dusk
  • Fishers Event Center — full concert, sports and entertainment calendar