Indianapolis weekend events: High school basketball state finals
March rolls in this weekend, so you know what that means — basketball.
What's happening: It's not quite March Madness but this weekend is the IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
If you go: Tickets for each session start at $15.
Doors for Session 1, the 1A (10:30am) and 2A (12:45pm) state championships, open at 9:30am.
Doors for Session 2, the 3A (6pm) and 4A (8:15pm) state championships, open at 5pm.
Here are the rest of our picks for the weekend:
🏈 Scope out the next generation of football stars at the NFL Scouting Combine, starting 1pm Thursday through Sunday.
Tickets are free through the NFL One Pass app.
The schedule of events varies by day. See the full lineup here.
🎤 Spend the night with Lil Wayne at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 7pm Thursday.
Tickets start at $45.
🏐 Bump, set and spike along with the Indy Ignite when they take on the Las Vegas Thrill, 8pm Thursday at the Fishers Event Center.
Tickets start at $30.
🎥 Take in hoops history at a screening of the 2024 documentary film "The Waiting Game," about the NBA and the rival ABA, 6pm Friday at the Tobias Theater at Newfields.
Tickets are $10.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests.
🎸 Be on the edge of your seat when TobyMac brings his "Hits Deep 2025 Tour" and friends to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 7pm Friday.
Tickets start at $20.
😸 Take a trip down the rabbit hole when Hendricks Civic Theater puts on "Alice in Wonderland Jr.," an adaptation of the classic film made for young performers.
Tickets start at $20.
Shows start at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday and 2:30pm Sunday.
🏒 Cheer on the Indy Fuel when they take on the Iowa Heartlanders, 7pm Saturday and 4pm Sunday at the Fishers Event Center.
Tickets start at $24.
🎭 Party like it's 1399 when The Athenaeum hosts a Karneval celebration, a masquerade party meant to drive out winter and evil spirits and welcome spring, 7pm Saturday.
Tickets are $50.
🇬🇧 Get with your friends and dance to Wannabe, a Spice Girls Tribute band at The Vogue, 8pm Saturday.
Tickets are $20.
🏀 Don your blue and gold to root for the Pacers when they take on the Bulls, 5pm Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Resale tickets start around $20.
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