12-05-2025
Indianapolis weekend events: Mother's Day weekend, Mecum auction, Indy Pride races and more
It's Mother's Day weekend and Indianapolis is full of fun experiences to help you celebrate (or party with) mom over the next few days.
🎨 Spend the weekend at Newfields with a first look at the newest iteration of THE LUME.
The first look for " Connection: Land, Water, Sky — Art & Music from Indigenous Australians" starts 7pm Friday. The exhibit's grand opening is Saturday.
Mother's Day programming is all day Saturday and Sunday.
Single-day tickets start at $22 with multi-day passes available.
🚗 Find mom's next dream car during the Mecum Spring Classic Car Auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Friday-Sunday.
Gates open daily at 8am, and close one hour after the final vehicle of the day crosses the auction block.
Tickets start at $30 for one day and $75 for three days. Children 12 and under are free.
⚾ Catch a ballgame or three as the Indianapolis Indians host the Columbus Clippers at Victory Field during Weekend with Bluey.
Games start at 7:05pm Friday, 6:35pm Saturday and 1:35pm Sunday.
Tickets start at $15.
🧜 Transport mom to an underwater kingdom when Youth Inspiration Theatre presents " The Little Mermaid Jr." at Butler's Shelton Auditorium.
Performances start at 7pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets start at $25.
😂 Take mom to see a standup legend when Don "DC" Curry does five shows at Helium Comedy Club.
Shows start at 7pm and 9:15pm Friday; 6pm and 8:30pm Saturday; and 6pm Sunday.
Tickets start at $31.
👟 Help mom get some steps in during the 14th annual Indy Pride Rainbow 5K Run/Walk, 7am Saturday.
It starts at the Fowling Warehouse and moves through the Brookside Park area.
Registration is $50.
🌸 Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander culture at 11am Saturday during the free Asian Fest event at the Indiana Historical Society.
🏺 Discover the perfect vase for those flowers you bought mom during the free spring pottery sale at Fountain Square Clay Center, 12-4pm Saturday and Sunday.
🏁 Satisfy mom's need for speed at IMS for the Sonsio Grand Prix, 4:30pm Saturday.
📣 Cheer on the Indiana AlleyCats ultimate frisbee team during their home opener against the defending champion Minnesota Wind Chill, 6pm Saturday.
