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25th Safe Night Halloween at State Fairgrounds
The event has provided a free, fun and safe Halloween to more than 60,000 area children since 1996.
For the 25th year the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center, along with several community partners, are coming together to host Safe Night Halloween from 5-7 p.m., Sunday, October 31 on the northside of the Fairgrounds at Celebration Park (outdoors, trunk or treat-style). Offering kids and parents a free, safe place to spend Halloween, the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center’s Safe Night Halloween is open to children ages 12 and under who are accompanied by an adult. Parking and admission are free to all.
This annual event began as a community service for State Fairgrounds-area neighborhood families and, thanks to generous sponsors and donors to the Indiana State Fair Foundation, the event has provided a free, fun and safe Halloween to more than 60,000 area children since 1996.
2021 partners include:
• Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc.
• Indiana Lions Foundation
• Indiana State Police
• Indianapolis Fire Department
• Indianapolis Public Library – Glendale Branch
• Indy Fuel
• J.S. Held, LLC
• MacAllister Machinery
• N.K. Hurst Company
• Old National
• Sam’s Club 8168
• Schmidt Associates
• The Stations of Radio One
• Total Goals Training
• Turner Construction Company
• Urick Concessions, LLC
Upon entering the Fairgrounds at either Fall Creek Parkway or 38th Street, please follow the directional signs to Celebration Park where vehicles will set up outdoors in a “trunk or treat”-style format. For more information, visit www.indianastatefair.com or call (317) 927-7500.
About the Indiana State Fair Foundation
The Indiana State Fair Foundation raises funds to support year- round agriculture education, youth development and campus stewardship of the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. The Foundation was established in 2011 to raise private funding to renovate the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. More than $10 million was raised for the iconic building. Annually, the Foundation raises over $150,000 for the Celebration of Champions which provides monetary awards and a dinner program for 4-H youth who represent the best of the best at the Indiana State Fair. The Foundation also helps fund year-round agriculture education field trips hosting 10,000 school children a year at the Fairgrounds through The BARNS Global Learning Initiative. For more information or to donate, visit www.IndianaStateFairFoundation.org
About the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center
The Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center is a modern public event facility that annually hosts more than 400 meetings, shows, sports and agricultural events, including the Indiana State Fair. The year-round management of the Fairgrounds is overseen by the Indiana State Fair Commission which is a quasi-governmental agency that was established in 1992, with the mission to preserve and enhance the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the annual Indiana State Fair for the benefit of all citizens of Indiana. The 2022 Indiana State Fair is scheduled for July 29-August 21, 2022. For more information, visit www.indianastatefair.com.