Past Events › SPARK
Events List Navigation
DIY Playground
Family fun time in the Blue Foam Playscape. Learn to build, create and play with a variety of shapes including ramps, tubes and spheres.
Find out more »Parachutes with Cloud Preaser
Do you remember those giant parachutes you used to play with during recess or at summer camp? There were different games you could play with them-- cat and mouse, popcorn, or sharks and minnows-- but the best game was played simply when everyone grabbed a handle, raised the parachute into the air, and then ran underneath it and sat inside, creating a giant bubble-like clubhouse. Imagine playing with twelve of those parachutes, which were once white but have now collected pictures…
Find out more »Cool Bus presented by Word On The Street
Every Sunday at Spark, visit the Cool Bus (a mobile literary arts center) for a word challenge, a place to read, and free books! Explore word games, rhyming challenges, poetic forms, and maybe meet a visiting author. You can also check out the book selection and take a book home for free. The Cool Bus is a program of Word On The Street, a not-for-profit focused on engaging neighbors in reading, writing, and exploring in spaces that inspire imagination and wonder. Word On The Street created…
Find out more »Listen Hear: Teen Brigade
Mellow out and experience experimental / ambient / electronic sound art every Monday evening. This week: Teen Brigade.
Find out more »Dipstick
How are you feeling lately? Express your enthusiasm or dismay through this interactive art piece by Big Car staff artist Brent Lehker.
Find out more »Ask-an-Expert: Bees
Let's talk about bees! Bee Public is making Indy more bee friendly by hosting beehives in public spaces and by teaching people why bees are important, why they are in trouble, and what we can do to help. Founder Kate Franzman is also an urban farmer and writer. Show up at Spark and ask Kate anything you want to know about bees or honey!
Find out more »Indy Look Up
Every Wednesday at noon, bring your camera phone/camera, some comfy shoes, whatever you know about our city, AND meet us at the Spark Welcome Trailer to take part in British artist/writer Cara Courage's Indy Look Up Project! As you take pictures, share what you know as you walk with us and post to Facebook/Twitter. To upload the images to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lookupproject Twitter (with the hashtag #IndyLookUp) This can be done as the walk progresses or afterwards in one go-- whatever…
Find out more »Listening Booth
When's the last time someone really listened to you? Say whatever's on your mind to a person 100% focused on hearing what you have to say. Limit: 10 minutes.
Find out more »Theme Walk: Pogue’s Run Pursuit
A 90-minute walk lead by Artist Sean Derry will take you along the historical but hidden banks of Pogue’s Run. Navigate old-timey maps along our modern city thoroughfares and consider the value of creativity and natural resources in our modern city.
Find out more »ALL-IN Block Party
Celebrate Indianapolis as a welcoming and diverse city with music, food, prizes and more! Take a challenge and win a prize (awarded every 30 minutes): free tix to the Children's Museum and Indy Eleven, T-shirts, and more. At 5:45, enjoy SAYAW: Philippine Cultural Dance Co....and at 6 p.m, Sounds of Santana. This Block Party is sponsored by the Indiana Humanities Council, the ALL-IN Block Party is presented by the Immigrant Welcome Center and many community partners, including: Big Car, Center for…
Find out more »
