Need ideas for your weekend plans? Check out what’s happening in Boone County this weekend!
Thursday, August 17
- Shop local meat, produce, and artisan items at the Whitestown Farmers’ Market from 5 – 8 p.m. at Main Street Park in Whitestown.
- Kick up your heels during Free Line Dancing Lessons on the patio at That Sports Bar in Lebanon from 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Friday, August 18
- Read stories, sing songs and make crafts during Storytime at the Lebanon Public Library at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m.
- Join the librarians in some fun music and movement during Romp and Stomp at Hussey Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville beginning at 10 a.m.
- Work on your Quilting project at the Thorntown Public Library from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
- Learn to crochet during Teen Crochet, at the Lebanon Public Library beginning at 4 p.m. For teens 6th-12th grade.
- Check out the Boone County Distillery’s new Tasting Room in Lebanon from 4 – 10 p.m. tonight & Saturday.
- Take in a polo match and tailgate at Polo At Sunset at Hickory Hall Polo Club in Whitestown. Gates open at 5 p.m. Match begins at 6 p.m. $40 per carload
- Join in a game of Friday Night Magic at Friendly City Games in Lebanon beginning at 6:15 p.m.
- Enjoy a double feature at M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In in Mechanicsburg. Box office opens at 7:30 p.m. $25 per carload.
Saturday, August 19
- Find some treasures at the Tru-Finds Treasures Flea Market in Lebanon from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Purchase locally grown produce, plants, foods, coffee and tea, breads and pastries, pasta, peanut butter, eggs and meats at the Zionsville Farmers’ Market from 9 – 10:30 a.m. on Main Street.
- Start your day with free Yoga in the Park at Lions Club Park in Zionsville beginning at 9 a.m.
- Join in the Hoosier Mamas Cross Stitch Group at Hussey Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville at 10 a.m. The group is open to adults who enjoy any form of needle art (knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and of course cross stitch just to name a few).
- Attend the 41st Annual Traditional Pow Wow And Indian Market at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. Events run from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Pick up fresh produce at the WiseWood Farms Pop Up Stand at Donaldson’s Chocolates in Lebanon from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Celebrate World Honey Bee Day at Pollinator Palooza at Elm Street Green beginning at 11 a.m.
- Visit the SullivanMunce Cultural Center in Zionsville from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- View classic cars at the Indy British Motor Day at Lions Club Park in Zionsville from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Join live music by Rich McDowell at Hopwood Cellars in Zionsville from 2 – 4 p.m.
- Have dinner at the Sugar Creek Fire Department Annual Fish Fry in Thorntown from 4 – 8 p.m.
- Coming to you right in The Heart of Lebanon, Augtoberfest is a Bavarian-themed 21 and over Beer Fest from 5 – 10 p.m. $15 – $45 pp
Sunday, August 20
- Attend the 41st Annual Traditional Pow Wow And Indian Market at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. Events run from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Visit the 2nd Sunday “Animal Menagerie” Art Exhibition at Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown from 12 – 4 p.m.
- Get creative during STEAMPunk Labs ceramics workshop at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown from 3 – 8 p.m. Price based on project.
Farmers Markets
- Zionsville Farmers Market – Saturdays through September 30 from 8 – 11:30 a.m. Located on Main Street between Pine and Hawthorne.
- Lebanon City Market – Tuesdays through September from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Big Four Trail on Main Street.
- Whitestown Farmers Market – Thursdays at Main Street Park from 5 – 8 p.m. through August 31.
Explore these great Boone County amenities anytime!
- Stay cool at Seashore Waterpark at Lebanon’s Memorial Park (open weekends through 8/27), and the Splash Pads at Abner Longley Park in Lebanon, Main Street Park in Whitestown and Mulberry Fields in Zionsville.
- Find the tiny doors on the Fairy Door Scavenger Hunt in downtown Lebanon.
- Explore the Zionsville Butterfly Trail through August 31 or explore one of the many trails in and around Zionsville.
- Take a walk or bike ride on the Big 4 Trail in Whitestown, Big 4 Trail Lebanon to Thorntown or visit one of their family-friendly parks.
- Explore the Born Learning Trail with your kids at Tom Johnson Memorial Park in Thorntown or take a walk through Pleasant Acres Nature Park in Jamestown.