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Join us out at the pond for a relaxing morning of fishing. With exclusive access to this serene fishing spot, our members can cast their line and unwind in nature. Fishing supplies will be provided, but personal casting rods are encouraged. Space is limited for this exclusive member appreciation event, so make your reservations now! Reserve your free ticket Learn more about Member Appreciation and membership levels. Thank you to our Official Membership Partner
Join us out at the pond for a relaxing morning of fishing. With exclusive access to this serene fishing spot, our members can cast their line and unwind in nature. Fishing supplies will be provided, but personal casting rods are encouraged. Space is limited for this exclusive member appreciation event, so make your reservations now! Reserve your free ticket Learn more about Member Appreciation and membership levels. Thank you to our Official Membership Partner 
Visit Lenape for a $5 Make and Take beaded bracelet workshop, where you can create your own unique accessory using traditional beadwork techniques. Learn about the cultural significance of different types of beads as you craft a beautiful bracelet to take home. This hands-on activity is a fun way to connect with Native American artistry and add a personal touch to your style! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change… 
Step back in time in Prairietown with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us on the Trails at Conner Prairie for Stroller Strides hosted by FIT4MOM North Indy. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. Taught by certified and specially trained fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Stroller Strides instructors weave songs and activities into the routine designed to… 
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Join us at Treetop Outpost for civic-inspired play invitations for all ages! Thoughtfully crafted by our staff, these nature- and community-centered invitations are a perfect way to fall in “Civic” Love through play and connection. This program is free with general admission. Location: Treetop Outpost
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Discover the basics of wheel thrown pottery. This four-session workshop gives you the time and space to practice all aspects of throwing and shaping pottery. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate student, you will be able to develop skills at your own pace. All materials and supplies are provided. We ask that you provide your own personal towel to use while at the wheel. Please note, the date for which you register is the first meeting of the workshop. … |
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Join us at Treetop Outpost for civic-inspired play invitations for all ages! Thoughtfully crafted by our staff, these nature- and community-centered invitations are a perfect way to fall in “Civic” Love through play and connection. This program is free with general admission. Location: Treetop Outpost
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Join us at Treetop Outpost for civic-inspired play invitations for all ages! Thoughtfully crafted by our staff, these nature- and community-centered invitations are a perfect way to fall in “Civic” Love through play and connection. This program is free with general admission. Location: Treetop Outpost
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for an exclusive time of play and discovery especially for our youngest guests ages 6 years and younger an hour before Conner Prairie opens to the public. Your little ones will have special access to their favorite spots before the big kids arrive for the day! Gather your friends, check in at the main gate entrance and follow an education staff member to a special play spot. Then enjoy the quiet morning and beauty of nature visiting with… 
July 4th is a time to celebrate the country’s autonomy as the citizens of Prairietown come together to celebrate 60 years of American independence. However, independence and freedom are contested ideas. Through our Dissenting Voices program, experience how history challenges the question of freedom in America with a focus on Civil Rights and Social Justice. Through passionate speeches and debates, experience how history shapes today’s idea of independence. In the 1816 Lenape Indian Camp, celebrate Indigenous culture and history through engaging…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
July 4th is a time to celebrate the country’s autonomy as the citizens of Prairietown come together to celebrate 60 years of American independence. However, independence and freedom are contested ideas. Through our Dissenting Voices program, experience how history challenges the question of freedom in America with a focus on Civil Rights and Social Justice. Through passionate speeches and debates, experience how history shapes today’s idea of independence. In the 1816 Lenape Indian Camp, celebrate Indigenous culture and history through engaging…
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Join us in Prairietown for a $5 Make and Take Leather Bookmark workshop, where you’ll craft a durable and stylish bookmark. Using simple tools, you’ll personalize your bookmark with designs or initials, creating a unique accessory for your reading adventures. This hands-on experience is a perfect way to combine creativity and practicality, all while learning a craft from the past! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent… |
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Come to Lenape for a $5 Make and Take clay pottery workshop, where you'll mold your very own piece of pottery to take home with you. It’s a fun and educational way to connect with the past while trying your hand at a time-honored craft! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
July 4th is a time to celebrate the country’s autonomy as the citizens of Prairietown come together to celebrate 60 years of American independence. However, independence and freedom are contested ideas. Through our Dissenting Voices program, experience how history challenges the question of freedom in America with a focus on Civil Rights and Social Justice. Through passionate speeches and debates, experience how history shapes today’s idea of independence. In the 1816 Lenape Indian Camp, celebrate Indigenous culture and history through engaging…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Learn about chocolate’s origins, discuss the etymology of the word "Hoosier" and the related evolution/adaptation of John Hoosier Cake, as well as the Hoosier roots of Choc-Ola and the Maple Bun – the latter two invented in Indiana. You will get to taste samples of all three chocolate treats and get the chance to take home recipe cards to make them yourself! This program is free with general admission. Dates: Sunday, July 6, 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30…
Learn about chocolate’s origins, discuss the etymology of the word "Hoosier" and the related evolution/adaptation of John Hoosier Cake, as well as the Hoosier roots of Choc-Ola and the Maple Bun – the latter two invented in Indiana. You will get to taste samples of all three chocolate treats and get the chance to take home recipe cards to make them yourself! This program is free with general admission. Dates: Sunday, July 6, 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30… |
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Join us on the Trails at Conner Prairie for Stroller Strides hosted by FIT4MOM North Indy. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. Taught by certified and specially trained fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Stroller Strides instructors weave songs and activities into the routine designed to…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Discover the basics of wheel thrown pottery. This four-session workshop gives you the time and space to practice all aspects of throwing and shaping pottery. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate student, you will be able to develop skills at your own pace. All materials and supplies are provided. We ask that you provide your own personal towel to use while at the wheel. Please note, the date for which you register is the first meeting of the workshop. … |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
During Weekday Wanders, find a deeper connection with nature as you explore the Trails at Conner Prairie on a guided stroll. Each stroll will focus on a different theme to build knowledge of, connection with, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Unless otherwise mentioned, these strolls will be led by members of the Conner Prairie Education team. These wanders are free with admission and begin at the main entrance gate. Purchase General Admission Tickets Dates: April 2:…
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Playtime on the Prairie for 3-5 year olds is an hour and a half long program designed for early learners and their parents or guardians. During these classes, attendees will have the opportunity to explore natural materials, participate in age-appropriate play invitations, CREATE, PLAY, and LEARN! Children must be accompanied by an adult at no charge.
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
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Learn about the culture, history, and significance of black hair through hands-on activities. This program starts a broader conversation of healthy hair practices and self-love throughout all cultures and hair types. This program is free with general admission. Location: Reflection Cabin
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for our Homeschool nature program, Curious by Nature, designed to enhance your current home studies by offering your children the time, space and freedom to let their innate curiosity for the natural world around them thrive! Research has proven (and we are listening!) that spending time outdoors in nature has a multitude of benefits, especially for children as they are continuing to grow. We are excited to invite you and your homeschool community to join us as we… |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Join us on the Trails at Conner Prairie for Stroller Strides hosted by FIT4MOM North Indy. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. Taught by certified and specially trained fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Stroller Strides instructors weave songs and activities into the routine designed to…
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Discover the basics of wheel thrown pottery. This four-session workshop gives you the time and space to practice all aspects of throwing and shaping pottery. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate student, you will be able to develop skills at your own pace. All materials and supplies are provided. We ask that you provide your own personal towel to use while at the wheel. Please note, the date for which you register is the first meeting of the workshop. … 
Tune into Curious Conversations as we host a rotation of outside speakers and experts on Indiana History. Topics to include: natural science, history, folklore, and civics. The goal is to bring experts for you to learn about a wide range of topics. Reserve your free ticket Geriann Albers, Certified Wildlife Biologist at Indiana DNR - Ms. Albers will be discussing central Indiana fur bearing mammals Date: February 18, 2025 Time: 7–8 p.m. Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map… |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Enjoy a casual, relaxed morning specially designed to encourage community and connection with others and with your child. Indulge in yummy breakfast treats and drinks before you roll along our trails with your strollers and wagons in tow. Along the path you'll discover cozy spots to stop at your leisure and rock a little, read a good story together, let your child's curiosity roam free or chat for a while as you slow down, breathe deeply and take in the…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Listen in as Lucy Nichols discusses her experience as a nurse for the Union during the Civil War, and her fight for fair compensation after the War. This program is free with general admission. Location: Prairietown grove
Listen in as Lucy Nichols discusses her experience as a nurse for the Union during the Civil War, and her fight for fair compensation after the War. This program is free with general admission. Location: Prairietown grove
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for an exclusive time of play and discovery especially for our youngest guests ages 6 years and younger an hour before Conner Prairie opens to the public. Your little ones will have special access to their favorite spots before the big kids arrive for the day! Gather your friends, check in at the main gate entrance and follow an education staff member to a special play spot. Then enjoy the quiet morning and beauty of nature visiting with…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a morning of Pop-up Play designed especially for early learners Kindergarten to 3rd grade (5 - 9 years old) to wonder, explore, discover and create! This special time between child and caregiver will be led by our education staff and will include: Time, space and freedom to reap the benefits of play and a connection with nature All day admission to Conner Prairie for one child and one adult attending the program Exclusive access to explore and…
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The weather may be hot, but the citizens of Prairietown are already preparing for winter! Join us for Hay in a Day and lend a hand as they cut, rake, and stack hay to feed their animals all year long. Try your hand at scything, raking, and stacking hay while you learn about pasture plant identification and why hay is so important both historically and today. You can even enter in a hay cutting competition! Purchase general admission tickets.
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for our Homeschool nature program, Curious by Nature, designed to enhance your current home studies by offering your children the time, space and freedom to let their innate curiosity for the natural world around them thrive! Research has proven (and we are listening!) that spending time outdoors in nature has a multitude of benefits, especially for children as they are continuing to grow. We are excited to invite you and your homeschool community to join us as we… |
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Join us on the Trails at Conner Prairie for Stroller Strides hosted by FIT4MOM North Indy. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. Taught by certified and specially trained fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Stroller Strides instructors weave songs and activities into the routine designed to…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Discover the basics of wheel thrown pottery. This four-session workshop gives you the time and space to practice all aspects of throwing and shaping pottery. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate student, you will be able to develop skills at your own pace. All materials and supplies are provided. We ask that you provide your own personal towel to use while at the wheel. Please note, the date for which you register is the first meeting of the workshop. … |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
During Weekday Wanders, find a deeper connection with nature as you explore the Trails at Conner Prairie on a guided stroll. Each stroll will focus on a different theme to build knowledge of, connection with, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Unless otherwise mentioned, these strolls will be led by members of the Conner Prairie Education team. These wanders are free with admission and begin at the main entrance gate. Purchase General Admission Tickets Dates: April 2:…
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Experience the pleasures of nature through all your senses, led by a certified Forest Therapy guide. Forest Therapy is a guided walk that invites participants to slow down and experience nature spaces in new ways. It’s a time to intentionally surround yourself in nature without distraction. Your guide will offer a range of invitations to support “bathing” in the sights, sounds, textures, and smells in a shared natural setting. Purchase Tickets Thursday Sessions (Ages 16+) May 22: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Playtime on the Prairie for 0-2 year olds is an hour and a half long program designed for early learners and their parents or guardians. During these classes, attendees will have the opportunity to explore natural materials, participate in age-appropriate play invitations, CREATE, PLAY, and LEARN! Children must be accompanied by an adult at no charge.
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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The early 1800s saw an emergence of philosophical ideals and dietary variations based on both religious and health practices. This ideology recommended diets that included abstaining from consuming animal meat and intoxicating beverages. Dive into history and learn from the past as you cook a variety of historical vegetarian recipes from the early nineteenth-century movements. While many of these dishes and ideas would not be vegetarian by today’s standards, we will prepare truly vegetarian dishes in this class. This class…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
Find a deeper connection with nature as you explore the Trails at Conner Prairie on a guided stroll. Each stroll will focus on a different theme to build knowledge of, connection with, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Unless otherwise mentioned, these strolls will be led by members of the Conner Prairie Education team. Learn more about this program These wanders are free with admission and begin at the main entrance gate. Purchase General Admission Tickets
Find a deeper connection with nature as you explore the Trails at Conner Prairie on a guided stroll. Each stroll will focus on a different theme to build knowledge of, connection with, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Unless otherwise mentioned, these strolls will be led by members of the Conner Prairie Education team. Learn more about this program These wanders are free with admission and begin at the main entrance gate. Purchase General Admission Tickets
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Experience the pleasures of nature through all your senses, led by a certified Forest Therapy guide. Forest Therapy is a guided walk that invites participants to slow down and experience nature spaces in new ways. It’s a time to intentionally surround yourself in nature without distraction. Your guide will offer a range of invitations to support “bathing” in the sights, sounds, textures, and smells in a shared natural setting. Purchase Tickets Sunday Sessions May 4: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ages 16+)…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us on the Trails at Conner Prairie for Stroller Strides hosted by FIT4MOM North Indy. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It includes power walking and intervals of strength and body toning exercises using exercise tubing, the stroller and the environment. Taught by certified and specially trained fitness instructors, it is a great workout for any level of exerciser. Stroller Strides instructors weave songs and activities into the routine designed to…
Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. |
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Join us for a $5 Make and Take basket-weaving workshop, where you'll learn the art of crafting a small, handmade basket using traditional techniques. This activity offers a hands-on way to connect with Lenape culture while honing a timeless skill! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets.
Step back in time with our $5 Make and Take ink and quill pen-making workshop, where you'll craft your own Quill Pen. This hands-on experience is a great way to discover historical writing techniques while creating a beautiful, functional keepsake! Location: Candle shed next to Animal Encounters Please note: All Make and Takes are subject to change and dependent on weather. Learn more about our hours and purchase General Admission tickets. 
A glowing sunset that stretches across the open prairie is an unforgettable experience. Take an evening stroll with fellow nature enthusiasts and engage in insightful conversations about nature. Each stroll focuses on a different theme to build knowledge, connection, and appreciation of the natural world around us. Learn more about the Trails at Conner Prairie. A trail mix bar and cash bar will be available before the stroll from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. The Trails stroll will take place… 
In this hands-on class, guests learn about the versatility of Indiana’s top crop–corn! Attendees learn about corn’s influence on history and also on the spirits that we consume. We will practice some basic bar skills, mix up two historical cocktails and hear the often-colorful stories behind each one, while sipping socially. Each session in the series features a different liquor, and guests take home a specially chosen cocktail glass from the evening. Don't forget to show off your creations on… |
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Join us for an exclusive time of play and discovery especially for our youngest guests ages 6 years and younger an hour before Conner Prairie opens to the public. Your little ones will have special access to their favorite spots before the big kids arrive for the day! Gather your friends, check in at the main gate entrance and follow an education staff member to a special play spot. Then enjoy the quiet morning and beauty of nature visiting with… |
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Join us for a morning of Pop-up Play designed especially for early learners Kindergarten to 3rd grade (5 - 9 years old) to wonder, explore, discover and create! This special time between child and caregiver will be led by our education staff and will include: Time, space and freedom to reap the benefits of play and a connection with nature All day admission to Conner Prairie for one child and one adult attending the program Exclusive access to explore and… 
Join the residents of Prairietown as they welcome a traveling Methodist circuit rider, offering a glimpse into the spiritual and social life of the 1800s. While the event includes a religious message reflective of the time, it also serves as a vibrant community gathering—an opportunity for neighbors to connect and share stories. Dates: August 2 and 3 Times: Prairietown residents will be preparing for the meeting throughout the day, but the Camp meeting will start at 2 p.m. Location: Prairietown… |
Curious Conversations: Speaker Series
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tune into Curious Conversations as we host a rotation of outside speakers and experts on Indiana History. Topics to include: natural science, history, folklore, and civics. The goal is to bring experts for you to learn about a wide range of topics.
Geriann Albers, Certified Wildlife Biologist at Indiana DNR – Ms. Albers will be discussing central Indiana fur bearing mammals
Date: February 18, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map
Bryan Glover, Roberts Settlement Descendant – Bryan will discuss the history of the Roberts Settlement, an African American community that began in the 1830s.
Date: March 25, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map
Dr. R. Douglas Hurt, emeritus professor Purdue University – Dr. Hurt will discuss the history of agriculture in the 19th century Midwest.
Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map
Dr. James H. Madison – Resistance to the Klan. This program in partnership with other local organizations as part of a series of events discussing the centenary of the D.C. Stephenson trial.
Date: July 15, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Historic Courthouse in Noblesville
Chris Flook, historian from Muncie – Flook will discuss grave robbing in Indianapolis at the turn of the 20th century.
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map
Michael J. Brown, Director of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society – Brown will discuss the history of Jewish communities in Indiana.
Date: November 18, 2025
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Prairie House #42 on the guest map
The Speaker Series has been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
