Headless Horseman

The festival is planned to take place on all nights, rain or shine. There may be intermittent delays to hayrides and other activities for the safety of our staff and horses.

Any delays past 9 p.m. will result in the cancellation of the festival for that evening. Guests who are not able to do the hayride can reschedule, where available, or get a refund by emailing Guest Services at info@connerprairie.org. If your hayride time was missed due to a weather delay, but the festival is not canceled, Guest Services will inform you of your new hayride time, if possible, as you re-enter the grounds. For those who cannot be accommodated that evening, every effort will be made to re-book you for another night.

In the event lightning strikes within 10 miles of Conner Prairie, we will temporarily suspend operations and ask all guests to return to their vehicles for their safety. Conner Prairie’s safety protocols require that we wait a minimum of 20 minutes between the last lightning strike and resumption of activities. When it is deemed safe to resume activities, Conner Prairie staff will notify guests in their cars that the event is reopening.

If threatening weather is in the area, or if heavy rains soak the grounds before a particular night, Conner Prairie reserves the right to cancel an event due to inclement weather. If Conner Prairie cancels the event due to weather on your selected night, you will automatically receive a refund back to the original form of payment within 3-4 weeks of the canceled night. You may check connerprairie.org and Conner Prairie’s Facebook and Instagram accounts at 4 p.m. to see our weather updates and cancellation postings. Tickets will not be refunded for events that are not canceled by Conner Prairie.