Welcome to your home for year-round fun.

Here, you’ll find a diverse lineup of entertainment options designed for the whole family. In addition to the signature events we’ve become known for (Germanfest, St. Benno and Karnival, etc.), you’ll discover additional programming and events as we actively engage with some of the community’s most innovative arts and cultural organizations. You’ll also find more and more Athenaeum-produced experiences going on all around our historic building and grounds — think pop-up game nights and performing arts in the historic Basile Theatre. This is Indy’s destination for must-see, definitely-do arts and cultural experiences.

Explore our schedule of upcoming events below.

Comedian Sammy Obeid

The Athenaeum 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now…

Cereal Cinema: The NeverEnding Story

The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie THE NEVERENDING STORY On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about…

Cereal Cinema: Matilda (1996)

The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie MATILDA (1996) This film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull…

Cereal Cinema: The Rescuers

The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie THE RESCUERS When an orphan girl is kidnapped no-one seems to care, except a secret worldwide association of mice called The Rescue Aid Society: `The Rescuers'. Bernard and Bianca, two members of The Rescuers, set out on a perilous…

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The Athenaeum Foundation preserves a treasured historic landmark that welcomes all to nurture a sound mind and a sound body through arts & culture, wellness and community.

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