Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Carmel, Fishers, Indy: Sept. 15-17

Get outside while the weather's still warm and enjoy these events across the Indianapolis area. Fun for adults and kids, including Glow in the Park and a Farmers Market. Here's a look at quite a few options for fun over the weekend.

Indianapolis Wine Festival

Pavilion at Pan Am Plaza. Wine fun begins Friday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. and continues Saturday, Sept. 16. Tickets are for guests 21 and older and are $45 at the gate. Tickets include a tasting wine glass, 20 tastings, a pint of beer, live music, wine to purchase at a discount and seminars.

More information: indianapoliswinefestival.com

Carmel Farmers Market

Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Center Green. Plenty of local goods, produce, treats and more.

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Carmel Porchfest 2017

A free, family-friendly event on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Carmel's Arts District, on Main Street and Rangeline. The fun includes several musical acts "ranging from acoustic to electric, solo to ensemble from a wide variety of musical genres that will perform live on neighborhood porches." All participants are volunteers from the Carmel and surrounding areas.

More information: visithamiltoncounty.com

Fishers Glow in the Park

The sidewalks in the Nickel Plate District will glow this weekend thanks to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBSCI) and BLASTmedia. Fishers Parks & Recreation and local organizations partnered to decorate the sidewalks around the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater with glow-in-the-dark chalk to raise awareness for the BBBSCI mission, just in time for one of Fishers Parks & Recreation’s most popular events, Glow in the Park. The free Glow in the Park event will bring over 2,000 children and families to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event includes face painting, a graffiti wall, a live DJ, a neon splash zone and more (parent supervision is required). BBBSCI will also have a booth at the Glow in the Park event.

More information: fishers.in.us/glowinthepark

BarkHappy Indianapolis Fall Pup Crawl

21 and older owners and their friendly dogs can purchase a ticket to this event on Sunday, Sept. 17, which starts at Indiana City Beer (24 Shelby Street, Indianapolis) at 2 p.m. and then heads over to Metazoa Brewing Co. (140 S. College Ave., Indianapolis) at 3:30 p.m. Dogs must be remain on a leash at all times. Tickets are $15 to $18 and can be purchased at eventbrite.com. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Forever Friends Great Dane Rescue. There will be dog games, raffle prizes, drink specials, giveaways and more.

More information: BarkHappy Facebook event page

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