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Axios
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Indianapolis weekend events: Rubber duck racing, Juneteenth exhibit, Bailey Zimmerman and more
The Broad Ripple Canal will once again host the "greatest spectacle in rubber duck racing" Saturday. Zoom in: The annual Broad Ripple Duck Race is back to see which swimming speed demon will claim the checkered flag. Before the race, the humans in attendance can get some exercise during a 5K and fun run through Broad Ripple Village. Participants are encouraged to dress in duck gear, so get quackin' folks. Plus: Free children's activities will happen on the Rainbow Bridge overlooking the Broad Ripple Canal on Guilford Avenue. If you go: The 5K starts at 10am. The duck race starts at 12:30pm. 5K and fun run registration is $35 for adults and $20 for kids 15 and under. Rubber ducks for the race are $6 each. Here are the rest of our picks for the weekend: 🍻 Go to a beer fest where history meets hops at History on Tap, 6pm Friday at Conner Prairie. Tickets start at $75. 🎵 Party with country star Bailey Zimmerman at Everwise Amphitheater, 7:30pm Friday. Tickets start at $117. 🛍️ Shop 'til you drop at the 48th annual Woodruff Place Flea Market, 8am-5pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday. 🌳 Join the Indianapolis Bonsai Club as it showcases its specimens at Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens, 10am-5pm Saturday and 1-5pm Sunday. Tickets are $6 per person and $14 per family. 🥃 Head to Fortville for the second annual Mash Bash at Moon Drops Distillery, noon Saturday. Tickets start at $35. 🍷 Try some award-winning wines and enjoy live music during the free Groovin' in the Garden event at Easley Winery, 2pm Saturday. 🏀 See Indiana's top high school basketball players face their Kentucky counterparts during an All-Star doubleheader at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 5pm Saturday.
Axios
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Richmond summer concerts go big
After three years of effort, Richmond's highly anticipated Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront finally opens to the public next week. Why it matters: Allianz's arrival solidifies what's shaping up to be Richmond's hottest summer concert season in recent memory. The big picture: If you haven't been paying attention, Richmond's summer concert scene — which was already pretty stellar — has been steadily getting even better in recent years. Since 2021, Richmond has landed Iron Blossom and Live Loud, the not-Friday Cheers Brown's Island concert series from the Broadberry Entertainment Group. Meanwhile, After Hours, the series formerly known as Innsbrook After Hours, moved to a bigger space at Meadow Event Park in Doswell and Groovin' in the Garden at Lewis Ginter returned after a decade-long hiatus. Those series joined long-running favorites like Friday Cheers, Richmond Jazz Festival, Flowers After 5, Music at Maymont and at least a dozen other hyper-local summertime shows. But the biggest and most exciting new outdoor music venue for Richmond in decades is the Allianz Amphitheater. State of play: Since the earliest plans for the 7,500-seat venue were shared in 2022, the Charlottesville-based team behind the amphitheater has promised it would bring around 30 major acts to RVA a year. The amphitheater's ability to draw those big names looked iffy when the first slate of artists was announced late last year (no offense, Dwight Yoakam, Styx and "Weird Al" Yankovic). But here we are, three years and two name changes later, on the eve of the June 6 opening (hey there, Kansas) and it looks like the amphitheater delivered. At least for its opening year. The must-see shows coming to Allianz this year include: Dave Matthews Band (July 15 & 16) Riley Green (Aug. 2), Mumford & Sons (Aug. 5), Neil Young (Aug. 10) and Simple Plan (Aug. 26) James Taylor (Sept. 1), Leon Bridges (Sept. 6) and Widespread Panic (Sept 12 & 13) Plus, Boyz II Men (June 19), Jason Isbell (July 19), The Head and The Heart (Aug. 1), Richmond rockers Lamb of God with GWAR (July 24) and Alison Krauss (Aug. 29). Meanwhile, Live Loud is bringing the The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse (Aug. 3) and Sierra Ferrell (Sept. 9) to Brown's.
