Christmas Day
Reynolds Farm Equipment 20th Annual Lights Display ● Take a drive after dinner to enjoy the holiday lights. They’re on display through Jan. 1 ● Free ● 12501 Reynolds Dr., Fishers ● 849-0810
The 12 Houses of Christmas ● Noblesville Preservation Alliance presents a holiday driving tour, featuring the exterior of twelve homes, each from one of Noblesville’s historic neighborhoods. ● 6 to 9 p.m. daily. ● Cost: Free, but online voting for best decoration is $1 and is a tax-deductible donation to NPA ● Maps are $1 at various local stores ● 426-1672 ● www.noblesvillepreservation.com
Wednesday
Santa’s Train Home ● Santa is providing transportation from the Fishers train station to the North Pole at ITM in Noblesville’s Forest Park so children can visit him one last time this year. He even has another present to give! ● 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. today and tomorrow ● 11601 Municipal Dr., Fishers ● $12 ● 773-6000 ● www.itm.org
Winter Fun Days! ● Enjoy some wintertime fun at Conner Prairie. Participate in a chocolate-making demonstration, learn frontier surviving skills in the Featherstone Barn, discover what animals do in the winter and more. ● 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Jan. 6 (closed New Year’s Day) ● 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers ● $12 for adults, $9 for children ● 776-6006 ● www.connerprairie.org
Thursday
Unplug & Create After Christmas ● Do you love arts & crafts? Drop by Nickel Plate Arts to browse or buy art, talk with artists or even try an art activity or make a craft project. ● 2 to 5 p.m. ● 107 S. Eighth St., Noblesville ● www.nickelplatearts.org
Friday
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” ● Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical adaptation of the well-known Biblical tale returns for the holidays! The trials and triumphs of Jacob’s favorite son are told entirely in song, blending 50’s Rock-n-Roll, Country Western, Calypso, Pop and French Chanson. ● 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ● Tarkington Theater, 3 Center Green, Carmel ● $34-$44 ● 843-3800 ●www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org
99th Annual Indianapolis Auto Show ● Hosted by the Greater Metropolitan Auto Show at the Indiana Convention Center ● 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve ● 100 S. Capitol St., Indianapolis ● $6 online; $7 at the door; children 12 and under free ● www.indyautoshow.com
Saturday
Race to the New Year ● Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Washington Township Parks and Recreation and Westfield Parks and Recreation for the 5th Annual 5K walk and run. Awards will be given in seven age groups ● Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.; race starts at 9:30 a.m. ● Cool Creek Park, 2000 E. 151st St., Carmel ● $15-$25 ● 574-1074 ● www.washington-hc.us
Winterfest at Indiana History Center with Radio Disney ● Activities that the whole family can enjoy will be offered: crafts, face painting, jugglers, magicians, dancers and musicians. Radio Disney will be there from 1 to 3 p.m. ● 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ● 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis ● Free admission for Winterfest through today (Indiana Experience admission is $5-7) ●232-1882 ● www.indianahistory.org/
Sunday
Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans ● Last home game of the regular 2012 season ● 1 p.m. ● Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis ● Starts at $48 ● 297-2658 ● www.colts.com
Indiana Ice vs. Chicago Steel ● Cheer on the Ice at Bankers Life Fieldhouse ● 6:05 p.m. ● 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis ● Starts at $7 ● 925-4423 ● www.indianaice.com