Last summer as we were just getting out to explore the city more and more we found that one of our most favorite summertime things to do in Indianapolis is the Symphony on the Prairie up at Conner Prairie. I don't have much of an attention span for the Symphony (sorry dad!) which is why the shorter more popular/main stream performances of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra  up at Conner Prairie are way more interesting to me.

Bring a blanket, bring chairs, bring a picnic basket and bring bug spray (lots of people also bring citronella candles which give off a lovely ambiance.) You can sit along the back with little kids and let them run around while you enjoy the music and the sunset behind the stage.

Upcoming performances include The Music of Harry Potter, June 26-27 (who doesn't love John Williams?) and for the fourth of July weekend there will be performances of some of the most Patriotic pieces at the Stars and Stripes Symphony July 2-4. The gates will open at 4:30 with pre show entertainment and picnicking. Music starts at 8 and ends with the 1812 Overture and fireworks each night.

Food is available for purchase as well as chairs available for rent. There's plenty of indoor plumbing in the form of restrooms and shade is available to the left of the stage.
Located about 25 minutes Northeast of downtown Indianapolis, Conner Prairie is in Fishers, Indiana.