St Benno Fest

Grand Kellersaal Ballroom 401 E Michigan St, Athenaeum Foundation 3rd Floor, Indianapolis

St. Benno Fest is BOCK and better than ever! Join the Athenaeum in the Rathskeller on Saturday, April 15 as they celebrate a classic German-American event over 110 years in the making! This event has everything - food, bier, live music, sweet merch, a 6-foot tall billy goat, and an appearance from the man, the myth, the…

Cereal Cinema: Cars

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

Cereal Cinema combines two of the best things about Saturday mornings: cereal and a great movie CARS In a world where the towns are peopled with cars, and even the bugs are mini motors, a young ambitious racing car called Lightning McQueen is a star. On his way to an important event he has to…

Das GartenGrillFest

The Rathskeller Biergarten 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN

We’re going hog wild! If you’ve never been to a real hog roast (or as the Germans call it...a spanferkel), now’s your chance! Help us ring in a new summer and raise funds and awareness for new possibilities at Das GartenGrillFest, a backyard barbecue for our Athenaeum friends and family. This is an all ages and…

GermanFest

All over the Athenaeum grounds 401 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN

Indy's Best Haus Party Is Back! Join us on October 7 for the 15th annual GermanFest!  Again this year, we're taking GermanFest to the streets! Michigan and New Jersey Streets surrounding the Athenaeum (401 E. Michigan Street) will be closed to the public as we fill them with the tradition and culture of our German ancestors. With…