{"id":2345092,"date":"2026-03-25T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345092"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:14:53","slug":"final-four-fan-events-happening-around-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/final-four-fan-events-happening-around-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Four fan events happening around Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89093690007\" title=\"What to expect from Caitlin Clark\u2019s playing time with USA Basketball\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/12\/12\/PIND\/87738378007-2251603424.jpg?crop=5255,2956,x0,y175\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>What to expect from Caitlin Clark\u2019s playing time with USA Basketball<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever superstar will play her first game in eight months when she suits up for her USA Basketball senior national team debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Indianapolis is\u00a0pulling out all the stops\u00a0for its Final Four hosting gig. Plenty of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finalfourindy.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fan events<\/a>\u00a0are popping up across downtown to mark\u00a0the April\u00a04 and 6 contests\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium\u00a0\u2014 plus the Division II, Division III and NIT championships taking place back-to-back-to-back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse\u00a0April 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>A music festival, a dribbling contest through the city and what the NCAA is dubbing a multi-day \u201csports wonderland\u201d at the Indiana Convention Center are on tap for the extended Final Four weekend.\u00a0Here\u2019s\u00a0your guide to everything\u00a0downtown will have to offer.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Swish 2026<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 3-6. Around downtown. Live music, art and giveaways. Free. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/indyarts.org\/swish-2026\">indyarts.org\/swish-2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than 200 local artists, performers, vendors and chefs will be part of the family-friendly festival, where visitors can grab free commemorative posters and postcards by Herron School of Art and Design students. The Indy Arts Council, Indiana Sports Corp, Forty5 Presents, Ganggang, Epicurean Indy, and the Local Organizing Committee for the 2026 NCAA Men\u2019s Final Four are putting on the celebrations. Events include:<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noon-6 p.m. each day: Live music performances by central Indiana musicians, dancers and spoken-word poets at Monument Circle, 1 Virginia Ave., PNC Plaza, Starbucks at 30 S. Meridian St. and sites to be announced<\/li>\n<li>Sidewalk Galleries: Vinyl-wrapped storefront murals and poems as well as mural-wrapped traffic signal boxes and art installations at the Indianapolis International Airport<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 4: Epicurean Market and MOKAO, with more than 50 vendors an international market with food, artisan coffee and chocolate. At the Stutz, 1060 N. Capitol Ave. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epicureanindy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">epicureanindy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sampson Levingston will lead walk and talk tours about college basketball history in downtown&#8217;s Mile Square. Reserve free tickets at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3sdknyc9\">tinyurl.com\/3sdknyc9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March 27-April 4: The Asante Art Institute will present the play &#8220;A Touch of Glory&#8221; about the 1955 Crispus Attucks Tigers, the first all-black school in the country to win a high school basketball state championship. At the Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum, 401 E. Michigan St. $30-$45.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Final Four Fan Fest\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 3-6. Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. $10 tickets until March 29, $15 during event week. Tickets\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/05006384E907E1ED?_gl=1*ktf7gl*_gcl_au*ODkwOTE2Njk3LjE3NzI3NDAzMjE.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and more info\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/mens-final-four\/fan-fest#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Convention Center will host games, activations, music, celebrity appearances and more throughout the Final Four extended weekend. Free entry for kids under 12 (with accompanying purchase of adult ticket), Final Four game ticketholders, military personnel, college students with valid school\u00a0ID and Capital One cardholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April 3: noon-6 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 4: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 5: noon-6 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 6: noon-8 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Final Four Friday\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 3, 10 a.m.-3:35 p.m. Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave. Free entry.\u00a0More info\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/mens-final-four\/reeses-final-four-friday#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Oil Stadium\u00a0will\u00a0open its doors for a USA Basketball 3&#215;3 exhibition game Friday morning, followed by\u00a0open practices from the Final Four teams.\u00a0Final Four Friday will conclude with the National Association of Basketball Coaches\u00a0All-Star Game,\u00a0featuring\u00a0the top seniors in Division\u00a0I basketball. All-Star players will also sign autographs at the South End of Lucas Oil near section 138.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">March Madness Music Festival\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 3-5. American Legion Mall,\u00a0700 N. Pennsylvania St. Free entry.\u00a0More info\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/mens-final-four\/march-madness-music-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Downtown\u2019s American Legion Mall will host a\u00a0three-day music festival with a lineup of major artists and performers. The\u00a0festival will kick off April 3 with the AT&amp;T Block Party, followed by Coca Cola Live April 4 and the Capital One\u00a0JamFest\u00a0finale April 5.\u00a0Alternative duo Twenty One Pilots, country group Zac Brown Band <strong>and a double bill of country hip-hop superstar Post Malone <\/strong>and surging pop country star Megan Moroney will headline April 3, 4 and 5, respectively.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">See who&#8217;s playing: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/entertainment\/2026\/03\/11\/downtown-indys-march-madness-music-festival-unveils-headliners\/89088210007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Final Four weekend music festival announces lineup<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out the schedule below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April 3: 4:30-10 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 4: 3:30-10 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 5: 2-10 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The NCAA has also announced a Madness After Dark event, which will feature a DJ set from EDM duo The Chainsmokers, to take place after the April 4 performances. The event will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Indiana Rooftop Ballroom, located at 140 W. Washington St.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Men\u2019s Final Four Dribble\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 5 at 1 p.m. Carroll Stadium (1001 W. New York St.) to Victory Field (501 W. Maryland St.). Free registration.\u00a0Registration\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/IN\/Indianapolis\/MensFinalFourDribble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and more info\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/mens-final-four\/final-four-dribble#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants 18 and under will dribble a basketball along a one-mile course from IU Indianapolis&#8217; Carroll Stadium to Victory Field. The first 3,000 to register will receive a t-shirt,\u00a0basketball\u00a0and free entry to the Final Four Fan Fest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Men\u2019s\u00a0Final Four Tip-Off Tailgate\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 3-6.\u00a0126 E. Georgia St.\u00a0Free entry.\u00a0More info\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/mens-final-four\/tip-off-tailgate#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Indianapolis will offer free watch parties for both the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Final Four along Georgia Street. The festivities will also include games,\u00a0activations\u00a0and giveaways.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April 3: 4-11 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 4: 1-11 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 5: noon-6 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>April 6: 4-11 p.m.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Contact IndyStar Pop Culture Reporter Heather Bushman at\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:hbushman@usatodayco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>hbushman@usatodayco.com<\/em><\/a><em>. Follow her on X\u00a0@hmb_1013.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-24 09:12:21.427244929 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-24 09:12:21.427244929 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.indystar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to expect from Caitlin Clark\u2019s playing time with USA Basketball The Indiana Fever superstar will play her first game in eight months when she suits up for her USA Basketball senior national team debut. Indianapolis is\u00a0pulling out all the stops\u00a0for its Final Four hosting gig. 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