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As if it were short on spectacle, this year’s event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds includes a circus. Acrobats and clowns perform under a big tent, one more place to take your deep-fried Snickers.

St. Thomas Aquinas Church’s playful fundraiser shuts down the intersection of 46th and Illinois streets for beers, bands, and yes, sausage.

Speedway slows down for Daredevil Brewing’s laid-back, IPA-heavy beer festival.

On the streets of the Arts & Design District, vintage sports cars await your leering eyes.

At Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church’s weekend showcase of all things Hellenic, the gyros are the stars.

Spades Park hosts this illuminating festival at which the trees are strung with paper lanterns and bands serenade the crowd.

If you’re keeping tabs, this is Sun King’s sixth annual celebration of canned beer on Georgia Street. It’s always a blast.

Military Park honors the Emerald Isle with Celtic music, food, and plenty of dancing.

Seven of Broad Ripple’s most beautiful homes open their doors to the design-loving public.

Newfields celebrates autumn with goats, pumpkins, music, and performances. On Saturday, a dance theater troupe shimmies around the campus.

Milords and miladies, you’re invited to step back into the age of Queen Elizabeth I for jousts and jesters at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center.

The Athenaeum’s annual celebration of all things Teutonic includes wiener dog races, strongman competitions, and a lot of beer.

When a neighborhood is named after The Legend of Sleepy Hollow author Washington Irving, it had better put on a pretty great Halloween festival. Irvington does just that, with a huge costume parade, a Vampire Run, and vendors along Washington Street.

The Jewish Community Center presents this ode to authors, with guests like Robert Siegel, recently retired from NPR’s All Things Considered.

For those who couldn’t get enough of Pixar’s Coco, the Eiteljorg Museum offers a chance to learn more about the Mexican holiday, with elaborate ofrendas designed by local artists, craft tables, and snacks.

The theme of this year’s festival is “Intersection,” which manifests itself in events such as lightsaber battles, a panel on Afrofuturism, and a techno-sociologist’s analysis of Twitter at various venues around the city.

For those with sophisticated palates and ethics, this locally sourced brunch at Conner Prairie raises money for the museum.

The Old National Centre transforms into Hogwarts for a night of butterbeer, quidditch pong, and other Harry Potter–themed fun.