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Upcoming Events You Don’t Want To Miss!

2026

 

March 3rd          “Native and Invasive Plants”: Talk by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Interpretive Naturalist Jeremy Beavin. Learn about the nature around us from a seasoned professional.  At 6:00pm

 Native and Invasive Plants Tickets

March 17th       Disasters Experienced By The Howards, a 55th Fire Anniversary Special Event: Talk hosted by Museum board members Christina DeMent-Pfau and Jen Weidner. At 7:00pm

Disasters Experienced by the Howards Tickets

April 29th             Ready, Set, Steam: Race Day Brunch: Fuel your body and your minds with a delicious brunch and historical talk by museum Director and Historian Travis. C. Vasconcelos.  Includes tour of the museum Ready Set Steam

Ready, Set, Steam Tickets

May 16-17th         A Victorian Chautauqua: The Chautauqua marks a return to our past and will be a truly family-friendly celebration. We are recruiting local artisans to host booths across our 3+ acre campus, alongside live music, a variety of food offerings, and a dedicated children’s play area. The museum will also be open for tours throughout the event.

Chautauqua Tickets

TBA                     Summer Concert Series: with dates in June, July, and August

August 2nd        River Ramblings 2026: “Over 2000 Miles on a pontoon boat along the Western Rivers” by Craig Berndt

Over 2000 Miles Tickets

Sept. 6th             9th Annual Howard Steamboat Museum Car Show Fund Raiser sponsored by Seek and US Bank. Fun, cars, prizes, food, live music, and activities for the whole family.

Car Show Tickets

Sept. 24th           Murder Mystery Dinner: “Haunting of the ISLAND MAID”  Information and ticket sales coming soon!

Dec 6th               Christmas Bazaar and Open House. Celebrate the season with a vetted selection of vendors who have the perfect gift for the hard to please and the mansion is open and decorated in period style. Santa will be there and we will have live music. Information and ticket sales coming soon!

 Stay tuned for more events coming soon

For more information, please contact us at (812) 283-3728 or email us at info@howardsteamboatmuseum.org

For information on rentals of the Carriage House at the Howard Steamboat Museum, southern Indiana’s premiere venue, please call (812) 913-4591 or email us at events@carriagehousehsm.org

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