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Upcoming Events You Don’t Want To Miss!

2026
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
April 29th From Steamboats to Street Art: Make your race day complete with a 1-hour tour from Hoosier Handlebars. We’re picking up right at the Boward Steamboat Museum and heading to the 2nd Street Bridge Murals. For more information go to www.hoosierhandlebars.com/events and join in this fun event!
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.
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. 5th 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.
Sept. 24th Murder Mystery Dinner: “Haunting of the ISLAND MAID”
Murder Mystery Tickets
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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