Carmel Arts and Design District

Located in the heart of Old Town Carmel, the Arts & Design District is home to interior designers, art galleries, showrooms, specialty shops and restaurants.

Actor's theater of Indiana Choir and Santa in the Santa House from 1-4. Free prizes on the Carmel Holiday Trolley!

Public parking is available in the Carmel Lions Club lot (141 E. Main St.), Sophia Square parking garage (entrance off of 1st Ave NW), Indiana Design Center parking garage (200 S. Range Line Road) or available on-street public parking. The Arts & Design District parking map may be downloaded here.

Join us for the 7th Annual Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt. Begin the hunt at Auntie Em's (111. W Main St., Suite 115) or High Garden Realty and follow the clues that will lead you to discover hand-decorated gingerbread houses in merchants’ holiday windows. Prizes can be picked up from either the Auntie Em's or High Garden Realty Dec 13 thru 23rd.

Merchants in the Arts & Design District will decorate the gingerbread houses which can be seen in each of their windows. A “People’s Choice” award will be given to the merchant with the most votes based on the indication of your favorite house on the clue sheet.

Open to students in grades K-12.
Click here to learn all about the Art Contest!

• Big Tree in the PNC Lot
• Window Decorating Contest

Gingerbread Houses

Activities

Entertainment

Santa Letters Artsplash Gallery

Santa

We hope you've enjoyed these recent activities in the Carmel Arts and Design District:

With many of the activities offered free of charge and plenty of parking nearby, the season's kick-off event takes place in the PNC Bank parking lot located on the northeast corner of Main Street and Range Line Road.

• A visit with Santa in his very own Santa house
• Elves & reindeer from the North Pole
• Carmel Holiday Trolley
• Live musical entertainment from local elementary school choirs and theater groups
• Kids’ activities including balloon animals, caricatures, face painters and more
• Make-your-own holiday card to take home for loved ones or for donation to Carmel Health and Living Community
• Paint your own masterpiece with step-by-step instructions with Cookies & Canvas

• 3:00 p.m. - Woodbrook Elementary School Choir
• 3:35 p.m. - Carmel Elementary School Choir
• 4:10 p.m. - Cherry Tree Elementary School Choir
• 4:45 p.m. - West Clay Elementary School Choir
• 5:20 p.m. - Smoky Row Elementary
  

The Museum of Miniature Houses will also be hosting their annual Candlelight Tour from 5:00 - 8:00pm where guests can see wonderful Christmas collections and be amazed by their large collection of dollhouses, ready for the holidays.
111 E. Main St.

Don’t forget our 2nd Saturday IU Health North Hospital Gallery Walk will continue from 5-9 p.m. with pieces created just for the holiday season and available for purchase.