On April 8, 2024, Our Festival Grounds Will Transform Into a Haven of Wonder and Delight. Indulge Your Senses as You Take in Live Performances From Musical Acts, Dance Companies and Enlightened Talks From Renowned Experts Who Will Shed Light on the Science Behind This Mesmerizing Event.

The Festival Experiences All Build Up to the Breathtaking Convergence of Nature’s Most Awe-inspiring Spectacle - the Total Eclipse! Our Expansive Grounds Guarantee Each Guest Will Have an Uninhibited View of This Special Moment in Time. An Event Like No Other, This Festival Offers Experiences for Everyone in the Family as We Experience History in the Making Together!

Main Stage Guests:

Learn About What Life Was Like Living and Working in Space From Our Hoosier Astronaut Mark Brown. Brown Has Enjoyed a Career as an Air Force Fighter Pilot, Engineer, Nasa Astronaut, Nasa Manager, and Corporate Manager. After His 20+ Years in the Air Force He Flew in Two Space Shuttle Missions in 1984 and 1989. He Also Served on the Challenger Accident Investigation Team, and Was the Senior Astronaut on the International Space Station Program Until He Retired in 1993.

Rick Crosslin is District Scientist in Residence at Msd Wayne Township and Multi-award-winning Classroom Teacher That Includes the 2016 Creative Teaching Award From Eli Lilly Foundation, a 2011 Academy of Model Aeronautics Education Outreach Appreciation Award, a 2009 Emmy for Indiana Expeditions Children’s Science Program and Many More.

In Recent Years, He Has Been at the Forefront of Science Education Through Local Programming With Wfyi That Includes,  “wings Over Indiana,” “forests at Work: an Indiana Expeditions Special” and “indiana Expeditions With Rick Crosslin.” Crosslin Has Authored Science Programs for Institutions Like the Indianapolis Children’s Museum and Has Collaborated With National Geographic to Author Teacher Guides. Crosslin Has Also Worked With the Indiana State Museum, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the Msd Wayne Township Classroom Teachers Association and is a Current Board Member With Science Education Foundation, Inc. (Sefi).

South Bend’s Uzima! Drum and Dance is a Celebration of Wholeness, Health and Life. Performing Traditional West African Dance, Afro-contemporary Song and Spoken Word, Uzima! Always Looks to Leave Their Audience in a Better Place, Filled With Joy, Peace and a Greater Sense of the Light That Exists in All of Us. Uzima! Eclipse Performance Will Be Focused on the Theme of Light and Shadow.stella Luna & the Satellites Create a Buzz With Their High-energy Live Shows Performing Today’s Current Hits, Crowd Favorites and Timeless Classics From Many Different Genres of Music. Since 2013, Stella Luna & the Satellites Have Been Entertaining Audiences All Over Indiana.

Join the Curious Life for a Sun-themed Experience During Conner Prairie’s Total Eclipse 2024 Festival. Drop in and Share Your Creativity and Joy Throughout the Day in One of Their Many Free-flowing Art Projects and Join One of Two Playful Meditations They're Calling "So(U)lar Circles." by Participating, You May Also Win a Golden Ticket for a Limited Seat in the So(U)lar Eclipse Hut!

Main Stage Schedule:

10:30am - Stella Luna & the Satellites

11:15am - Rick Crosslin

11:30am - Uzima! Drum and Dance

12:15pm - Rick Crosslin

12:30pm - Stella Luna & the Satellites

1:15pm - Uzima! Drum and Dance

2:00pm - Rick Crosslin

2:15pm - Astronaut Mark Brown

3:00pm - Eclipse Viewing

Activities Throughout the Grounds:

Discover What a Camera Obscura is and How to Use It!

In Lenape Indian Camp, Learn About Native American Cultures Present in Hamilton County Before Statehood and the Impact of the Fur Trade.

Learn About Our Most Recent Episode of This is Problematic! On the 1806 Eclipse and the Rise of Chief Anderson on the White River. Come by Lenape Indian Camp With Questions and Comments for the Host!

Timed Presentations on Witch Trials in Lenape Indian Camp: 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:30pm 

So(U)lar Eclipse: Art, Play, Connection With the Curious Life.

Sun-themed "So(U)lar Circle" Meditations From the Curious Life.

Guests of All Ages Are Invited to Explore Light and Shadow Invitations, Connecting to the Eclipse Through Joy, Awe, Wonder, and Play.

Ticket Prices:

VIP: $150

Nonmember: $55

Member: $40

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Date: April 8, 2024

Time: 10am-5pm

Location: Conner Prairie Amphitheatre

13400 allisonville Road Fishers, IN 46038

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