It’s cold outside! Stay warm by attending a Ball State public event!

Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

Friday, December 1, 2023

  • Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
  • EB Ball Holiday Open House – 5 p.m.
  • Jr. Recital: Sophie Buselli, violin – 5:30 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Jr. Recital: Nina Vivo, violin – 7:30 p.m.
  • Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

  • Emens: Orchestra Indiana: Christmas Celebration – 12 a.m.
  • Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
  • “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • EB Ball Holiday Open House – 5 p.m.
  • Holiday Arts and Culture Night – 5 p.m.
  • Holiday in Bloom – 6 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

  • Oboe Marathon – 12 p.m.
  • Tuba Christmas – 1 p.m.
  • Emens: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland – 6 p.m.
  • Singers Holiday Choral Festival – 7 p.m.
  • Cello Studio Recital – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, December 4, 2023

  • Trombone Choir Concert – 5:30 p.m.
  • DA Recital: Soojin Lee, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

  • MTNA Recital – 5:30 p.m.
  • Faculty Artist Series: Cara Chowning and Kevin Gwinn – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

  • Jocelyn Bolin Sabbatical Lecture – 3 p.m.
  • String Chamber Music Recital – 5 p.m.
  • Morgy Craig Memorial Concert by Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
  • AD Recital: Gozde Parlaktuna, violin – 7:30 p.m.
  • The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

  • Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with John Merriweather – 11 a.m.
  • Student Recital: Sarah Smith, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.
  • The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
  • TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 8, 2023

  • Tea, Cookies, & Not Your Grandmother’s Needlepoint – 2 p.m.
  • Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.
  • Student Recital: Scott Carter, tenor – 5:30 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Student Recital: Sadie Baxter, voice – 7:30 p.m.
  • The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
  • TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 9, 2023

  • Harp Studio Recital – 10 a.m.
  • DA Lecture Recital: Patricia Burton, cello – 1 p.m.
  • The Little Prince – 2:30 p.m.
  • “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
  • TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

  • The Little Prince – 2:30 p.m.
  • TAP! – 2:30 p.m.
  • Holiday Choral Concert (Afternoon) – 3 p.m.
  • Holiday Choral Concert (Evening) – 6 p.m.

Monday, December 11, 2023

  • Student Recital: Josh Garwood, clarinet – 7:30 p.m.
  • DA Recital: Qiaohui Wu, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

  • Voctave – It Feels Like Christmas – 12 a.m.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

  • ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS: A SHOWBIZ RADIO FABLE – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

  • Piano Studio Recital – 11 a.m.

The University is closed from 12/16/23 into the new year.

Check out Ball State’s public November events to feel Thankful for fun!

Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

  • MFA 2nd Year Show Opening Reception – 4 p.m.
  • EB Ball: History of Breaking Bread at the White House – FULL – 6:30 p.m.
  • Candlelight Vigil for Peace – 7 p.m.
  • Percussion Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

  • Guest Lecture: Dr. Charlene Fletcher on “For Whose Protection?: Black Women & Confinement in the Late-19th Century” – 3 p.m.
  • Ball State Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.
  • Pruis Hall – Las Cafeteras – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 3, 2023

  • Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
  • IN ASTA Orchestra Invitational – 3 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 4, 2023

  • IN ASTA Orchestra Invitational – 8 a.m.
  • Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
  • ASTRONOMY SLAM – Registration Required – 6:30 p.m.
  • University Choral Union, Cardinal Chorus, and Vox Anima – 7:30 p.m.
  • Theater and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

  • Theater and Dance: The Prom – 2:30 p.m.
  • Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana – 3 p.m.
  • DA Lecture Recital: Alison Moore, soprano – 3 p.m.
  • Trumpet Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, November 6, 2023

  • Woodwind Chamber Music Recital – 5:30 p.m.
  • Sr. Recital: Noah Burch, violin – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

  • Lifelong Learners: She Took Care of the Cat – 1:30 p.m.
  • Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
  • Student Composers’ Forum – 7:30 p.m.
  • The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.
  • Writing for Young People with Alicia D. Williams – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

  • Reel Inclusion: Our Story (Abbreviated Version) – 12 p.m.
  • Business as a Force for Good: Why Societal Impact Matters – 3 p.m.
  • The Japanese Art of Mending with Sashiko – 6 p.m.
  • Arts Alive: Trenton Doyle Hancock – 7 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

  • Reel Inclusion: Our Story (Full Version) – 5:30 p.m.
  • EB Ball: Holiday Watercolor – 6 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance: The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.
  • Piano Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
  • Featured Reading with Alicia D. Williams – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 10, 2023

  • Holiday Card Workshop – 2 p.m.
  • Flute Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
  • “Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Viola Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance – The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
  • Threatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

  • Emens – Orchestra Indiana: Classical Mystery Tour – 6 p.m.
  • Rinard Orchid Greenhouse – Tropics to Table – 10 a.m.
  • Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 2:30 p.m.
  • “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Dynamic Earth” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance – The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
  • Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

  • Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 2:30 p.m.
  • University Singers – 3 p.m.
  • Flute Guild Recital – 3 p.m.
  • Guest Artist Recital: Fabian Lopez (violin), David Kovac (viola), and Ball State String Faculty – 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 13, 2023

  • Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

  • Lifelong Learners: Flying for the Navy during the Cold War – 1:30 p.m.
  • Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
  • First-Generation Student and Self-Supporting Student Discussion – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

  • Emens – Mike Super – Magic & Illusion – 7:30 p.m.
  • College of Health – Speaker Series November – 1 p.m.
  • Campus Band and Campus Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

  • Global Entrepreneurship Week Speaker Jason Riley – 11 a.m.
  • Trombone Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, November 17, 2023

  • Womens Networking Breakfast – 8 a.m.
  • Student Recital: Jackson Martin, saxophone – 5:30 p.m.
  • “Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Student Recital: Connor Granlund, trombone – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

  • “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Dynamic Earth” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
  • Fall Opera: Copland’s The Tender Land – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

  • Fall Opera: Copland’s The Tender Land – 3 p.m.

Monday, November 20, 2023

  • Faculty Artist Series: James Helton – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

  • Lifelong Learners: Istanbul Adventures – 1:30 p.m.
  • Jr. Recital: Quinton Kriner, viola – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

  • Lifelong Learners: That Reminds Me of a Story…Therapeutic Storytelling – 1:30 p.m.
  • Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Marc Lore – 6 p.m.
  • Concert: EM | Two – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Jr. Recital: Raul De Mesa, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.

New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

DA Performance Recital: Nicolas Andrade, wagner tuba – 5:30 p.m.