White River Canoe and Kayak Launch Sites

Map of the White River showing completed and future landing sites for canoes and kayaks
Kitselman Trailhead launch, completed in 2022. Photo by the Ball Brothers Foundation:

Did you know there are several new kayak and canoe launches located throughout Muncie?

There are! And several more in the works.

These launches are open to the public, so beat the heat this summer by grabbing a friend and bringing your favorite canoes and kayaks to one of these convenient spots.

Learn more about this and other cool projects aimed at championing our local waterways at the Ball Brothers Foundation Project Blueways page.


Check out more muncie neighborhood news and events:

Spring Cleanups

It’s time to clean! MSD is partnering with our neighborhoods this May to help clean up our streets and alleys. If your neighborhood is not hosting an event, please consider volunteering to help another neighborhood. Facebook events are linked when available.

May 3rd

Old West End – 7:45 AM | Meet at Clifton-Wallace Park

Industry – 7:45 AM | Meet in Heekin Park at corner of 9th & Penn

Thomas Park/Avondale – 7:45 AM | Meet at Thomas Park

South Central – 7:45 AM | Meet at the Community Garden on 7th St.

May 10th

McKinnley – 8:00 AM | Meet at the Daycare on Columbus Ave.

Riverside/Normal City – 7:45 AM | Meet at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Morningside/McCormick

Whitely – 8:00 AM | Meet at the Buley Center

May 17th

Southside – 7:45 AM | Meet at Frankie D’s Flea Market

East Central – 7:45 AM | Meet at the corner of Vine and Main

Your opinions needed!

2026-2029 5-Year Parks and Recreation Master Plan Community Survey

The City of Muncie is creating the 2026-2029 5-Year Parks and Recreation Master Plan to determine which recreational facilities and programs are needed in the future. We are seeking input from your household to help us determine those needs. Please participate in this survey!

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.

Lots of fun and spooky things to do at Ball State this October!

Two jack'o'lanterns sitting on a black and orange table. The back one has a smiley face and one more toward the front has a scary face.

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.

Monday, October 2, 2023

School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Peter Opie – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Recycling in Muncie/ScrapCycle – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

EB Ball @ Westminster: I’m a Survivor: Breast Cancer Stories – 2 p.m.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov (Sabbatical Talk) – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Emens: Live from Laurel Canyon – 12 a.m.

Beginning Needlepoint Workshop – 10 a.m.

Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Emens: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Lifelong Learners: 9 to 5: Notable Working Women of Muncie – 1:30 p.m.

Watercolor Collage Workshop – 6 p.m.

Pruis Hall: Stacey Kent – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Artist Talk: Debbie Ma – 6 p.m.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

  • Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 11:30 a.m.
  • Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 12:30 p.m.
  • Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 1:30 p.m.

Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.

Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Music Education Day – 9 a.m.

Faculty Artist Series: Chris Van Hof – 5:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Dana Zenobi, Megan Boutin, and Li-Wen Weng – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: Supplement Safety – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Celebrating Notable Women Founders of Altrusa International of Muncie – 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Running Against the Grain: The Story of Philadelphia Eagle and Movie Star Timmy Brown – 2:30 p.m.

OcTUBAfest – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 20, 2023

Sample Lesson Day – 9 a.m.

Student Recital: Bradley Ziegelmaier, trombone – 5:30 p.m.

“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

School of Music Faculty Artist Series: Anna Vayman – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Clarinet Day – 10 a.m.

Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.

  • “Earth, Moon, and Sun” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Ball State Chamber Choir and Concert Choir – 3 p.m.

Student Recital: Stuart MacKenzie, trombone – 3 p.m.

Student Recital: Katelyn Speck, voice – 5:30 p.m.

Arts Alive: Akropolis Reed Quintet – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, October 23, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: History of the Muncie Action Plan – 1:30 p.m.

Paranormal Investigations – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

College of Health Speaker Series October – 1 p.m.

Ball State Jazz Ensembles – Art of Jazz – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Rigel Jackson – 11 a.m.

Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Eerie Muncie: Even More Tales from the Dark Side of Local History – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 27, 2023

DOMA After Hours – 5 p.m.

Joint Student Recital: Andrew Huffman and Ethan Frendling, trombone – 5:30 p.m.

“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

A Magic School Bus Halloween – 10 a.m.

  • “Earth, Moon, and Sun” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Theresa Bogard – 1 p.m.

DA Performance Recital: Sam Thompson, percussion – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols Found in Beech Grove and Other Cemeteries – 1:30 p.m.

Check out a public Ball State event in September!

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, September 6, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Genealogy 101 – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture Intrapreneurship Panel – 11 a.m.

Friday, September 8, 2023

School of Music: A Seminar Recital from the Singing Justice Team – 2 p.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Zoran Jakovcic (viola), with guests Elise DesChamps (mezzo-soprano) and Rene Lecuona (piano) – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Biology Field Station: Pollinator Party – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

  • “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, September 11, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball: The Ball Jar: Each One Tells a Story – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Association of Lifelong Learners: Children of Presidents: a Mixed Blessing? – 1:30 p.m.

College of Sciences and Humanities: Star Party 2023 – 5 p.m.

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Yupo Batik Watercolor – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Forms and Documents – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Women’s and Gender Studies: Sharon Seager Lecture in Women’s and Gender History – 3:30 p.m.

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Sign Language – 7 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, September 15, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 16, 2023

School of Music: Bassoon Day with Guest Artist Barrick Stees – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

  • “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 2:30 p.m.

Monday, September 18, 2023

Office of Community Engagement & Charles W. Brown Planetarium: Eclipse 2024: Experience the Magic in Muncie – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Inclusive Excellence: State of Inclusive Excellence Address – 2 p.m.

Brown Family Amphitheater Grand Opening and Free Jazz Concert – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

School of Music: Faculty Sabbatical Presentation: Mei Zhong (voice) and James Helton (piano) – 3 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Pruis Hall: Ryanhood – 7:30 p.m.

Ball State Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Washington Street Bridge Dinner – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, September 22, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Introduction to Grant Writing – 9 a.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

School of Music:

  • Faculty Artist Series: Mihoko Watanabe – 3 p.m.
  • Faculty Artist Series: Piano Palooza XIV – 5:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 25, 2023

School of Music: EM | One – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Association of Lifelong Learners: Growing Up in the Sixties – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Software and Free Websites – 10 a.m.

School of Music: Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Ted Baker – 11 a.m.

University Libraries: Reel Inclusion: Fruits of Labor – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, September 29, 2023

College of Health – Speaker Series September – 1 p.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Ball State Bands: Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

  • “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
  • “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
  • “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.