Broad Ripple Park

There will be summer concerts in Broad Ripple Park again in 2012. All concerts start at 7 p.m.

Friday, June 8: TJ Reynolds and Freehand Orchestra
Friday, June 22: Michael Kelsey
Friday, July 13: Tin Cup Gypsy
Friday, July 27: Kenny Simms and Guests
Friday, August 10: Mystikos
Friday, August 17: White River Jazz Band
Friday, August 24: Jennie Devoe
Tuesday,September 4: Barton Rodgers Big Band
Tuesday, September 11: Indianapolis Symphonic Band

For ongoing recycling needs, use the Evanston Avenue entrance to find recycling containers for cardboard (including paperboard and corrugated); newspapers, magazines, office paper and mail; and glass and plastics #1 and #2. Flatten all cardboard. If containers are full, please do not leave recyclables on the ground; come back the next day.

The Friends of Broad Ripple Park is a not-for-profit organization with a passion and appreciation for the park and its many amenities. We are dedicating ourselves to working to provide support for the park, its programs, its facilities and its future.

Current board members are Steve Challaird (secretary), David Dearing (legal counsel and vice president), Melissa Dilling (ex-officio), Mary Durkin, Kathy Fitzgerald (ex-officio), Martha Marshall, Tom McCain (president and treasurer) and Rachel Russell. Because the Friends are a 501(c)3 charitable organization, donations are tax deductible.

Contact us by email: friends@broadripplepark.org.

Broad Ripple Park is a 61-acre park on the northeast side of Indianapolis, bordering the White River. It offers a wide variety of programs and activities for all ages, and welcomes an estimated 150,000 visitors annually. The Family Center schedules scores of classes throughout the year in dance, safety, sports, fitness, arts, crafts, health, self-defense and other subjects for all age groups. Programs are generally fee-based, and registration is usually required.

In addition to the Family Center, Broad Ripple Park facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamond, multi-use athletic fields, playground, picnic shelters and areas, a viewing platform over the White River, a bark park, a wooded preserve, a walking/jogging/running/bicycling and fitness path, and a boat ramp to the White River.

The park has a rich history in the community as the home of a 1920s amusement park, carousel (now at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum), a steam locomotive (now at the Transportation Museum in Noblesville), and as the location of the Olympic tryouts for swimming in 1924 and 1952.