40 Fun Things to Do in Terre Haute in January!

January always feels like a bit of sleepy month in the Wabash Valley. (Event coordinators, take note. January could be a good time to plan future events!) But January doesn’t have to be miserable! Use our local event calendar to find things to do in Terre Haute in January 2023!

Local Event Calendar for January

Tuesday, January 23. Tabletopia: Gaming with Terre Haute Tabletop ( located at the Vigo County Public Library.) Ages 16 & Up: Whether you want to build your own zoo, trade resources to grow your settlement, or create beautiful mosaics, Tabletopia has the perfect game for you! Every month at Tabletopia, Terre Haute Tabletop will introduce new players to contemporary board games and provide skilled players with a regular gaming session, new challenges, and a connection to Terre Haute’s board game community.

Tuesday, January 23. Nailed It/Failed It Party at the WEST branch of the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 9 & Up: How do your cake decorating skills compare to a professional’s? Find out when you use a pro’s creation to guide your own. Whether you make a masterpiece or a catastrophe, enjoy the process of icing and creating your own individual unicorn cake!

Wednesday, January 24. Bingo by the Books at the WEST Branch of the Vigo County Public Library. Gather with your friends and neighbors for refreshments and be ready to shout, “Bingo!” as you play traditional and non-traditional bingo games with the chance to win prizes. Bingo cards and number makers will be provided.

Thursday, January 25. Harlem Globetrotters World Tour at Hulman Center. Where, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!? happens all the time! Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters global tour as they take the court with moments of extreme basketball innovation and unparalleled fan FUN! See the Globetrotter stars LIVE as they DRIBBLE, SPIN, SLAM, and DUNK their way past their relentless rivals, the Washington Generals! You’ll be amazed by new levels of mind-blowing trick shots, expert ball-handling skills, and BIG LAUGHS with unrivaled opportunities for pre-game, post-game and in-game fan engagement!

Thursday, January 25. DIY Faux Stained Glass for Teens with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages12–18: Make a colorful piece of art using paint, glue, and a picture frame at DIY Faux Stained Glass for Teens!

Friday, January 26. Shelved Under Murder: A Rare Books Mystery at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 21 & Up: The year is 1929, Prohibition is in full swing, and you’re invited to an exclusive evening of cocktails, hors d’oevours, jazz—and murder. Madame Edith Brown, proprietress of the infamous Circle R Hotel, has gathered the upper echelons of Terre Haute’s society for a fabulous soiree at the Vigo County Public Library, but the festivities are cut short by a sudden scream! Work together with other guests to locate clues, solve the mysterious death, and stop the killer before they can strike again. Period costumes are encouraged but not required. Drinks will be available at a cash bar.

Friday, January 26. Eagles in Flight at TURKEY RUN and Shades State Park. Discover bald eagle nests, roosts, and hunting grounds as we explore the life of our national symbol.

Saturday, January 27. Frostbite Follies with the Zorah Shrine Nobles. Live music, games, light show, and food!

Saturday, January 27. Family Game Day with the Vigo County Public Library. Join us for a day of fun and friendly competition! Gather your loved ones for a chance to win adorable tiny trophies! Whether it’s board games, charades, or puzzles, show off your skills and teamwork for a shot at victory. Embrace laughter, create memories, and compete for the ultimate bragging rights. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to bond and triumph together! See you at Family Game Day

Sunday, January 28. Bridal show.

WEEKLY EVENTS IN TERRE HAUTE AND THE WABASH VALLEY

RECURRING January EVENTS:

  • Tuesdays. Art Start at the Swope. Art Start will restart on Tuesdays from 1-2pm. For children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult.
  • Saturdays (in January and February). COA Volley Tots by COA Volleyball. Ages 4-7. Are you looking for an activity to keep your little ones active this winter? Volley Tot program is sure to keep them active & smiling! $75.

As always, typos happen and event details change! Please confirm with the event coordinators before finalizing your plans.

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The fun has ended for these great events:

Monday, January 1. New Year’s Day Run. Deming Park. Kick off your New Year fitness resolutions with friends. We’ll meet at Torner Center in Deming Park. Run as many or few miles as you want.
Join after at Java Haute for coffee, hot chocolate, or a sweet treat!

Monday, January 1. Spring registration opens for Riley Recreation League.

Thursday, January 4. DIY Faux Stained Glass for Kids at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Introduce your child to an easy, modern take on a centuries-old art form using paint, glue, and a simple picture frame! Once completed, your child can display their colorful creation on any flat surface or hang it in a window to let the light shine through.

Saturday, January 6. Terre Haute Farmers’ Market INDOOR market.

Saturday, January 6. Lego Stop Motion Animation with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 8–12: Encourage your child to turn their ideas into reality, experiment with creative problem-solving, and work cooperatively with others. Teams of two will build models, create background scenery, move the Lego® mini-figs between scenes, and add voiceovers to produce their own short film using a Lego® Stop Motion Animation kit.

Monday, January 8. Tea for Teens: Coffee at the WEST Branch of the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12-18: Do you have to have an Americano to start your morning or does your regular coffee order involve more whipped cream, ice, and flavored syrup than actual coffee? Either way, you’re not alone—coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world! Learn more about this popular berry, try different roasts, and experiment with various flavors as you create your perfect cup! Once you’ve settled on your drink, relax, enjoy some snacks, and create a pen holder from a flowerpot and coffee beans.

Monday, January 8.Read to Rover at the WEST Branch of the Vigo County Public Library. All Ages: Share a book with a furry friend from Love on a Leash. These good-natured therapy dogs are eager to listen to your child practice reading aloud in a stress-free setting, complete with cuddles, belly rubs, and ear scratches!

Monday, January 8. Kids’ Bingo Hour at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Everyone’s a winner at Kids Bingo Hour! An easy-to-learn, interactive game, bingo boosts your child’s social skills, encourages active listening as they mark off their bingo card, and increases their number and pattern recognition skills. Multiple games will be played, with prizes available for every child.

Tuesdays, January 9, 16, 23, and 30th. Baby Lap Sit Storytime at the WEST branch of the Vigo County Public Library.

Tuesday, January 9. Homeschool Swim and Gym begins at the Vigo County YMCA. Includes 1 hour of swimming!

Tuesday, January 9. Teen Card Club at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12–18: Put your cards on the table at Teen Card Club! Learn the rules of classic card games—including Rummy, Crazy Eights, or Nertz—or try out popular contemporary card games like Exploding Kittens, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, or Happy Salmon in a fun, relaxed environment.

Tuesday, January 9. Train to run a Half Marathon! Spring group training begins January 9th. Registration is open for Wabash Valley Road Runner club membership, which includes Spring group training.

Featured event!

Wednesday, January 10. Meet the Terre Haute Children’s Choir and see if this ensemble is right for you! Pizza, singing, games, and fun!

Wednesday, January 10, 17, 24, and 31. Wink book club at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 7–11: Ross Maloy just wants to blend in with the rest of his seventh-grade class. He doesn’t want to lose his hair. He doesn’t want to lie on a table with a giant laser pointed at his eye. He doesn’t want a giant “get well soon” card singling him out as the “sick kid” at his school. But his diagnosis of a rare eye cancer means that he has to deal with a lot of things that he doesn’t want to—the awkward questions and concerns from his classmates, the sudden interest his crush has taken in him, and the way his friends are pulling away—in Rob Harrell’s Wink. Attending all sessions of Jr. Book Club is not required, but is recommended.

Wednesday, January 10. Pixel Art with Perler Beads at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 8 & Up: Your child can explore their artistic abilities, hone their fine motor skills, and transform colorful beads into vibrant creations to take home at Pixel Art with Perler Beads.

Thursday, January 11 and 25. Story Time at Terre Haute Chick Fil A.

Thursday, January 11. Lego Lab with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Challenge your child’s construction skills, teamwork abilities, and creativity at Lego® Lab! Your child can attempt the monthly challenge or build their own designs. At the end of the evening, spend a few minutes touring everyone’s designs and learn how others solved problems in their own builds. Your child’s design will be part of a month-long display in Youth Services.

Saturday, January 13. Tie the Knot Bridal Tour at White Pine Manor in BRAZIL, IN.

Saturday, January 13. 500 FREE basketball tickets to ISU alumni and fans!

Saturday, January 13. Messy Munchkins with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 0-7: Develop your child’s observational and fine motor skills and encourage their creativity at the Messy Munchkins sensory playtime! Let your child dig through the sensory bins to discover new sensations, allow your infant or toddler to play in the exploratory area, and help them create their own DIY sensory bag.

Saturday, January 13. Dance Clinic with the Northview Marching Nights for K-8th grade.

Saturday, January 13. DIY Sip and Share at the Vigo County Public Library. Even if you don’t know your ch from your sc, you can still learn to crochet at DIY Sip & Share! Practice the basic stitches—like a chain (ch) and single crochet (sc)—while you create colorful granny squares, discover how to use them to create afghans, purses, and more, and sip on a cup of delicious tea! Yarn, needles, and tea will be supplied.

Saturday, January 13. Experience Virtual Reality with Haute Create at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12 & Up: Create intricate clockwork mechanisms, save a fantasy world, become a spy, or travel to distant planets with either the HTC Vive™ or the Meta Quest 2 VR headset.

Saturday, January 13. Lego Lab for Teens with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12–18: Challenge your creativity and meet other Lego® enthusiasts at Lego® Lab for Teens! Work together with friends to complete the monthly project or build your own design.

Saturday, January 13. Grand Opening of Deep Roots Fitness and Wellness. Yoga, bungee, and spin fitness!  Join us for a free preview of the studio and an introduction of our staff, as we raffle off a wellness basket, free class giveaways and more!

Tuesday, January 16. Napoleon Dynamite Live at Rose Hulman.

Tuesday, January 16. Learn and Play 5-Minute Games at the Teen Space at the Vigo County Public Library.Ages 12–18: Do you have what it takes to recover the priceless, missing MacGuffin or defeat the dungeon boss and escape? You’d better hurry—you and your friends must race against the clock together to win in these fast-paced, chaotic games! In 5-Minute Mystery, study the scenes, gather clues using the Codex, and eliminate possible suspects to capture the thief. In 5-Minute Dungeon, pick your hero and play cards to overcome obstacles, monsters, and challenges before the timer runs out.

Wednesday, January 17. Maker Hour: Winter Wonderland. Ages 9 & Up: Warm up with the West Branch Library’s Maker Cart! Grow your own crystallized snowflake using common household items or make a decorative snow globe to take home.

Wednesdays, January 17 and 31. Decks, dice, and dominoes at the WEST branch of the Vigo County Public Library. Challenge friends and fellow enthusiasts to card, board, and tile games at Decks, Dice & Dominoes! Whether you’re a cunning tactician, a master bluffer, or a secret grandmaster, you can indulge in timeless traditional games like Euchre, chess, or dominoes, or discover new classics, including Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, or Kingdomino!

Thursday, January 18. MagiKids at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 8–18: Start your child on the journey to becoming a powerful wizard with Magic: The Gathering, a turn-based trading card game, and MagiKids! Developed to introduce young players to the concepts of Magic: The Gathering, MagiKids encourages participants to sort and build their own custom deck of spells, creatures, and artifacts before they challenge other players to a game that relies on skill just as much as luck and that encourages them to use critical thinking skills to overcome the pitfalls of random chance.

Featured event!

Wednesday, January 10. Meet the Terre Haute Children’s Choir and see if this ensemble is right for you! Pizza, singing, games, and fun!

Wednesday, January 10, 17, 24, and 31. Wink book club at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 7–11: Ross Maloy just wants to blend in with the rest of his seventh-grade class. He doesn’t want to lose his hair. He doesn’t want to lie on a table with a giant laser pointed at his eye. He doesn’t want a giant “get well soon” card singling him out as the “sick kid” at his school. But his diagnosis of a rare eye cancer means that he has to deal with a lot of things that he doesn’t want to—the awkward questions and concerns from his classmates, the sudden interest his crush has taken in him, and the way his friends are pulling away—in Rob Harrell’s Wink. Attending all sessions of Jr. Book Club is not required, but is recommended.

Wednesday, January 10. Pixel Art with Perler Beads at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 8 & Up: Your child can explore their artistic abilities, hone their fine motor skills, and transform colorful beads into vibrant creations to take home at Pixel Art with Perler Beads.

Thursday, January 11 and 25. Story Time at Terre Haute Chick Fil A.

Thursday, January 11. Lego Lab with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Challenge your child’s construction skills, teamwork abilities, and creativity at Lego® Lab! Your child can attempt the monthly challenge or build their own designs. At the end of the evening, spend a few minutes touring everyone’s designs and learn how others solved problems in their own builds. Your child’s design will be part of a month-long display in Youth Services.

Saturday, January 13. Tie the Knot Bridal Tour at White Pine Manor in BRAZIL, IN.

Saturday, January 13. 500 FREE basketball tickets to ISU alumni and fans!

Saturday, January 13. Messy Munchkins with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 0-7: Develop your child’s observational and fine motor skills and encourage their creativity at the Messy Munchkins sensory playtime! Let your child dig through the sensory bins to discover new sensations, allow your infant or toddler to play in the exploratory area, and help them create their own DIY sensory bag.

Saturday, January 13. Dance Clinic with the Northview Marching Nights for K-8th grade.

Saturday, January 13. DIY Sip and Share at the Vigo County Public Library. Even if you don’t know your ch from your sc, you can still learn to crochet at DIY Sip & Share! Practice the basic stitches—like a chain (ch) and single crochet (sc)—while you create colorful granny squares, discover how to use them to create afghans, purses, and more, and sip on a cup of delicious tea! Yarn, needles, and tea will be supplied.

Saturday, January 13. Experience Virtual Reality with Haute Create at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12 & Up: Create intricate clockwork mechanisms, save a fantasy world, become a spy, or travel to distant planets with either the HTC Vive™ or the Meta Quest 2 VR headset.

Saturday, January 13. Lego Lab for Teens with the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12–18: Challenge your creativity and meet other Lego® enthusiasts at Lego® Lab for Teens! Work together with friends to complete the monthly project or build your own design.

Saturday, January 13. Grand Opening of Deep Roots Fitness and Wellness. Yoga, bungee, and spin fitness!  Join us for a free preview of the studio and an introduction of our staff, as we raffle off a wellness basket, free class giveaways and more!

Tuesday, January 16. Napoleon Dynamite Live at Rose Hulman.

Tuesday, January 16. Learn and Play 5-Minute Games at the Teen Space at the Vigo County Public Library.Ages 12–18: Do you have what it takes to recover the priceless, missing MacGuffin or defeat the dungeon boss and escape? You’d better hurry—you and your friends must race against the clock together to win in these fast-paced, chaotic games! In 5-Minute Mystery, study the scenes, gather clues using the Codex, and eliminate possible suspects to capture the thief. In 5-Minute Dungeon, pick your hero and play cards to overcome obstacles, monsters, and challenges before the timer runs out.

Wednesday, January 17. Maker Hour: Winter Wonderland. Ages 9 & Up: Warm up with the West Branch Library’s Maker Cart! Grow your own crystallized snowflake using common household items or make a decorative snow globe to take home.

Wednesdays, January 17 and 31. Decks, dice, and dominoes at the WEST branch of the Vigo County Public Library. Challenge friends and fellow enthusiasts to card, board, and tile games at Decks, Dice & Dominoes! Whether you’re a cunning tactician, a master bluffer, or a secret grandmaster, you can indulge in timeless traditional games like Euchre, chess, or dominoes, or discover new classics, including Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, or Kingdomino!

Thursday, January 18. MagiKids at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 8–18: Start your child on the journey to becoming a powerful wizard with Magic: The Gathering, a turn-based trading card game, and MagiKids! Developed to introduce young players to the concepts of Magic: The Gathering, MagiKids encourages participants to sort and build their own custom deck of spells, creatures, and artifacts before they challenge other players to a game that relies on skill just as much as luck and that encourages them to use critical thinking skills to overcome the pitfalls of random chance

Friday, January 19. Kids Bad Art Night at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Let your child paint with their fingers, color outside the lines, and create wild, imaginative art without worrying about how “good” they are at it! At Kids Bad Art Night, the rules are meant to be broken.

Friday, January 19. Winter Warmup Soup Supper with Wabash Activity Center.

Friday, January 19. Wallace and Gromit: Members Only Sneak Peek at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum.

Saturday, January 20. Early Bird Registration Deadline for spring soccer with Vigo County Youth Soccer Association!

VCYSA (partnered with Indy Eleven) has officially opened registration for the spring season!

Sign up today to take advantage of early bird registration until January 20th!

Click HERE for Recreational Soccer Registration and Info.

Click HERE for KiddieKicks registration!

They also have an adult league!

Saturday, January 20. Read to Rover at the Vigo County Public Library. All Ages: Share a book with a furry friend from Love on a Leash. These good-natured therapy dogs are eager to listen to your child practice reading aloud in a stress-free setting, complete with cuddles, belly rubs, and ear scratches!

Saturday, January 20. Lego Stop Motion Animation for Teens at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 12–18: Build your own Lego® movie, from character casting to creating movement, with Lego® Stop Motion Animation for Teens! Team up to design your set, direct the action, and add voiceovers to your own short film using Lego® mini-figs and the Lego® Stop Motion Animation kit. Final products will be viewed on a projection screen.

Saturday, January 20. Brew Lab: Create the Perfect Cup with Federal Coffee + Fine Foods. Coffee lovers unite! Kris Kraut, owner of Federal Coffee + Fine Food, will take you through the science and art of crafting the perfect cup—from selecting your brewing method to the impact of the water you use on the flavor of your beans.

Saturday, January 22. Homeschool Hang Out at the Vigo County Public Library. Ages 6–11: Meet with other homeschool families and complete educational STEAM projects and crafts at Home School Hangout! Every month is a new project for you and your family to enjoy as you explore science together. This January, chill out with two icy experiments: create instant ice using bottled water, ice cubes, and a jar, and then practice your ice-fishing skills using salt and string.