The clock the show publishes
The Christmas Gift + Hobby Show runs Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 November 2026 in the West Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1202 E. 38th St. Doors open at 10 a.m. on all five days. Wednesday and Thursday close at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 5 p.m. The five sessions hold 45 hours of show floor.
The ticket ladder dates the demand
An advance adult ticket costs $12.00 plus a $1.00 service fee through 10 November. From opening day the online price is $14.00 plus the fee, and the door price is $14.00. Seniors 65 and over pay $10.00 at the door with an ID. Children 12 and under enter free. The organiser dates a box-office window, Girls Night Out at $7.00, to Friday 13 November from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Two free-admission days sit in the same week: Hero Day on Wednesday 11 November for veterans, active-duty military, police, fire and first responders, and Teacher Day on Sunday 15 November for teachers and school staff.
The booking route the organiser publishes
The show names five properties and one vacation-rental operator. Comfort Inn East Indy at 2295 N. Shadeland Avenue. Staybridge Suites Indianapolis-Fishers at 9780 Crosspoint Blvd. Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at 8980 River Crossing Blvd. Candlewood Suites Indianapolis NE at 8111 Bash Street. Hampton Inn NE Castleton at 6817 East 82nd Street. Hampton Inn & Suites carries group code HOB beside the line Reserve today for 20% Off, and the link resolves to a Hilton deeplink carrying group code CHHHOB, property code INDKEHX, a 10 November arrival and a 16 November departure. Lazy Sunday Rentals publishes code LAZYINDYCHRISTMASSHOW for 10 percent off a direct booking.
What a revenue desk can read
The route carries two discount codes, no rate against a date, no cut-off date, no room count and no pickup pace. The booking runs through each property's own channel. The Fairgrounds campground publishes $30.00 plus tax per day with a hook-up and $20.00 plus tax without, at 317-927-7500. The venue's camping page dates full hook-up sites to April through October and electric-only hook-ups to November through March, when the dump station is closed, so a mid-November stay sits in the electric-only season. Check-in runs 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and check-out is 12 p.m.
The trip from the gate
Straight-line reads from 1202 E. 38th St. put Comfort Inn East Indy at 5.06 miles, Hampton Inn & Suites at 6.31 miles, Candlewood Suites at 6.82 miles and Hampton Inn NE Castleton at 6.94 miles. The Staybridge Suites address at 9780 Crosspoint Blvd did not resolve in the address index. The show's FAQ states there is no shuttle service available at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Parking on the grounds costs $10.00 per day per car, and the venue accepts cash and credit cards. The venue lists four main gates on 38th Street, 42nd Street and Fall Creek Parkway.
The discount list as a demand map
Ace Hardware coupons take $4.00 off the box-office price from 15 October 2026 at 27 participating stores. The list runs from Indianapolis and Carmel to Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, Brownsburg, Plainfield, Greenwood, Martinsville, New Palestine, Southport, Tipton, Rockville, Covington, West Lebanon, Monticello, Crawfordsville, Winamac, Brazil, Lafayette, West Lafayette, New Castle and Terre Haute. The coupon radius reaches Winamac and Terre Haute, which is a wide drive-in draw for a five-day run.
The desk that carries a clock
The show office answers at 317.927.1469, and the organiser states that number is reachable from 9 to 15 November 2026. The FAQ routes a guest who wants a second day to the show manager in that office, and it names Wednesday, Thursday and the evenings as the quiet windows.