Indy Indie
Book Crawl
March 19-22/2026
What is it?
Indy Indie Book Crawl is a four-day annual event in the Indianapolis area that encourages book lovers to visit as many independent bookstores as possible in one weekend.
- March 18Kick Off Party (sold out)
- March 19-22Book Crawl
- March 26Contest Submission Due
(by end of day) - March 28Prize Winner Announced
How it works
Participating stores will stamp your bookmark. The more locations you visit, the greater your chances to win! No purchase necessary.
- 01Pick up your bookmark and bingo card from any participating store starting March 19th, or at the kick off party.
- 02Visit as many locations as you can to collect stamps for your bookmark. Each stamp is one entry for a Book Crawl Grand Prize.
- 03Complete optional activities to fill out your bingo card. Each bingo is one entry for a Bingo Prize.
- 04After your crawl, complete this form to be entered in the prize drawing by end of the day on 3/26. Be sure to keep your bookmark and bingo card for verification!
- 05Winners will be drawn at random and announced on Saturday 3/28.
Prizes
Grand Prizes (3)
Each grand prize is a bundle of bookstore gift cards, merch, and books.
Bingo Prizes
- Bottleworks Hotel1 night stay
- Indianapolis Propylaeum1 night stay + tour for 2
- Ripple Boulder2 $25 entry passes
- Speakeasy Soccer2 league passes
- Bike People & Neverhome Coffee"Cultural Trail" bike service + coffee beverage
- Zine Machinezine pack
- Jone Greaveszine pack
- Sarabande Booksbook package
- Live Nation Indiana2 tickets for five Old National Center shows (Earlybirds Club Dance Party, Biffy Clyro, Morgan Jay, and The Midnight)
- Smoking Goosegift basket
- Shake Upcase of shake up
- Kismetic Brewinggift card
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