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.
Be sure to check out the many events happening during the crawl!
- 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
- Smoking Goosegift basket
- Shake Upcase of shake up
- Kismetic Brewinggift card
- Alley Cat Ceramicsmug
- Live Nation Indiana2 tickets for five Old National Center shows (Earlybirds Club Dance Party, Biffy Clyro, Morgan Jay, and The Midnight)
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