Night of Vonnegut 2025

About This Event

The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) invites you to celebrate the legacy of  bestselling author, artist, peace advocate, and free speech champion at this year’s  Night of Vonnegut. On October 18th, 2025, at 6:30 PM, (Doors open at 6), KVML hosts an early  birthday party for Kurt Vonnegut and an evening of fun at Hampton Homewood in downtown  Indianapolis. Sponsor Night of Vonnegut and help us continue to champion Kurt Vonnegut’s  legacy and serve as a cultural and education resource unique to the nation.

This year’s Silent Auction features 28 incredible items, including concert tickets to The Vogue, Indianapolis Ballet’s Nutcracker tickets, Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop course packages, signed sports memorabilia from Frank Thomas, Peyton Manning, and Ernie Banks, original artwork, a KVML gift basket, and much more! Explore it all, place your bids, and support the museum that champions free expression and the power of storytelling.

View All Auction Items → https://www.32auctions.com/NOV2025

General Ticket and Sponsorship Packages:
*** VIP experience is limited to the first 50 people! ***

Individual Ticket - $150

• One general admission ticket to the Night of Vonnegut event

Individual Ticket and VIP Experience - $250

• One general admission ticket to the Night of Vonnegut event

• VIP experience, including a pre-event reception at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (two blocks away from the Night of Vonnegut event venue)

Table for 8 - $1,000

• 8 complimentary tickets to the Night of Vonnegut event

Tralfamadorian Troop - $1,250

• Name or logo displayed at the event

• Name or logo displayed in event program

• 8 complimentary tickets to the Night of Vonnegut event

• SWAG bag featuring Kurt Vonnegut themed merchandise

Children’s Crusade - $2,500

• Name or logo included in marketing materials such as the ticket link, Facebook and event e-blasts

• Name or logo on KVML website for six months

• Name or logo included in event program

• Name or logo displayed at the event

• 8 complimentary tickets to the Night of Vonnegut event

• *** VIP experience, including a pre-event reception at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (two blocks away from the Night of Vonnegut event venue) ***

• SWAG bag featuring Kurt Vonnegut themed merchandise

Rosewater Circle - $5,000

• 8 copies of “A Man Without a Country” signed by Lewis Black

• Name or logo included in marketing materials such as news release, ticket link, Facebook, event flier, e-newsletters and event e-blasts

• Name or logo on KVML website for one year

• Name or logo included in event program

• Name or logo displayed at the event

• 8 complimentary tickets to the Night of Vonnegut event

• *** VIP experience, including a pre-event reception at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (two blocks away from the Night of Vonnegut event venue) ***

• SWAG bag featuring Kurt Vonnegut themed merchandise

• Parking at the venue for everyone at your table

Thank you for your support of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.
To sponsor our event, please make a donation at vonnegutlibrary.org/donate, mail a
check to KMVL at 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202 with “Attn: Julia
Whitehead/Night of Vonnegut Sponsorship” in the memo line, or contact KVML Founder
and CEO, Julia Whitehead, for more information at
julia.whitehead@vonnegutlibrary.org.
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. EIN 27-0825749.