Life is always special at French Lick Resort with entertaining options available throughout the year. Take advantage of our special offerings and events, and make your resort stay even more memorable.
Whichever holiday is around the corner, there's always a reason to celebrate at French Lick Resort. From Christmas to the Fourth of July, and even Spring Break or Fall Break, we'll make it special. Plan a getaway with us and make some holiday memories.
Event Calendar5pm - 9pm
West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
It’s the true sign the holidays have officially arrived: the annual tree lighting at West Baden Springs Hotel. The ambiance of the hotel’s spectacular atrium and 45-foot-tall tree usher in the holiday season in grand fashion. Enjoy holiday music and Christmas carols and catch a special holiday light show after the tree officially lights up.
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4pm - 9pm
French Lick Casino • Front Lawn
Our annual tree lighting ceremony at French Lick Springs Hotel truly captures the essence of the holidays. The festivities include the lighting of our grand tree, a fireworks display and live music capturing the holiday spirit. Santa Claus is also comin’ to town, so be sure to stick around to meet with St. Nick after the tree is lit.
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French Lick Resort is where the sights, sounds and spirit of the holiday season come to life. Our 50 Days of Lights begin with two grand tree lighting ceremonies, and the holiday hoopla goes all through December with special holiday events and children’s activities. Our halls will be decked with dazzling decorations and a half-million holiday lights brightening the resort.
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This Thanksgiving, leave the cooking to us and enjoy family time at an unforgettable holiday destination. Both of our historic hotels are cooking up impressive Thanksgiving buffets to satisfy every taste.
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5pm • West Baden Springs Hotel
There’s no more luxurious setting to ring in 2025. Spend New Year’s Eve under the dome with live entertainment and dancing, late-night snacks and dessert, photo booth, party favors and a welcome gift at check-in. Raise a glass with a Champagne toast at midnight, and when the festivities wind down, settle in with overnight accommodations at West Baden Springs Hotel. Make your getaway extra special by adding a $200 dining credit, valid at any restaurant resort-wide. Cocktail attire required.
7pm • French Lick Springs Hotel
French Lick Springs Hotel has the ultimate celebration planned for New Year’s Eve. The evening kicks off with a buffet dinner in the Hoosier Ballroom, and our “Arctic Elegance” themed party rolls on in the Exhibition Hall with live musical entertainment, party favors, photo booths and a midnight Champagne toast to usher in 2025. The package also includes two drink tickets per person and cozy accommodations at French Lick Springs Hotel. Cocktail attire recommended.
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6:30pm - 12:30am
Event Center • Windsor Ballroom
For ages 6-12 • $50 per child
Pre-registration required: call (812) 936-5553
While mom and dad enjoy New Year’s Eve at the resort, kids get a party of their own in a supervised setting. Join our Arctic Expedition celebration and be transported to the North Pole. See the beauty of the Northern Lights in the sky dome and enjoy food, movies, crafts, games and fun. End the night by seeing the ball drop in Times Square at midnight on the big screen.
Booking ahead is recommended for resort events as capacity may be limited. Please call (888) 936-9360 for event updates.
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French Lick Springs Hotel • Event Center Plaza
Don’t miss the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales when they march into French Lick Resort this holiday season. The eight-horse hitch will be harnessed to the iconic turn-of-the-century beer wagon for appearances and photo opportunities at the Event Center Plaza, located between the Event Center entrance and the French Lick Springs Hotel parking garage.
The Clydesdales’ appearances at French Lick Resort are one of hundreds made annually by three teams of traveling hitches based out of operational headquarters at the St. Louis Brewery. The Clydesdales have been the mascot of Anheuser-Busch since 1933 when a team of these majestic horses was presented to August A. Busch Sr. to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. Nearly 90 years later, the celebrity horses are staples of fairs, festivals and sporting events and have marched in two presidential inauguration parades.
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It’s a tradition of holiday giving that started on WDRB News in Louisville, Kentucky — and it’s branching out to French Lick Resort as we assist a small nonprofit making a big impact in our local community.
Join our effort to collect donations for Charlie’s Angels, an Orange County, Indiana charity dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families. Named in memory of Charlie Carnes who lost his battle with cancer in April 2011, Charlie’s Angels has helped hundreds of local families with access to vital treatments, assistance with bill payments, and providing dinners, gas cards, and other financial help to offset expenses of a cancer diagnosis.
100% of funds raised will benefit the Charlie’s Angels charity. You can donate online, or drop your gift in the donation box in front of French Lick Casino.
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6pm - 7:30pm
Activities Center
How 'bout a sweet treat to end the day? Stop by and make s'mores around the fire pit, roasted to perfection just the way you like it.
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West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
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Capture that perfect snapshot for your Christmas card, or gather the family for holiday photos to treasure through the years. Our friends at Bambino International will help you strike the perfect pose, whether you want something fun and casual, or classic and fancy. Come in your formalwear, holiday attire, Sunday best or pajamas, and have West Baden’s spectacular atrium as a magical backdrop for your family photos this season. Sessions are up to 15 minutes each and include your choice of five edited high-resolution digital files with personal printing permissions; additional images and gift prints are also available.
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2pm - 4pm
West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
Just as French Lick Springs Hotel and West Baden Springs Hotel have been treasured by folks in southern Indiana for generations, Coney Island was a Cincinnati institution for more than 150 years. The famed Ohio amusement park closed its doors last year, but nostalgic parkgoers can take a ride through some of the memories in the newly published “To Coney, with Love.” Join authors Katy Mark and Rob Lowe in a signing of their book that captures unique points of view about family, friends and memories that made Coney Island so special to so many.
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West Baden Springs Hotel
This is a weekend to die for! Put on your detective hat for a chilling opportunity to sort through all the red herrings and diabolical clues of a juicy mystery. Settle in for an interactive murder mystery event spread over three days. But don't get too comfortable in your posh surroundings at West Baden Springs Hotel — time is ticking to crack this case and discover whodunit.
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Concerts at French Lick Resort are your chance to experience some of the best artists in the business in an intimate setting. From up-and-coming artists to Grammy-winning acts, a great night of entertainment is closer than you think.
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Event Calendar Know Before You GoThis is the giveaway that keeps on giving. You could win two tickets to every 2025 concert at French Lick Resort, plus a free overnight stay for each one. That’s a whole lot of concert weekends to look forward to, as we expect around nine acts in our 2025 lineup.
You can enter once per day, per email through December 16. Be sure to like or follow our French Lick Resort Entertainment pages on Facebook, X and Instagram for more information as 2025 concerts are finalized and announced.
Contest Rules
• The contest winner receives two free tickets for every concert performance at French Lick Resort during 2025, plus one complimentary room at French Lick Springs Hotel for the night of each performance.
• Contest runs through noon on Monday, December 16. One entry per email, per day is allowed. Must be 21 years or older to enter.
• From the entries received, a winner will be selected at random on the afternoon of December 16. The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond to claim the prize.
• If the winner is unable to attend any of the 2025 shows, they will be allowed to transfer the concert tickets and room to an individual of their choice. The winner must inform French Lick Resort of this trade at least two weeks prior to the show date and provide the full name, date of birth and ZIP code of the person receiving the transfer.
• Concert tickets will be available for pickup at Will Call after 3 p.m. on the day of each show. The winner/individual must provide proof of identification at time of pickup to receive the tickets.
With special guest Ashland Craft • 7pm
Event Center • Exhibition Hall
Doors open at 6pm
VIP Package
Adam Wainwright traded his baseball cap for a cowboy hat, and it’s a whole new ballgame for this rising country music star. Baseball fans know him for clutch pitching performances with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a three-time MLB All-Star and played a pivotal role in 2006 and 2011 World Series titles. Fans can now see a whole new side of Wainwright through his music. Songs on his first album reflect his personal journeys: as a father, a husband, and growing up in the South. Wainwright’s “Hey Y’all” debut album was released in 2024 and includes guidance and musical contributions from Grammy award-winning producer and songwriter Gary Baker.
Ticketmaster is the exclusive ticket provider for the Adam Wainwright concert. Tickets obtained from unauthorized sources may be invalid or counterfeit and if so are void. Please be aware of unsanctioned third parties claiming to sell official concert tickets.
With special guest Frank Ray • 7pm
Event Center • Exhibition Hall
Doors open at 6pm
Bret Michaels knows how to bring the party to the stage. He’s returning to French Lick Resort with Parti-Gras 2.0 — bigger, better and wilder with heavy metal icon Dee Snider. Get ready for a night of all killer hits by Poison and Twisted Sister.
Michaels rocked French Lick in February 2023 when he played the first sold-out show at the 2,500-seat Exhibition Hall. He’s back in 2025 and fans can expect, of course, “Nothin’ But a Good Time” with plenty more Poison fan favorites including “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Something to Believe In” and “Go That Far.” More than three decades after first taking the rock world by storm, a new generation of fans knows Bret from an array of television and film appearances — including the reality competition dating series Rock of Love and a first-place finish on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice 3.
Snider is the voice behind “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock,” which remain enduring anthems of 80s rock. As the lead singer for Twisted Sister, there’s so much more to Dee Snider. He’s starred in reality TV shows including Celebrity Apprentice; MTV’s Rock The Cradle with his son Jesse; Growing Up Twisted, an A&E series featuring the entire Snider family and their Long Island lifestyle; and ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap. He also starred in the hit Broadway musical Rock Of Ages and hosts his own long-running nationally syndicated radio show House Of Hair.
Ticketmaster is the exclusive ticket provider for the Bret Michaels & Dee Snider concert. Tickets obtained from unauthorized sources may be invalid or counterfeit and if so are void. Please be aware of unsanctioned third parties claiming to sell official concert tickets.
Enjoying food and drinks with friends and family is one of life’s simple pleasures that creates a special type of camaraderie. Sip and savor those memories at French Lick Resort. Here you’ll find a palette of food and drink events to please any palate from interactive wine and cocktail events to elegant events under the West Baden Springs Hotel dome. Whatever your taste, an experience awaits.
Event CalendarNovember 23
4pm registration • 4:30pm - 6:30pm painting
West Baden Springs Hotel • Caddy Sinclair Room
$80 per person • Reservations required: (812) 936-5579
Enjoy step-by-step instruction for painting your canvas while you relax, sip and paint along with an experienced and enthusiastic artist. You will leave with a one-of-a-kind creation and newfound talent.
12:30pm tour/2pm tea & 1:30pm tour/3pm tea
West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
$68 adults • $35 children 12 and younger
Reservations required: (812) 936-5579
Embark on a 70-minute historical tour of West Baden Springs Hotel. You’ll be fascinated with the rich and entertaining legends and stories that are a part of the history of this elegant turn-of-the-century hotel. Then refresh yourself with a proper afternoon tea in the atrium featuring finger sandwiches, petit fours and scones served with a tasteful selection of gourmet teas.
2pm & 3pm seatings
West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
$50 adults • $25 children 12 and younger
Reservations required: (812) 936-5579
Pinkies up for a truly elegant experience. Enjoy a proper afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, scones and other sweet and savory treats, and choose from a selection of gourmet teas. With the soothing sounds of live harp music accompanying tea, you’ll feel like royalty while savoring the ambiance of West Baden Springs Hotel.
Enjoy musical entertainment all throughout French Lick Resort. Experience the ambiance of West Baden Springs Hotel with live music in the atrium or the cool vibes of the DJ at the French Lick Springs Hotel pool, and be sure to catch special seasonal performances.
Event CalendarFrench Lick Springs Hotel
Get in a weekend state of mind with musical entertainment, featuring acoustic guitar, piano or other live acts. Grab a drink from the nearby lobby bar, kick back and savor the ambiance of some mellow tunes.
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9pm – Midnight
West Baden Springs Hotel • Library
Jazz connoisseurs and music lovers alike will savor the smooth, sultry sounds of the Late Night Jazz Club. Swing and sway to well-known jazz standards along with big band, bebop and blues every weekend. Give us some time and we’ll put you in a jazz state of mind!
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5pm - 9pm
West Baden Springs Hotel
It’s the music you love through the ages, performed by acts ranging from jazz trios to our piano soloist. Each night brings a special treat with musical acts covering nearly 100 years of classics from big band standards to the mellow hits of the '90s with some soul, hip hop and R&B rolled in. Relax with an appetizer or cocktail in the atrium while these tunes provide the perfect way to wind down your day.
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