See the Spectacle Here2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Looking for the perfect place to view the eclipse? French Lick Resort is squarely in the path of totality, and it’s totally worth the trip to see this rare solar spectacle.

A few rooms are still available for this once-in-a-lifetime event, and on April 8 the resort will be open to the public for outdoor viewing and other special eclipse activities and features.

Designated Viewing Locations

Pete Dye Pavilion

Please note this is a premium experience available exclusively to overnight guests. If you have reservations with us, you received an email with information about how to upgrade to this option.
• Spectacular panoramic hilltop viewing at our Pete Dye Course
• Free gift and complimentary viewing glasses
• Solar eclipse merchandise shop
• Cabana Café food truck and cash bar
• DJ entertainment and music
• Face painting and kids’ T-shirt painting activity
• Putting green and cornhole
• Eclipse photo station

East Park at West Baden Springs Hotel

Open to resort guests and the public from 1pm - 5pm
• Complimentary viewing glasses
• Solar eclipse merchandise shop
• Smokin Browns food truck (11am - 5pm)
• DJ entertainment and music
• Face painting and kids’ T-shirt painting activity
• Cornhole tournaments (1pm & 4pm)
• Pickleball
• Eclipse photo station

Front Lawn at French Lick Springs Hotel

Open to resort guests and the public from 1pm - 5pm
• Complimentary viewing glasses
• Solar eclipse merchandise shop
• Bounce house and lawn games
• DJ entertainment and music
• Inside the Activities Center: popcorn and snow cones, cosmic slime, kids’ T-shirt painting activity
• Cornhole tournaments (1pm & 4pm)
• Face painting
• Eclipse photo station

More To Experience

CRUSH BON JOVI EXPERIENCE FRIDAY, APRIL 5 • 8PM

Exhibition Hall
Doors open at 6pm

The party gets rockin’ and rollin’ with a concert Friday night! CRUSH has been wowing audiences with its live stage show and authentic musical renditions of Bon Jovi’s greatest hits for the better part of a decade, delivering full-on, no-holds-barred performances of all the big hits like “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “It’s My Life,” “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

Please arrive early so you can quickly pass through security.
All bags/backpacks/purses will be inspected and security wands will be utilized before entering the show.
Prohibited items include: weapons, professional cameras, audio or video recording devices, and glass bottles.
Sealed alcoholic beverages will be confiscated. However, plastic cups will be available for transfer of open bottles.
Management reserves the right to cancel or modify all promotions and events without notice.

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Take the Cosmic Cocktail Tour

From April 5-8, our restaurants and other resort venues will be featuring themed cocktails, including the Suntini, Solar Eclipse of the Heart and the Space Invader. Pick up a tour map at any hotel front desk or concierge, and collect four stamps to receive an eclipse-themed gift while supplies last.

Cocktail Tour Map

Pick up a limited edition bottle of bourbon

Special eclipse-themed etched bottles of French Lick Woodford Reserve will be available at all three hotels. Purchase at Ballard’s Bar at West Baden Springs Hotel, or through in-room dining at French Lick Springs Hotel and Valley Tower Hotel.

Limited Edition Poker Chip

Take home a commemorative eclipse casino chip, available exclusively at French Lick Casino from Friday through Monday while supplies last. Purchase your chip at table games or the casino cashier.

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SOLAR GIVEAWAY SUNDAY, APRIL 7

2pm - 6:30pm
Grand prize drawing at 7pm

A once-in-a-lifetime event deserves one of our biggest giveaways of the year – win your share of up to $100,000! We’ll start the day by drawing a total of 50 winners, each receiving $500 in French Lick Rewards. One lucky grand prize winner is guaranteed $5,000 in rewards and $2,500 cash, and will play for a chance to multiply those winnings by 10 for a total of $75,000! Be eligible to win by actively gaming with your card inserted at any slot machine, or playing table games with an open rating.

More Eclipse Day Fun

“No Sun” Family Fun Run & Walk
Monday, April 8
9am • Complimentary
Lace ‘em up for a family-friendly 5K, starting outside the Exhibition Hall entrance. All ages and paces welcome.

Star Gazing Dome
Sunday, April 7 • 2pm - 5pm • West Baden Springs Hotel • Atrium
Monday, April 8 • Noon - 6pm • Event Center • Windsor Ballroom C
$5 admission

Solar Passports
The ticket to kid-friendly eclipse fun! Enjoy face painting, T-shirt activity, star gazing dome, snacks, bounce house and cosmic slime. Purchase passports on April 8 at the Activities Center, or merchandise tents at viewing areas.

We're in the Perfect Spot

French Lick Resort is in the path of totality — which means there is 100% coverage of the sun and the sky darkens as if it were dawn or dusk. Our duration of totality is 3 minutes and 5 seconds between 3:04 and 3:07 pm. A partial eclipse is visible for 2 hours and 34 minutes, starting at 1:48 and ending at 4:22 in the afternoon.

More Eclipse Fun Locally

Our local communities also have big plans for the eclipse, including:

• Live music, beer garden and pizza at Visit French Lick West Baden Visitors Center
• Viewing Party in downtown French Lick
• Eclipse Music Party at Legendz Bar & Grill in French Lick
• Solar Eclipse Bash in Paoli
• Eclipse Watch Party in Orleans

Staying with us for the Eclipse?

Let our Experience Design Team make your weekend stay even more memorable.

Whether it’s assisting with reservations for resort amenities and activities, or arranging an entire 3-day itinerary for your whole group — leave all those details to us. The best part: our Experience Design service is 100% free of charge.

Management reserves the right to modify or cancel all promotions and events without notice.