Best Things Indianapolis winners announced: Best Things to Do

After more than two months of nominating and voting — 6,000 nominations and nearly 100,000 votes, to be more exact — we're ready to announce the winners of this year's hiiiiiiiiiighly competitive race for Indy's Best Things. 

But we're not announcing them all just yet! We started last week with the Best Things to Buy categories, and then in a week, we'll reveal the rest of the city's Best Things, in the Best Things to Eat and Drink categories.

Be sure to check back next Mondays for our results, and now we've spent too much time yammering. Without stalling further, here are the Best Things To Do in Indianapolis 2019:

Best Art Gallery

Platinum: Newfields

Gold: Eiteljorg Museum

Best Big Concert Venue

Platinum: Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

Gold: Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park

Best Current Indy Athlete

Platinum: Victor Oladipo

Gold: Andrew Luck

Best Festival or Art Event

Platinum: Irvington Halloween Festival

Gold: Indy Pride

Best Human

Platinum: Shelly Fitzgerald

Gold: Richard Propes

Best Indianapolis Neighborhood

Platinum: Irvington

Gold: Broad Ripple

Best Local Attraction

Platinum: Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Gold: Canal Walk

Best Local Band or Musical Artist

Platinum: Bobby Donnelly 

Gold: Moxxie

Best Local Comedian

Platinum: Lissa Sears

Gold: Ryan Niemiller

Best Local Hip-Hop or DJ

Platinum: O.D.D.I.T.Y

Gold: DJ Gabby Love

Best Local Podcast

Platinum: The Patdown with Ms. Pat

Gold: Crime Junkie

Best Local Visual Artist

Platinum: Jamie Locke

Gold: Satch Artist

Best Mascot

Platinum: Boomer

Gold: Colts Blue

Best Museum

Platinum: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Gold: Newfields

Best Neighborhood Festival

Platinum: Irvington Halloween Festival

Gold: Italian Street Festival

Best Park

Platinum: Eagle Creek Park

Gold: Holliday Park

Best Performance Theater

Platinum: Old National Centre

Gold: Indiana Repertory Theatre

Best Place to Hang Out with Your Dog

Platinum: Metazoa Brewing Co.

Gold: Eagle Creek

Best Radio Personality

Platinum: Dave Smiley

Gold: Josh Arnold

Best Small Concert Venue

Platinum: Hi-Fi Indy

Gold: The Vogue

Best Sports Fan Experience

Platinum: Indianapolis Colts

Gold: Indiana Pacers

Best Summer Camp

Platinum: 100 Black Men of Indianapolis

Gold: Victor Oladipo Basketball ProCamp

Best Trivia Night

Platinum: Books & Brews

Gold: Drag Trivia at Black Circle Brewing Co.

Best TV Personality

Platinum: Brooke Martin

Gold: Meredith Barack