It’s Friends of Indy Animals’ biggest annual fundraising event.

A late-October evening of music, great food and drink, a silent auction, and all sorts of Halloween fun, all supporting the work of Friends of Indy Animals and Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS).

You can sip a Tito’s signature cocktail, enjoy great food, check out the adoptable dogs strutting their stuff in our Halloween costume runway show, enjoy the musical stylings of Bob Schneider, and learn about all the ways Friends of Indy Animals helps the animals of IACS and the people who care for them.

Howl & Wine, presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, is where you’ll find a big crowd that really believes saving the lives of stray, abandoned and abused animals in Indianapolis is important.

Kristin Hancock and Elaine Thiel came by the “Life.Style.Live!” studio to talk about the event.

They also brought Duke, an adoptable pup looking for a forever home.

Friends of Indy Animals is a 501(c)3 that partners with Indianapolis Animal Care Services to provide financial support for emergency medical care, shelter diversion programs, training, vaccines, spay/neuter, and community cat programs. Indianapolis Animal Care Services, the only animal shelter in Marion County required by law to take in all animals regardless of breed, health conditions, or circumstances.

Friends of Indy Animals helps IACS promote the safety, health, and adoption of close to 9,000 homeless animals every year.  

If you plan to go to the Taylor Swift concert on Nov. 1, 2 or 3, make sure you have a plan for getting to and from Lucas Oil Stadium.

Upwards of 200,000 people are expected to be in downtown Indianapolis over the three nights of concerts, meaning lots of congested roads, high rideshare prices and the potential for travel headaches.

While you can use public transportation to get to the concerts, the same lines may not be running after late night shows.

A spokesperson for IndyGo said bus schedules and routes would not be changed the weekend Swift is in town.

Here’s what to know about IndyGo travel options.

How late does IndyGo run?

Swift’s concerts typically run more than three hours not including the opening act. Assuming an 8 p.m. start time, that means concerts will likely let out around 11:30 p.m. Here’s what IndyGo public transit options are available that late at night.

The Red and Purple Lines

Red Line buses run every 15 to 20 minutes and have many stops downtown not too far of a walk to the stadium. Purple Line buses, which started running Oct. 13, stop downtown at the transit center and the Statehouse.

On Friday and Saturdays, the Red Line runs south to County Line Road and north to 66th Street until 1 a.m., leaving plenty of time to get home after the concert. Likewise, the Purple Line runs northeast to Fort Ben until 1 a.m.

But fans who take the Red or Purple Line to the concert on Nov. 3 should plan a different way home. Both rapid bus lines stop running at 10 p.m. on Sundays.

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Bus routes

Bus routes will operate as normal Nov. 1, 2 and 3. Most routes run until midnight every night.

Find bus routes and schedules on IndyGo’s website.

What about rideshares?

City officials say they are working with rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to make pick-up and drop-off as smooth as possible. Still, plan extra time to get to the stadium and expect to wait after the concert for available drivers due to surge pricing on the apps.

Keep an eye out for more details on dedicated areas for rideshare services and passenger pick-up outside Lucas Oil Stadium.

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Alysa Guffey covers growth and development for IndyStar. Contact her at amguffey@gannett.com or on X: @AlysaGuffeyNews.

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