Published November 12, 2026
Brownsburg, IN This Week: Events & Openings (Nov 11)
Brownsburg's second Wawa opens Thursday, Nov. 12, on County Road 300 North, with free hot coffee through Nov. 15. Lincolnwood Park hosts a free drive-in showing of Elf on Nov. 20. On the development side, Centennial Sections 2 and 3 and a Dutch Bros site on County Road 600 North were up for final drainage approval at the county on Nov. 10.
Things to do in Brownsburg this week
Free coffee, a free movie and a few ways to pitch in before Thanksgiving.
- Thu, Nov. 12, 7:55 AM: Wawa grand opening. The new store at 9559 E. County Road 300 N. opens with T-shirts for the first 100 customers and free hot coffee, any size, through Nov. 15. ↗ details
- Sat, Nov. 14, noon to 2:30 PM: Hunger Games Party. A themed party for tweens, teens and adults at the Brownsburg Public Library. ↗ details
- Sun, Nov. 15, 6 to 9 PM: Adult Open Gym. Basketball and pickleball for ages 18 and up at Harris Academy Gymnasium, 725 S. Green St. $5 per visit. ↗ details
- Wed, Nov. 18, 11:30 AM: Chamber luncheon honoring veterans. Navy veteran Billy Staley speaks at the Brownsburg Fire Territory, 470 E. Northfield Dr. $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers, and veterans attend free. ↗ register
- Thu, Nov. 19: Santa Shoppe. Kids ages 4 to 12 shop for family gifts on their own at the library in short registered sessions. Gifts are $5 each, up to 5 per child. ↗ register
- Fri, Nov. 20, 9 AM to noon: Treesgiving. Help Brownsburg Parks plant native trees in Williams Park, 940 S. Locust Lane. No experience needed. ↗ volunteer
- Fri, Nov. 20, 7 PM: Drive-in movie, Elf. Trivia before the movie and popcorn during it at Lincolnwood Park, 315 W. Main St. Free! ↗ details
- Sat, Nov. 21, 9 AM: Morning bird hike. A parks naturalist leads a walk on the White Lick Creek Greenway's paved trail and boardwalk off Twin Street. Free, and binoculars are encouraged. ↗ details
New businesses and openings
- Wawa, 9559 E. County Road 300 N. Brownsburg's second Wawa opens Nov. 12. The first opened on Garner Road in 2025. ↗ news
- Simply Accessible Medicine, 24 N. Grant St. The new medical office just north of Main Street holds an open house from 8 AM to 6 PM on Thursday, Nov. 19, with a chamber ribbon cutting at 11 AM. Parking is limited and in back. ↗ chamber
- OC Fitness, 55 S. Adams St. The group fitness gym, in Brownsburg for 10 years, has moved to a new home under a new ownership team and celebrated with a ribbon cutting. ↗ town news
- Kroger, Green Street and Northfield Drive. The Town Council approved zoning on Oct. 22 for a second Brownsburg Kroger with a fuel center, capped at 77,000 square feet. It still needs development review and permits before construction. ↗ news
- Holiday Inn Express, Heritage Business Center. The 87-room hotel won plan commission approval on Oct. 26. Construction is expected to start in spring 2027. ↗ news
What's being built
From this month's town, county and school board agendas. An item on an agenda is up for review, not approved yet.
- Centennial Sections 2 and 3, west side of County Road 900 E. Final drainage approval for both sections (S-03-25-A and S-03-25-B) was back on the County Drainage Board's Nov. 10 agenda after an October continuance. ↗ drainage board agenda
- Dutch Bros, County Road 600 N east of County Road 900 E. Final drainage approval for the site (S-19-26) was on the same Nov. 10 Drainage Board agenda. ↗ drainage board agenda
- Wawa car wash, 9245 E. County Road 300 N. A use variance and special exception for a car wash had advertised public hearings at the Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 9. We'll share the outcome once the minutes post. ↗ BZA agenda
- 1630 S. Green St.: Indy Champs and a barbershop. The same Nov. 9 BZA agenda had hearings for an indoor sports training facility (Suite F) and a barbershop (Suite G) in a light industrial building. ↗ BZA agenda
- Brownsburg High School windows and re-roofing. A recommendation to award the construction contracts was on the school board's Nov. 9 agenda, after bids were opened Oct. 22. ↗ school board packet
- Cold Stone Creamery and Pana Donuts, 124 E. Northfield Dr. Both tenant buildouts are listed as active construction projects in the Fire Territory's October report to the Town Council. ↗ council packet
- B&O Trail bridge decking, Raceway Road to Green Street. Replacement is about halfway done. The bridge nearest Hornaday Road is finished, and the one near Raceway Road will be scheduled separately. ↗ council packet
Jake's take
A lot of this week's news sits in one corner of the map, around County Road 300 North and County Road 900 East. There's a new Wawa opening, a car wash in front of the zoning board, and two more Centennial sections working through county review. When homes and everyday stops show up in the same area at the same time, buyers tend to notice. Own a home nearby and wondering what that means for you? I'm happy to run the numbers!
Frequently asked questions
When does the new Wawa in Brownsburg open?
Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9559 E. County Road 300 N. Free hot coffee in any size runs through Nov. 15, and the first 100 customers get a T-shirt. It's Brownsburg's second Wawa. The first opened on Garner Road in 2025.
What's being built in Brownsburg right now?
Centennial Sections 2 and 3 and a Dutch Bros on County Road 600 N went before the county drainage board on Nov. 10. A second Kroger at Green Street and Northfield Drive has zoning approval, an 87-room Holiday Inn Express is expected to start construction in spring 2027, and Cold Stone Creamery and Pana Donuts are building out on Northfield Drive.
What free things are there to do in Brownsburg in November?
Brownsburg Parks hosts a free drive-in showing of Elf at Lincolnwood Park on Nov. 20, with trivia and popcorn. That same morning you can help plant native trees at Williams Park, and on Nov. 21 a parks naturalist leads a free bird hike on the White Lick Creek Greenway.
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