Fishers, IN Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Unlike its land-use and lighting rules, Fishers' codified Code of Ordinances does not establish general park operating hours - Chapter 96 (Parks and Recreation) deals with park impact fees rather than closing times. Park hours are instead set and posted administratively by the Fishers Parks Department for individual parks (commonly open from roughly dawn/7 a.m. until dusk or about 10 p.m.), and visitors should rely on the posted signage at each park. For minors, the enforceable late-night restriction is the curfew. Fishers Code Chapter 131 (Curfew) sets local curfew hours: under Sec. 131.03, a child younger than 15 may not be in a public place after 11:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. on any day, and Sec. 131.02 addresses children 15, 16, and 17 years of age. These mirror Indiana's statewide curfew statute, IC 31-37-3: a child 15 through 17 commits a curfew violation by being in a public place between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday or Sunday, after 11 p.m. on Sunday-Thursday, or before 5 a.m. Monday-Friday (IC 31-37-3-2); a child under 15 violates curfew by being in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. any day (IC 31-37-3-3). Indiana also lets a city advance the curfew by up to two hours by ordinance if the standard time is later than reasonable for public safety (IC 31-37-3-4). A public park is a public place, so these curfew limits apply there. For specific park closing times, always check the posted hours at the individual Fishers park.