The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C18H13N3S, is build up from two independent molecules slightly inclined to each other. In each molecule, the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ring system is almost planar, with the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.022 (1) Å in the first molecule and 0.018 (1) Å in the second molecule. The fused-ring system belonging to the first molecule makes dihedral angles of 24.06 (7) and 40.52 (8)° with the thiophenyl and phenyl rings, respectively. The corresponding values observed in the second molecule are nearly the same, namely 25.20 (7) and 38.99 (7)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the thiophenyl and phenyl rings is 63.47 (9)° in the first molecule and 47.49 (9)° in the second. The cohesion of the crystal structure is ensured by two C—H...N hydrogen bonds between molecules and by three C—H...π interactions, forming a three-dimensional network.