Discover everything happening in Bloomington, Indiana — your go-to guide for festivals, local events, concerts, shopping deals, food specials, and community meetings. Updated regularly to keep you informed on what’s happening around town.
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✅ General Event Calendars
- Visit Bloomington Calendar
- Bloomington Volunteer Network
- Monroe County Public Library – Events / Programs
- The Herald Times – Things to Do
- Bloomingtonian Events
- Indiana University – All Events Calendar
- IDS Calendar (IU Student Events)
- Town Planner – Things to Do in Bloomington, Indiana
- AllEvents – Upcoming in Bloomington
- Eventbrite – Bloomington, IN Events
- let’s go!! – The let’s go! calendar is a monthly events calendar of shows, art openings, cultural events, outdoor activities, film screenings, educational events, parties, and other fun things to do around Bloomington, Indiana.
🎶 Music & Arts Calendars
- WHFB Volunteer Radio Events
- IU Jacobs School of Music Events
- Limestone Post Calendar
- Pillar Arts Happenings
- City of Bloomington – Concerts, Movies, and Plays
🌱 Volunteering Opportunities
- https://www.bloomington.in.gov/volunteer
- City of Bloomington – Parks & Rec Volunteer Event Listing
- City of Bloomington – Volunteer Network Opportunities
🌲 Nature & Outdoor Fun
- Indiana DNR Events at Lake Monroe
- Outdoors Events in State Parks
- Monroe County Parks Guide
- City of Bloomington – Parks & Rec Program Guide – April – August 2025
📚 Libraries & Lifelong Learning
🏛️ City of Bloomington Meetings
A calendar of upcoming city council meetings, commissions, and public hearings.
🌳 Parks & Recreation Events
Programs and activities hosted by Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department.
🎯 Visit Bloomington Featured Events
Major events and festivals happening soon via Visit Bloomington.
- 10/02/2026 to 10/04/2026 – A perennial winner of Bicycling Magazine and the League of American Bicyclists Best Biking in America Awards, the Hilly Hundred Weekend is a classic bicycling event designed for touring cyclists. If
- 10/02/2026 to 10/02/2026 – Bloomington Dance Connections — Welcome Back!Come dance with Bloomington Dance Connections! Join us Friday, October 2, from 7–10 PM at Windfall Dancers for an evening of learning, music, dancing and
- 04/10/2026 to 10/30/2026 – Every Friday from 11 am – 9 pm, enjoy Bloomington's best food trucks in one place: Switchyard Park! This family-friendly event is one of the most beloved B-Town traditions and a must-attend event for
- 10/02/2026 to 10/02/2026 – The Indiana men's basketball program will host an intrasquad scrimmage at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 2, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The event is open to the public, and doors will open at 4:30 p.m.
- 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2026 – First Thursdays showcase the diversity of arts and humanities at IU Bloomington and offer a welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and community members to explore new creative outlets.
- 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2026 – Olivia Wilde directs a side-splitting examination of the compromises sometimes required by adult life and the chance encounters that can shake us out of complacency. This delightfully charming comedy
- 10/01/2026 to 10/03/2026 – Nevere is the brightest young witch at Spellwright School for Wizardry, she's got her best friend Taolo, a slightly annoying familiar Cletus, and her loving-if-out-of-touch mom–so why does she feel
- 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2026 – Do you remember a time when coffee shops would stay open late and you'd get to listen to spoken word or a musician strumming a guitar and singing harmonies from a chair across the room, while sipping
- 10/01/2026 to 10/04/2026 – Indiana’s annual celebration of world music, arts, and culture. A four-day festival for people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds that is supported by countless community partners,
- 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2026 – Doors open at 8:30 show at 9:30, 21+ show.
- 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2026 – Join us for an evening with Edgar Gómez, who will be discussing their books, Alligator Tears and High-Risk Homosexual.
- 10/01/2026 to 12/03/2026 – Please join us for the Cosmic Songwriter Showcase, 7pm at the Blockhouse Bar in Bloomington on the first Thursday of every month. Each curated Showcase features the best of songwriters chosen from
- 09/30/2026 to 09/30/2026 – When a pious television "reporter" Melvin P. Thorpe (Dom DeLuise) threatens to expose Miss Mona's (Dolly Parton) Texas brothel—the Chicken Ranch—to public scandal and close it down for good, she vows
- 09/30/2026 to 09/30/2026 – Doors open at 9 show at 10, 21+ show.
- 09/30/2026 to 10/01/2026 – The essential goal of Conversations in Bloom: A Symposium on Art, Community, and Memory is to create a community forum for talking about community-making through the arts in Bloomington. The
- 08/26/2026 to 12/30/2026 – Bloomington Pub Quiz on Wednesdays at Lennie's. Seating at 8pm, Trivia at 8:30. $10 off bottles of wine. All ages welcome. 1st Place: $50 Gift Card | 2ndPlace: $25 Gift Card | 3rd Place: $15 Gift Card
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