Monday, November 21, 2022
Top December Events
Categories: Family Fun, General, Events, Festivals, Arts & Culture
Check out the top Events happening in December 2022, and make a three-day getaway out of your trip!
Use this list to easily navigate from section-to-section:
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Light Up The Night
Date: Thursday, December 1
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Location: IMU Circle Drive & Robel Plaza
Admission: Free
Make your night more merry and (Lit-erally) bright during the annual lighting of the IMU's iconic outdoor candle - plus ice skating, a winter market and more!
The Nutcracker
Date: Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4
Time: Various times — see the schedule here
Location: Musical Arts Center
Admission: $25.00-$45.00 per ticket
Enjoy the magical story of Clara, performed by the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Stinesville Christmas Bazaar
Date: Saturday, December 3
Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Stinesville Community Center (old elementary school)
Admission: Free
Browse Stinesville's holiday bazaar while enjoying live music and visiting with Santa!
Annual Unitarian Universalist Holiday Art Fair & Bazaar
Date: Friday, December 2 & Saturday, December 3
Time: Friday 10:00 am-7:00 pm & Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church
Admission: Free
Browse this holiday bazaar with over 30 arts and crafts persons.
Arts Alliance Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
Date: Every Saturday and Sunday in December ending December 18
Time: Saturday & Sunday Noon-6pm
Location: Inside College Mall
Admission: Free
Thirty artists will be showing their work.
Chimes of Christmas
Date: Saturday, December 4
Time: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $11.00-$33.00 per ticket
Celebrate the holiday season with the Grammy-nominated Singing Hoosiers when they return to IU Auditorium for the jolliest family-friendly event of the year, Chimes of Christmas.
Winter Lights, December Nights
Date: Saturday, December 3
Time: 4:00-8:00 pm
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Free
Revel in the sights and sounds of the season with a stroll through Switchyard Park, and marvel at the thousands of lights that bring the park to life!
The Children's Nutcracker
Date: Saturday, December 3
Time: 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: $10.00-$15.00 per ticket
Bloomington's own Nutcracker danced by children for children and families!
Beth Shalom Holiday Bazaar & Art Fair
Date: Saturday, December 11
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: 3750 E. Third Street
Admission: Free
Enjoy a mix of arts & crafts at this annual event.
Wild Animal Weekend
Date: Saturday, December 17 & Sunday, December 18
Time: Saturday: 11:00am, 11:45am, 12:30pm, 1:15pm Sunday: 2:00pm, 2:45pm,3:30pm, 4:15pm
Location: WonderLab Museum
Admission: $5.00 per member, $19.00 per non-member
Showcasing animals and their adaptations for winter. Learn how animals survive the cold and freezing temperatures
Straight No Chaser Pop-Up Exhibit - "Celebrating 25 Years of Straight No Chaser"
Date: Friday, December 16
Time: 4:00pm-6:00 pm
Location: University Collections at McCalla
Admission: Free
A month long exhibit of SNC memorabilia side-by-side with screenings of show favorites. Interact with never before publicly displayed items showcasing their hometown roots and global success.
Straight No Chaser Holiday Concert
Date: Friday, December 16
Time: 8:00pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $29.00-$89.00 per ticket
A cappella sensation Straight No Chaser is coming home to IU Auditorium once again, bringing with them a live show packed with pop hits, holiday favorites, and plenty of laughs along the way.
Elf the Musical
Date: Thursday, December 15 through Saturday, December 31
Time: Various times — see the schedule here
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: $20.00-$52.00
The tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole.
SEE OUR FULL LIST OF HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS IN BLOOMINGTON.
FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Alton Brown Live: Beyond the Eats - The Holiday Variant
Date: Sunday, December 4
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $42.00-$142.00 per ticket
Expect more cooking, more comedy, more music, and potentially more dangerous science stuff with a sprinkle of seasonal spices.
Film: Scrooged
Date: Friday, December 9
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: IU Cinema
Admission: $5.00 per ticket
A modern take on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Bill Murray.
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
The Bluebird Shows
Location: The Bluebird
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- 6 Foot Blonde
- Date: Friday, December 2
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 90:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 single tickets
- Hank Ruff
- Date: Saturday, December 3
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 per ticket
- Jukebox Luke
- Date: Friday, December 9
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 per ticket
The Comedy Attic Shows
Location: The Comedy Attic
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Caitlin Peluffo
- Date: Friday, December 2 & Saturday, December 3
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm both days
- Admission: $13.00-$16.00 per ticket
- Nataky Aukar
- Date: Friday, December 9 & Saturday, December 10
- Time:: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm both days
- Admission: $13.00-$16.00 per ticket
- Shane Torres
- Date: Friday, December 16 & Saturday, December 17
- Time:: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm both days
- Admission: $13.00-$16.00 per ticket
SPORTING EVENTS
IU Men's Basketball
- vs. Nebraska
- Date: Wednesday, December 7
- Time: 8:30 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Elon
- Date: Tuesday, December 20
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $31.00-$54.00 per ticket
- vs. Kennesaw State
- Date: Friday, December 23
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $31.00-$54.00 per ticket
IU Women's Basketball
- Big Ten/ACC Challenge vs. North Carolina
- Date: Thursday, December 1
- Time: 6:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $5.00-$10.00 per ticket
- vs. Illinois
- Date: Sunday, December 4
- Time: 2:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $5.00-$10.00 per ticket
- vs. Morehead State
- Date: Sunday, December 18
- Time: 2:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $5.00-$10.00 per ticket
- vs. Butler
- Date: Wednesday, December 21
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $5.00-$10.00 per ticket
IU Men's & Women's Swim and Dive
- vs. Cincinnati
- Date: Friday, December 2
- Time: 2:00 pm
- Location: Counselman Billingsley Aquatics Center
- Admission: Free
EXHIBITS & OTHER AREA HAPPENINGS
Gallery Walk
Date: Friday, December 2
Time: 5:00-8:00 pm
Location: Various downtown art galleries
Admission: Free
Enjoy local & regional art and Bloomington's vibrant downtown scene during Gallery Walk. Ten downtown art galleries participate in the event — stroll through the heart of Bloomington as you admire various works at each location.
From Me, To You Exhibit
Date: Friday, November 25 through Saturday, December 31
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Monroe County History Center
Admission: $2.00 per adult, $1.00 per student, free for members and children five-years-old or younger
Celebrates the gifts we give to loved ones over the winder holidays.
Wrapped in Love Public Art Display
Date: Friday, October 1 through Tuesday, March 1
Time: All day
Location: Various downtown locations
Admission: Free
Tour downtown and admire the dozens of sweater-clad trees that are part of Middle Way House's Wrapped in Love campaign, which wraps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in warmth and support.
Pictura Kids: Dissolving Trees workshop
Date: Saturday, December 3
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Far Center for Contemporary Arts
Admission: Free, but please register
Ms. Hilary will discuss the trees in our neighborhoods and how we interact with them, we will learn to draw a variety of trees.
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Alyssa Davis
Alyssa is the Digital Content Coordinator at Visit Bloomington. She's also a proud Indiana University alumna, Millennial cat lady, and Formula 1 enthusiast.
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