Thursday, February 23, 2023
Top March Events
Categories: Events, Arts & Culture, Festivals, General, Wine & Culinary
There's always something going on in B-Town! Check out the top events happening in March 2023, and consider spending two or three days with us this season.
Use this list to easily navigate from section-to-section:
FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
30th Annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Date: Thursday, March 2 to Saturday, March 4
Time: Thursday & Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Monroe Convention Center
Admission: $10 per day, $20 for all three days, youth 7-12 $2, children under 6 free
Attend Bloomington's 30th annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show featuring over 200 beautiful quilts and classes from some of the top quilting instructors in the country.
Roller Derby Meet and Greet
Date: Saturday, March 4
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: The Warehouse
Admission: Free
Bring the whole family, learn about the roller derby, and meet your local roller derby team.
Indiana Maple Syrup Weekend at the Farmstead
Date: Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Bloomington Restorations Inc.
Admission: Free
Come take a tour of the sugaring operations and learn about the creation process. There will be several maple products for purchase including bottled maple syrup, maples candies, and maple cream.
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
The Back Door
Location: The Back Door
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- 10 Year Anniversary Party
- Date: Saturday, March 4
- Time: 9:00 PM to 11:30 PM
The Bishop
Location: The Bishop
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Bloomington Poetry Slam
- Date: Friday, March 3
- Time: 8:30 PM
- Admission: $5.00 per ticket, 18+ only
- Titus Andronicus
- Date: Friday, March 31
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket in advance, $22.00 per ticket day of show
The Bluebird
Location: The Bluebird
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Priscilla Block
- Date: Thursday, March 2
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket
- Hyrider - Grateful Dead Tribute
- Date: Saturday, March 18
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Admission: $12.00 per ticket
- Larry Fleet
- Date: Thursday, March 23
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: $25.00 per ticket
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Enjoy live performances by the following artists:
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Date: Friday, March 3
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Admission: $35.00 per ticket
- Classic Seger: Bob Seger's Greatest Hits Live
- Date: Sunday, March 19
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: $29.00-$45.00 per ticket
- Watchhouse
- Date: Thursday, March 17
- Time: 8:00 pm
- Admission: $36.00-$56.00 per ticket
The Comedy Attic
Location: The Comedy Attic
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Conor Delehanty's Back in Bloomington!
- Date: Friday, March 3 & Saturday, March 4
- Time: 9:15 PM on Friday & 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM on Saturday
- Admission: $13.00 per ticket for students, $16.00 per ticket for general
- Jackie Kashian Returns to Bloomington!
- Date: Friday, March 17 & Saturday, March 18
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm
- Admission: $16.00 per ticket for students, $20.00 per ticket for general
Constellation Stage + Screen
Location: Constellation Stage + Screen
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Love & Basketball
- Date: Saturday, March 4
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Admission: $8.00 per ticket in advance, $12.00 per ticket at the door
IU Auditorium
Location: IU Auditorium
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Ballet Hispanico
- Date: Friday, March 3
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: $21.00+ per ticket
- Chicago
- Date: Tuesday, March 7 & Wednesday, March 8
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Admission: $27.00+ per ticket
- Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show
- Date: Wednesday, March 29
- Time: 7:30 pm
- Admission: $32.00+ per ticket
IU Cinema
Location: IU Cinema
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Tár | International Art House Series
- Date: Friday, March 3
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Admission: $5.00 per ticket for students, $8.00 per ticket for general
- Henry V | National Theatre Live
- Date: Sunday, March 5
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Admission: $12.00 per ticket for students, $15.00 per ticket for general
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
- Date: Saturday, March 25
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per ticket for students, $8.00 per ticket for general
The Orbit Room
Location: The Orbit Room
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- John Dehner & The Enthusiasts, Tim JW Baker w/ Devin Brown
- Date: Saturday, March 4
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Admission: TBA
Ted Jones Playhouse
Location: Ted Jones Playhouse
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- MCCT Presents: Mousetrap
- Date: Thursday, March 2 to Saturday, March 4, Thursday, March 9 to Saturday, March 11
- Time: 7:00 PM, March 5 & 11 2:00 PM
- Admission: $25.00 per ticket for adults, $15.00 per ticket for kids
- American Fast
- Date: Thursday, March 23 to Sunday, March 26, Thursday, March 30 and Friday March 31
- Time: Times vary, see website for details
- Admission: See website for details
SPORTING EVENTS
IU Men's Basketball
- vs. Michigan
- Date: Sunday, March 5
- Time: 4:30 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
EXHIBITS & OTHER AREA HAPPENINGS
Blanket Songs
Date: Wednesday, March 1 to Saturday, March 4
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Grunwald Gallery of Art
Admission: Free
Enjoy the multi-media installation and performance by artist and composer John Hitchcock. The exhibition will be a reinterpretation combined of Native American and non-indigenous histories from “The West," featuring neon sculptures, video, prints, fabric works, and objects.
Making Memory: the Contemporary Fiber Art of Heather Ahmann and Emily Chase
Date: Saturday, March 4
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: Monroe County History Center
Admission: Free
“Making Memory” is a part of the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show. The talk will feature the work and process of Heather Ahmann and Emily Chase, two contemporary fiber artists using quilting in their practice. Both artists will give a 20-minute presentation with time for questions.
MFA Thesis Shows I
Date: Friday, March 24
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Grunwald Gallery of Art
Admission: Free
The Grunwald Gallery presents the MFA Thesis Exhibition I. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 24, 6-8pm.
LOOKING FOR MORE EVENTS IN MARCH AND BEYOND? CHECK OUT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR.
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Samantha Hyde
Samantha is the Digital Content Developer at Visit Bloomington. She is a proud recent graduate of Indiana University, a lover of vintage shopping, watching Survivor, and is a pro tennis fanatic.
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