Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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 2022, and consider spending two or three days with us this season.
Use this list to easily navigate from section-to-section:
FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
An Evening with Saidiya Hartman
Date: Thursday, March 3
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: Free
Award-winning author and scholar of African American literature & cultural history, Saidiya Hartman, will give a public talk regarding her work, followed by a conversation with Walton Muyumba, Professor of English at Indiana University, and an audience Q&A.
TEDxIndianaUniversity: Playground
Date: Friday, March 4
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: $25.00 per ticket
Attend Bloomington's seventh annual TEDx conference with themes of remembrance, rediscovery, and reflection.
SECS Fest Midwest
Date: Thursday, March 4 & Friday, March 5
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: IU Cinema
Admission: Free — Adults (18+) only
SECS Fest Midwest presents highlights from the 2021 SECS Fest, a sex-positive, international film festival celebrating the artistry of erotic cinema, focusing on work by feminist and queer filmmakers.
Heirloom Seed Savers Showcase & Exchange
Date: Saturday, March 5
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Location: Wylie House
Admission: Free
Attend a presentation and facilitated discussion with avid heirloom seed collectors and knowledge keepers, followed by an informal seed exchange.
Indiana Maple Weekend
Date: Saturday, March 12
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Hinkle-Garton Farmstead Community Historic Site
Admission: Free
Visit the historic farmstead to tour the sugaring operations, enjoy refreshments made with maple syrup inside the house built in 1892, and sample & purchase a variety of maple-related goods.
High Proof Laughs
Date: Sunday, March 13
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: Cardinal Spirits
Admission: $10.00 per ticket — Masks & proof of vaccination required
Attend High Proof Laughs, a live comedy series at Cardinal Spirits in collaboration with Limestone Comedy Festival in which top-notch comedy is paired with craft cocktails and delicious food.
Summer Camp: On the Road
Date: Saturday, March 19
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: The Bluebird
Admission: $6.00 per ticket
Summer Camp Music Festival is coming to Bloomington in search of the best artists in the area! Listen to and vote for your favorite local musicians as they compete for a spot in the music festival.
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Date: Saturday, March 19 & Sunday, March 20
Time: 7:00 pm on Saturday | 5:00 pm on Sunday
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: $18.00-$33.00 per ticket
Celebrate amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide during the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival.
Hoosier Films Annual Festival
Date: Thursday, March 24 through Sunday, March 27
Time: Times vary — find the full schedule here
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: Prices vary — find all ticketing information here
Celebrate Indiana filmmaking during the Hoosier Films Annual Festival, comprised of dozens of screenings, including a feature film each evening, two full days of themed short film blocks, and other special events.
Little 500 Qualifications
Date: Saturday, March 26
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Location: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Admission: Free
Attend the official qualifying event for the 2022 Little 500 race in April.
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
Martha Graham Dance Company
Date: Tuesday, March 1
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $15.00-$52.00 per ticket
Enjoy a modern dance performance by the internationally-acclaimed Martha Graham Dance Company.
The Mountaintop
Date: Every Thursday-Sunday from March 3-20
Time: 7:30 pm on Thursday & Friday | 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm on Saturday | 2:00 pm on Sunday
Location: Waldron Arts Center
Admission: Pay What You Will, $1.00-$75.00 per ticket
Experience a performance of The Mountaintop, a play that reimagines the events the night before Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination at the Lorraine Motel.
La Rondine
Date: Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5; Thursday, March 10 & Friday, March 11
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Musical Arts Center
Admission: $16.00-$43.00 per ticket
Enjoy La Rondine, an opera performed by IU's Jacobs School of Music.
Blue Man Group
Date: Wednesday, March 23 & Thursday, March 24
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $17.00-$79.00 per ticket
Experience an eclectic performance by the iconic Blue Man Group.
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Date: Friday, March 25
Time: 8:00-10:00 pm
Location: IU Auditorium
Admission: $15.00-$61.00 per ticket
Attend a performance by the Grammy Award-winning St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Singing Hoosiers Spring Concert
Date: Saturday, March 26
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Musical Arts Center
Admission: $10.00-$25.00 per ticket
Swing into spring with a performance of new & old music accompanied by sparkling choreography at the Singing Hoosiers Spring Concert.
Ada and the Engine
Date: Thursday, March 31
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Waldron Arts Center
Admission: Pay What You Will, $1.00-$75.00 per ticket
Attend a performance of Ada and the Engine, a play that tells the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, a woman mathematician now recognized as the world's first computer programmer.
The Bluebird Shows
Location: The Bluebird
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Town Mountain
- Date: Thursday, March 3
- Time: Doors open at 7:00 pm, show begins at 8:00 pm
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket
- Jukebox Luke
- Date: Friday, March 4
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 per ticket
- Hank Ruff
- Date: Saturday, March 5
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 per ticket
- Hairbangers Ball
- Date: Friday, March 11
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00 per single ticket, $12.00 per ticket in a four-pack
- Hyryder (Grateful Dead Tribute)
- Date: Saturday, March 12
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 per ticket
- Southern Accents (Tom Petty Tribute)
- Date: Friday, March 18
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 pm, show begins at 9:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00 per single ticket, $12.00 per ticket in a four-pack
- Lanco
- Date: Saturday, March 26
- Time: Doors open at 7:00 pm, show begins at 8:00 pm
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket
- Charley Crockett
- Date: Sunday, March 27
- Time: Doors open at 7:00 pm, show begins at 8:00 pm
- Admission: $25.00 per ticket
Buskirk-Chumley Theater Shows
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Enjoy live performances by the following artists:
- Todd Snider
- Date: Wednesday, March 9
- Time: 8:00 pm
- Admission: $25.00-$30.00 per ticket
- Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
- Date: Sunday, March 13
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Admission: $9.00-$21.00 per ticket
- Sam Bush Band
- Date: Thursday, March 17
- Time: 8:00 pm
- Admission: $45.00-$65.00 per ticket
- Robert Cray
- Date: Tuesday, March 22
- Time: 8:00 pm
- Admission: $45.00-$60.00 per ticket
- Joseph
- Date: Sunday, March 27
- Time: 8:00 pm
- Admission: $25.00-$35.00 per ticket
The Comedy Attic Shows
Location: The Comedy Attic
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Robin Tran
- Date: Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm
- Admission: $12.00-$15.00 per ticket
- Greg Warren
- Date: Friday, March 11 & Saturday, March 12
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm
- Admission: $15.00-$20.00 per ticket
- Greg Warren's Kid-Friendly Matinee
- Date: Saturday, March 12
- Time: 4:30 pm
- Admission: $10.00-$15.00 per ticket
- Russell Howard
- Date: Sunday, March 13 & Monday, March 14
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Admission: $25.00 per ticket
- Nimesh Patel
- Date: Friday, March 18 & Saturday, March 19
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm
- Admission: $25.00 per ticket
- Moses Storm
- Date: Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26
- Time: 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm
- Admission: $12.00-$15.00 per ticket
SPORTING EVENTS
IU Men's Basketball
- vs. Rutgers
- Date: Wednesday, March 2
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission: $30.00-$48.00 per ticket
IU Baseball
- vs. Miami
- Date: Tuesday, March 1
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Cincinnati
- Date: Tuesday, March 8
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
- Date: Wednesday, March 9
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Kentucky
- Date: Tuesday, March 15
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Xavier
- Date: Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20
- Time: 5:00 pm on Friday | 12:00 pm on Saturday | 2:00 pm on Sunday
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Indiana State
- Date: Tuesday, March 22
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
- vs. Evansville
- Date: Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27
- Time: 5:00 pm on Friday | 2:00 pm on Saturday | 1:00 pm on Sunday
- Location: Bart Kaufman Field
- Admission: Free-$14.00 per ticket depending on age
IU Softball
- vs. Valparaiso
- Date: Saturday, March 5 & Sunday, March 6
- Time: 1:00 pm on Saturday | 3:00 pm on Sunday
- Location: Andy Mohr Field
- Admission: Free
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- vs. Western Illinois
- Date: Saturday, March 5 & Sunday, March 6
- Time: 3:30 pm on Saturday | 12:30 pm on Sunday
- Location: Andy Mohr Field
- Admission: Free
- vs. Kent State
- Date: Wednesday, March 30
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: Andy Mohr Field
- Admission: Free
EXHIBITS & OTHER AREA HAPPENINGS
Gallery Walk
Date: Friday, March 4
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.
Pelle Cass: About an Hour
Date: Friday, February 4 through Saturday, March 26
Time: 5:00-8:00 pm
Location: Pictura Gallery
Admission: Free
Experience a photography exhibit by Pelle Cass in which various images compress the action of one hour into a single photograph.
Pioneer Quilts from Hoosier Country
Date: Tuesday, February 1 through Saturday, March 26
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 ages four & younger
Explore an exhibit of quilts, some dating back to the nineteenth century, at the Monroe County History Center.
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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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