Experience, celebrate, and explore the diversity of world cultures, through music & the arts at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival!
Date:
October 3-6, 2024
Location:
Downtown Bloomington at various venues. Site map
Admission:
Lotus offers a variety of ticketing options from the All Inclusive Pass, A Weekend Pass, to Individual Passes for Friday or Saturday. Click here to find the option that works for you and your group.
Schedule of Events:
Lotus is not just a night time event filled with music and dance. There are many activities that take place during the day and many are free.
There are 10 different indoor and outdoor venues that host Lotus events and they vary from year-to-year. The following venues offer limited or no audience seating and may be standing room only venues; 4th Street Stage, 6th Street Tent, and Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park.
Click here so you can plan your itinerary for the day and evening as many performances are simultaneous.
Traffic and Parking:
Since downtown streets are used as venues for Lotus, normal traffic routes and streets may be closed. Use caution in the downtown area for traffic changes and pedestrians.
Metered street parking until 9:00pm at $1.00/hour.
Public Garages are gated and monitored 24/7 at $0.50 per hour.
- 4th Street Garage - 4th Street between College Ave. and Walnut St.
- Walnut Street Garage - Walnut Street between 7th St. and 8th St.
- Morton Street Garage - Morton Street between 6th St. and 7th St.
- Trades District Garage - W. 10th Street entrance off of 11th St. and Rogers St.
Visit lotusfest.org for the most up-to-date information.
