Experience, celebrate, and explore the diversity of world cultures, through music & the arts at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival!
Date:
October 1-4, 2026
Location:
Downtown Bloomington at various venues. Click here for the festival site map.
Admission:
Lotus offers a variety of ticketing options from the All Inclusive Four-Day Pass, Two-Day A Weekend Pass, to Single Day tickets for each day. 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 6 different indoor and outdoor venues that host Lotus events and they vary from year-to-year. All Festival venues are wheelchair-accessible. For more on Lotus Festival Accessibility, click here.
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.
