Festivals & Special Events
Monroe County Fair
Date: Monday, July 1 to Sunday, July 7
Location: Monroe County Fairgrounds
Enjoy a traditional county fair, complete with 4-H projects and competitions, a rodeo, loads of food vendors, a demolition derby, carnival rides, games, and more!
Jacobs Summer Music Festival
Date: through Sunday, July 21
Time: varies
Location: various IU locations
Admission: Free
From swinging jazz to chamber concerts to orchestral swells or carillon ringing, there is truly something for everyone at Jacobs this summer.
Red Bird Bluegrass Festival
Date: Friday, July 12 & Saturday, July 13
Time: Friday TBD, Saturday 11:00 AM
Location: Fowler Pumpkin Patch
Admission: Friday - $30.00, Saturday - $40.00, Weekend Pass - $65.00
Enjoy live music, band contest, jamming, camping, food trucks, biergarten and more!
Midsommar Market
Date: Saturday, July 13
Time: Noon - 6:00 PM
Location: Monroe Convention Center
Admission: Free
An event full of whimsical and horrific items, unique makers, and ritualistic celebrants welcoming the midpoint of the harvest season and the summer solstice.
Campus Limestone Walking Tour
Date: Tuesday, July 16 & Saturday, July 20
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Sample Gates
Admission: Free
Explore the unique limestone architecture of the beautiful Indiana University campus with a walking tour. You'll be amazed at the styles, techniques and artistry represented on campus. All tours begin at the Sample Gates (at the corner of Kirkwood and Indiana Avenues) and cover approximately 1 mile along an accessible route. No registration is required.
Switchyard Park Thursday Night Summer Music Series
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Free
Bring your family and friends to enjoy TORRES and Lindsay Lou, as well as food trucks, a beer garden, and more.
Live Music & Performances
Sundays in Bryan Park
Date: Sunday, July 7 & 31
Time: 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Location: Bryan Park
Admission: Free
Come watch Big Dog and Dicky James Trio with Rex Miller and Steve Mascari play blues, and funk on the 7th and Low Landers and The New Old Cavalry perform bluegrass on the 31st.
Happy Hour on the Lawn at Switchyard
Date: Friday, July 12
Time: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Free
JoeyP Trio opening for the Splattertones. A funky post-bop jazz modern jazz, Latin, & funk rock group, will be performing.
The Bluebird Shows
Location: The Bluebird
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Drake Milligan
- Date: Friday, July 12
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 PM, show begins at 9:00 PM
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket
- Alex Williams & Taylor + The Train Robbers
- Date: Thursday, July 25
- Time: Doors open at 8:00 PM, show begins at 9:00 PM
- Admission: $15.00 per ticket
The Bishop
Location: The Bishop
Enjoy a live performance by:
- Jeremie Albino
- Date: Thursday, July 14
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: $15.00-$20.00 per ticket
Buskirk-Chumley Theater Show
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
- The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Date: Tuesday July 30
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Admission: $34.00 - $38.00 per ticket
- Earth Connection Film Festival
- Date: Saturday, July 20
- Time: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
- Admission: Free
This National Science Foundation (NSF) funded international short film contest blends science and the arts to unleash the power of storytelling to channel our ideas of climate change to a more actionable space. Short films focused on climate justice will screen in four film programs throughout the day in between a series of curated special events with local community members.
Location: The Comedy Attic
Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:
- Jackie Kashian
- Date: Friday, July 12 & Saturday, July 13
- Time: 7:00 PM, 9:15 PM
- Admission: $16.00 per ticket for students, $20.00 per ticket for general admission
- Shane Torres
- Date: Friday July 19 & Saturday, July 20
- Time: 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM
- Admission: $16.00 per ticket for students, $20.00 per ticket for general admission
- Mohanad Elshieky
- Date: Friday July 26 & Saturday, July 27
- Time: 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM
- Admission: $16.00 per ticket for students, $20.00 per ticket for general admission
Exhibits & Other Area Happenings
Monroe County History Center Exhibit
Date: through September 28
Time: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location: Monroe County History Center
Admission: Free
From the Gizmos to the Smears, punk has been alive and well in Bloomington for the last 50 years! Celebrate the scene that helps make Bloomington unique with this retrospective exhibit featuring bands, artwork, venues, and labels from the ‘70s to the early 2000s.
RECURRING EVENTS
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
Location: Showers Common
Admission: Free
Locally-grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and a variety of prepared foods are available.
Live Music at Butler Winery
Date: Every Sunday through October 27
Time: 2:00 PM - %:00 PM
Location: Butler Winery
Admission: Free
Enjoy the music of local artists while sipping wine at our vineyard location.
Summers at Oliver Winery
Date: Recurring daily
Time: Times vary
Location: Oliver Winery
Admission: Prices vary depending on the experience
Join us this summer at Oliver Winery and choose from a variety of experiences that are sure to make for the perfect summer outing!
Woolery Farmers' Market
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Woolery Mill
Admission: Free
The Woolery Farmers' Market has a diversity of vendors and products. Enjoy fresh local produce, local meat and poultry, wild Alaskan salmon, dairy products including a wonderful selection of cheese, eggs, honey products, breads, baked goods, locally roasted coffee and specialty teas, beautiful flower bouquets, along with artisanal food and beverages from those small family businesses that you have grown to love.
Tuesday Farmers' Market
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Free
Visit, shop and support local farmers and growers, and small businesses, at Switchyard Park on Tuesdays, June through September.
Ellettsville Food Truck Wednesdays
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 4:30 PM-8:30 PM
Location: 200 N. Sale Street
Admission: Cost of your food
We are thrilled to announce Ellettsville Food Truck Wednesdays is back! We are looking for amateur musicians to perform during Food Truck Wednesdays. If you are interested in performing, please call (812) 876-8008.
Peoples Park Concert Series
Date: July 11, 18 & 25
Time: Recurring weekly on Thursday's, 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Location: Peoples Park
Admission: Free
Local, live music Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. in Peoples Park.
Summer Outdoor Movie Series - IF
Date: Thursday, July 25
Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Hamilton Lugar School Lawn
Admission: Free
Enjoy a movie outdoors on IU's beautiful campus. July's movie is IF starring Ryan Reynolds.
Bloomington Food Truck Friday
Date: Every Friday
Time: 11:00 AM-9:00 PM
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Cost of your food
Every Friday from 11 am - 9 pm, enjoy Bloomington's best food trucks in one place: Switchyard Park!
Sundays in Bryan Park
Date: Sunday, July 7 & 31
Time: 5:30-8:30 PM
Location: Bryan Park
Admission: Free
Come watch Big Dog andDicky James Trio with Rex Miller and Steve Mascari play blues, and funk on the 7th and Low Landers and The New Old Cavalry perform bluegrass on the 31st.
