Check out the top events happening in November 2024, better yet make a getaway out of your trip!

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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Canopy of Lights

From live performances, artisan markets and Santa sightings, click here for a rundown of all holiday activities.


FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

An audience at IU Auditorium ahead of the Chimes of Christmas concert
Photo by Indiana University

Bloomington's Local Author Book Fair

Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Monroe County History Center
Admission: Free

The first annual Local Author Book Fair welcomes the public with 32 authors selling their books (with 15 literary genres represented, including 10 children's authors), enjoy music and refreshments. 

Cabaret

Date: Sunday, November 3 
Time: 4:00 PM 
Location: Switchyard Park Pavilion
Admission: $20.00 per ticket, Students w/ID $15.00

The annual Cabaret featuring the Windfall Dance Company, IU dance groups, and community performers! 

IU First Thursday

Date: Thursday, November 7 
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Fine Arts Plaza (indoors)
Admission: Free

Offering  a welcoming environment to explore new creative outlets. Each festival is a unique opportunity to experience the wonderful work of artists, performers, and scholars from all across campus and around town.


LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

Rock Radio performing at The Bluebird

The Bluebird Shows

Location: The Bluebird

Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:

  • Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
    • Date: Saturday, November 2
    • Time: 8:00 PM
    • Admission: $25.00 per ticket
  • Twinsick
    • Date: Thursday, November 14
    • Time: 9:00 PM
    • Admission: $25.00 per ticket
  • Emo Night Tour
    • Date: Saturday, November 23
    • Time: 9:00 PM
    • Admission: $17.00 per ticket
  • Thunderstruck - AC/DC Tribute
    • Date: Friday, November 29
    • Time: 9:00 PM
    • Admission: $15.00 per ticket
The Bishop Shows

Location: The Bishop

Enjoy live performances by the following artists:

  • Olive Klug (solo)
    • Date: Saturday, November 9
    • Time: 8:00 PM
    • Admission: $18.00 advance, $22.00 day of show
  • Plantary Futures Lecture Series - Queer Fire & Water
    • Date: Wednesday, November 13
    • Time: 6:30 PM
    • Admission: Free
Buskirk-Chumley Theater Shows

Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Enjoy these events:

  • Morgenstern's Boozy Book Fair
    • Monday, November 4
    • Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    • Admission: Free
  • A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
    • Friday, November 8
    • Time: 7:30 PM 
    • Admission: $39.00-$69.00
  • Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Date: Saturday, November 16
    • Time: 7:00 PM
    • Admission: $40.00-$65.00 per ticket
The Comedy Attic Shows

Location: The Comedy Attic

Enjoy live comedy performances by the following comedians:

  • Jourdain Fisher's Comedy Attic Debut!
    • Date: Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2
    • Time: 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM
    • Admission: $16.00 student, $20.00 general admission
  • Jay Jurden Is Back In Bloomington!
    • Date: Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16
    • Time: 7:00 PM & 9:30PM 
    • Admission: $20.00 student, $25.00 general admission
  • SNL's Melissa Villasenor returns to Bloomington!
    • Date: Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23
    • Time: 7:00 PM & 9:30PM 
    • Admission: $25.00 student, $30.00 general admission
IU Auditorium Shows

Location: IU Auditorium

Enjoy live performances by the following artists:

  • Michael Feinstein in Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett
    • Date: Friday, November 8
    • Time: 8:00 PM
    • Admission: $26.00+ per ticket
  • Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
    • Date: Tuesday, November 19 and Wednesday, November 20
    • Time: 7:30 PM
    • Admission: $28.00+ per ticket
IU Cinema Shows

Location: IU Cinema

Enjoy these films:

  • Tootsie 
    • Date: Saturday, November 2
    • Time: 4:00 PM 
    • Admission: Free but ticketed
  • Long Shot 
    • Date: Tuesday, November 5
    • Time: 7:00 PM 
    • Admission: $5.00
The Orbit Room Shows

Location: The Orbit Room

Enjoy live performances by the following artists:

  • Molly's Midnight Villain // This Burning Ghost
    • Date: Friday, November 1
    • Time: 8:00 PM 
    • Admission: $10.00 plus $1.00 service charge (all ages)
  • Postmodern Jazz Quartet
    • Date: Saturday, November 2
    • Time: 6:00 PM 
    • Admission: $10.00 plus $1.00 service charge, Student tickets at door $5.00
Constellation Stage + Screen Shows

Location: Waldron Auditorium

Enjoy a live performance:

  • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!
    • Date: Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 10
    • Time: Varies
    • Admission: Ticket prices vary


SPORTING EVENTS

IU Men's Basketball
 

IU Football
  • vs. Michigan
    • Date: Saturday, November 9
    • Time: TBA
    • Location: Memorial Stadium
    • Admission: Ticket prices vary​
  • vs. Purdue
    • Date: Saturday, November 30
    • Time: TBA
    • Location: Memorial Stadium
    • Admission: Ticket prices vary
IU Men's Basketball
IU Women's Basketball
IU Men's Soccer
  • vs. Trine 
    • Date: Friday, November 1
    • Time: 8:00 PM
    • Location: Bill Armstrong Stadium
    • Admission: $10.00 adult, $5.00 youth (3-18)


EXHIBITS

IU First Thursdays
Photo by Indiana University

Gallery Walk

Date: Friday, November 1
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Various downtown art galleries
Admission: Free

Crossroads:  The Paintings of John Mellencamp

Date: Every Day except Mondays through December 15
Time: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday Noon to 5:00 PM
Location: Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University
Admission: Free

Echoes in Watercolor: Paintings by MinHsuan Peng

Date: Through Tuesday, November 12
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: By Hand Gallery
Admission: Free


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