FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Chilly Cook-Off
Date: Friday, January 23
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: $25.00 per ticket
We'll fight off the chilly winter weather with a chili cook-off featuring 25 chefs from throughout our local community. You'll enjoy samples of each soup and vote for whom you think should earn the People's Choice Award.
Freezefest
Date: Friday, January 23 to Saturday, January 24
Time: Various times throughout the two-days
Location: Switchyard Park
Admission: Free
Experience winter fun with internationally known ice sculptors, an ice battle, a chilly cook-off, and food trucks for the whole family. Visit our website for more details.
AfterHours Chocolate: The Art of Mixology
Date: Saturday, February 21
Time: 6:30-10:00 PM
Location: WonderLab Museum
Admission: Member: $50 Non-member: $65 Access pass: $30
Indulge your senses at this 21+ WonderLab After Hours Event where mixology meets dessert. Explore cocktail, mocktail, wine, and kombucha stations, then craft your perfect pairing to enjoy with a decadent dessert or cheese course.
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
Auer Hall Shows
Location: Auer Hall
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Jason Bergman, trumpet
- Date: Saturday, January 17
- Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
- Admission: Free
The Bluebird Shows
Location: The Bluebird
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Hank Ruff
- Date: Saturday, January 17
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Admission: $12.43 per ticket
- Mountain Grass Unit
- Date: Saturday, January 31
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Admission: see website
Buskirk-Chumley Theater Shows
Location: Buskirk-Chumley
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- The Jokers of Magic
- Date: Sunday, January 25
- Time: 7:00-9:10 PM
- Admission: $27.00-$34.00 per ticket
- Bloomington Winter Blues Festival
- Date: Saturday, February 21
- Time: 7:00-10:30 PM
- Admission: $20.00 per ticket
The Comedy Attic Shows
Location: The Comedy Attic
Enjoy live comedic performances by the following comedians:
- Muhammad Saahir & Friends!
- Date: Friday, January 2-Saturday, January 3
- Time: 7:00 & 9:15 PM
- Admission: $19.00-$23.00 per ticket
- Keegan Tindall's Bloomington Debut!
- Date: Friday, January 16-Saturday, January 17
- Time: 7:00 & 9:15 PM
- Admission: $19.00-$23.00 per ticket
- Sophie Buddle Returns to The Comedy Attic
- Date: Friday, February 27-Saturday, February 28
- Time: 7:00 & 9:15 PM
- Admission: $19.00-$23.00 per ticket
Indiana University Auditorium
Location: Indiana University Auditorium
Enjoy live musical performances by the following artists:
- Chicago
- Date: Friday, January 23
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Admission: $23.00-$104.00 per ticket
- Kinky Boots
- Date: Saturday, February 10-Sunday, February 11
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Admission: $26.00-$104.00 per ticket
- Leslie Odom, Jr.
- Date: Sunday, February 15
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Admission: $28.00-$84.00 per ticket
SPORTING EVENTS
Photo by IU Athletics
IU Women's Basketball
- vs. Michigan State
- Date: Thursday, January 1
- Time: 12:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Iowa
- Date: Sunday, January 11
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Washington
- Date: Wednesday, January 14
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Michigan
- Date: Thursday, January 29
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Northwestern
- Date: Sunday, February 1
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Purdue
- Date: Sunday, February 8
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Oregon
- Date: Sunday, February 22
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Penn State
- Date: Saturday, February 28
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
IU Football
- vs. Alabama
- Date: Thursday, January 1
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Location: Rose Bowl
- Admission charged
Check out Where to Watch the Big Game in Bloomington.
- vs. Oregon
- Date: Friday, January 9
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Location: Peach Bowl
- Admission charged
IU Men's Basketball
- vs. UCLA
- Date: Saturday, January 4
- Time: 12:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Illinois
- Date: Thursday, January 16
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. USC
- Date: Sunday, January 19
- Time: TBD
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Nebraska
- Date: Sunday, February 2
- Time: 12:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Rutgers
- Date: Thursday, February 6
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Purdue
- Date: Saturday, February 15
- Time: 12:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Ohio State
- Date: Thursday, February 20
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
- vs. Maryland
- Date: Thursday, February 27
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
- Admission charged
RECURRING EVENTS
Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market
Date: Recurring until Saturday, March 29
Time: Saturday's 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Switchyard Park Pavilion
Admission: Free
Enjoy a Saturday morning with 30 vendors with products including fresh produce, local meat and poultry, and jams and sauces.
People's Market
Date: Recurring weekly on Saturday
Time: Saturday's 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: First United Church in the Fellowship Hall
Admission: Free
We strive to work towards intersectional anti-racism, create space for food justice in our food system while cultivating liberation and equity, and ensure access to local food, art, and education.
