Events

August 15 – Community Volunteer Fair at Farmers’ Market Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, 401 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN 10:00 am-1:00 pm | FREE Lotus will be recruiting volunteers for its annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival at the annual Bloomington Volunteer Network’s annual Community Volunteer Fair at the Farmer's Market! While visiting, you can […]

August 22 – Make Art with Lotus! Switchyard Studios Art Market, 1607 S. Rogers St., Bloomington, IN 10:00 am-2:00 pm  |  FREE Participants will make art for the 22nd Lotus World Music & Art Festival creating Pahiyas Festa House decorations, a Filipino cultural tradition. Pahiyas, a harvest celebration, dates back to the 16th century and […]

September 2 – IU Student Involvement Fair Dunn Meadow (the green space at the corner of Indiana and 7th Street, next to the west side of the Indiana Memorial Union), Bloomington, IN 11:00 am-2:30 pm |  FREE The IU Student Involvement Fair is an annual campus event that introduces students to the wealth of opportunities […]

Lotus Lineup Lowdown: Preview with an Ethnomusicologist Thursday, September 10 | 7:00pm Monroe County Public Library Auditorium (303 E. Kirkwood)| Free and open to the public Take a deeper dive into Lotus on this guided tour! Dr. Daniel Reed, of the IU Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, will look at the 2015 Festival lineup through a […]

Downtown Bloomington, Indiana Presenting Sponsors: Bloomingfoods Market & Deli, Blueline Media Productions, and Indiana University Bloomington Tickets on sale now! Online at bctboxoffice.com; Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office (114 E. Kirkwood), 812-323-3020 Weekend Passes also available at most Bloomingfoods locations Watch lotusfest.org for schedule updates, artist descriptions, lodging information, and more! A complete list of this […]

Baltic Crossing and Buckwheat Zydeco Start your Lotus with a night of exhilarating, high-energy grooves from Baltic Crossing (Finland, Denmark, U.K.) and Buckwheat Zydeco (U.S.). 7:00 pm | Buskirk-Chumley Theater (114 E. Kirkwood) > Tickets on sale now!  Sponsored by: Baltic Crossing presented in partnership with the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center and the Department of Central Eurasian […]

September 25 - IU Art Museum Noon Concert featuring Lotus Festival Artist: Şimdi Ensemble  12:00-12:45pm  |  IU Art Museum, 1133 E. 7th St.  |  FREE Şimdi Ensemble (Şimdi means “now” in Turkish) is a project in the footsteps of the Sufi tradition of Anatolia. Based in Turkey, Şimdi is co-founded by singer and composer Bora Uymaz and harpist Şirin […]

Friday, September 25 6:30-Midnight | Various venues in downtown Bloomington A wristband is your passport to multiple performances each showcase night, at venues ranging from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, to standing-room-only street tents, to churches where traditional music shines.  Single-night tickets and Weekend Passes available. DOWNLOAD/PRINT FRIDAY SCHEDULE Click for full artist list and current schedule information Tickets on […]

Saturday, September 26 / Noon – 5 pm / Free Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk Park (Third Street Park) 331 S. Washington St. DOWNLOAD/PRINT LOTUS IN THE PARK SCHEDULE Workshops and Demonstrations IU Global Education Pavilion Sponsored by IU Center for the Study of Global Change Zedashe Singing Workshop / 12:05 – 12:50 pm Jessica Fichot Workshop: “Shidaiqu” Music from […]

Saturday, September 26 6:30-Midnight | Various venues in downtown Bloomington A wristband is your passport to multiple performances each showcase night, at venues ranging from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, to standing-room-only street tents, to churches where traditional music shines.  Single-night tickets and Weekend Passes available. DOWNLOAD/PRINT SATURDAY SCHEDULE Click for full artist list and current schedule information > Tickets on […]

Led by festival artist Fanfaraï. Community is invited to take part in this procession. Decorate your bicycle with a Lotus-inspired theme and ride along or just come and wave a Lotus flag! 8:30 / Downtown Bloomington - starts at B-line/Kirkwood and ends at BCT > Free 

 World Spirit Concert Buskirk-Chumley Theater (114 E. Kirkwood)  |  3:00 pm The 2015 Commemorative Pin gets you into the Sunday World Spirit Concert, the Festival’s beautiful wrap-up event featuring Maarja Nuut (Estonia) and Şimdi Ensemble (Turkey). The 2015 Lotus Pin ($5) gets you in! Maarja Nuut is presented in partnership with: Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource […]

Support Lotus on #GivingTuesday!  Make a Friends of Lotus donation now and be part of a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving .  After the widely […]

Kick-Off Workshop One Million Stars to End Violence: Lotus International Star-Weaving Project Free and Open to the Public - NOTE: Parking is FREE all day in the City of Bloomington Mathers Museum of World Cultures 416 N. Indiana Ave. 1:00 - 3:00pm (drop in, no registration required) Learn to weave an 8-pointed star and join a […]

Lotus is pleased to co-host/co-present the Ryder Oscar Short Film Festival again this year at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on February 21.  The screening will include the 2016 nominees for Best Live Action and Best Animation Short Films. Animation 2:15 and 6pm Live Action 4pm and 7:45 Tickets for the 2/21 event can be purchased at the BCT […]