Lotus World Music & Arts Festival

October 3–6

Discover the Music
Explore the Arts
Celebrate World’s Cultures
Experience Lotus Fest

Collage of Lotus Festival Artists

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See the incredible musical lineup for this year’s Lotus Festival.

Find the 2024 Lotus Festival Schedule.

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Multiple Days Multiple Venues Multiple Events international music diverse cuisine hands-on arts experiences dancing busking pop-up parades and so much more

Experience Lotus World Music & Arts Festival in downtown Bloomington, Indiana

Discover the music of exceptional performing artists and musicians from around the globe.

People of every age, ethnicity, ability, and background come to Lotus Festival each fall to be transformed by music and connect to the world around them.

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2023 Lotus Festival Highlights Video

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When you donate to Lotus, you commit to helping foster the love of the diversity of the world’s cultures in South Central Indiana. There are many ways to donate to Lotus.

Thank you, 2023 Lotus Festival Sponsors

2024 Lotus Festival Sponsors will be added to the site in late October and stay until late October of 2025.

Indiana University
Constellation Stage and Screen
Organized Living
WFHB Community Radio
Fresh Figs Marketing
Loren Wood Builders
Sophia Travis Community Service Grant
Commercial Service
Meitus Gelbert Rose
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Old National Bank
Pizza X
Holiday Inn
Goods for Cooks
Innovative Financial Solutions
Bloomington Brewing Company
City of Bloomington Arts Commission
Nolan's Lawn Care
Lisa J. Baker, DDS
The Chocolate Moose
One World Enterprises
Bloom Magazine
Graduate Hotels
Cardinal Spirits
Far Center for Contemporary Arts
Runcible Spoon
Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association
Sandra Clark Counseling and Consulting
Grant Street Inn
Friends of Old Time and Celtic Music in honor of Jamie Gans
Upland Brewing Company
Limestone Post
Ivy Tech Community College
Butler Winery
Quest Audio
Indiana Arts Commission
Raymond Foundation
The Herald Times
Whole Sun Designs
Rumpke Waste and Recycling
Ellis Events
Bloomington Roots
Grease Monkey Oil Changes and More
Rendezville
National Endowment for the Arts
Community Foundation
Harmony Gardens
Sweetgreen