The Lotus Dance Hall will feature bands who play culturally specific dance music, this year featuring bachata from the Dominican Republic and salsa.
Events
Friday and Saturday Evening Showcases
Experience dynamic live performances by global musicians in an inviting atmosphere in downtown Bloomington.
Lotus Opening Concert
Doors Open at 6:30 pm Location: Buskirk Chumley Theater Lotus is excited to start the festival out with a bang! Our opener, CoolMule, is the latest and greatest Midwest old-time band to emerge, like Brood X cicada - inevitable, unstoppable, often buzzing in the key...
2024 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival
Visit the Lotus Festival page for details. Four-day-long musical extravaganza from October 3 – 6, 2024, in downtown Bloomington.
Bread and Puppet Presented by Lotus
Free Event Doors open at 4:30 pm 2687 N Loesch Rd., Bloomington, IN Bread and Puppet Theater is a politically radical puppet theater company founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side. In 1974 Bread and Puppet moved to a farm in Glover in the...
Lotus at the Cinema
Tickets Required Location: IU Cinema 1213 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN Doors open at 6:30 pm "Around the World in 4 Days" (Merrill Hatlen) is a portrait of the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival in Bloomington, Indiana, produced for the 25th Anniversary of the...