A film series presenting foreign-language, independent and classic American films, Screening venues: The IU Fine Arts Theaters, 1200 East 7th St; The Woodburn Hall Theater, 1100 East 7th St; Bear’s Place, 1316 E Third St; and The Fab Lab, 116 S Grant St. In summer The Ryder + Bloomington’s Dept of Parks and Recreation sponsor a free films series under the stars in Bryan Park

Saturdays 9am-1pm, from April through November, at 401 N Morton St, next to City Hall - Showers Building, locally grown produce, plants, prepared foods directly from farmers, local entertainment.

See a constantly updated list of things that are happening around town at the city website, day by day.

IU Bloomington produces over 1,100 musical performances, operas, ballets, and theater productions each year; most are free. These include: African American Arts Institute choral ensemble; Auditorium, IU Broadway touring companies; Ballet Theater productions; Jacobs School of Music festivals; Opera Theater classics and premieres; Theatre, Drama & Contemporary Dance. See info online.

June 19, 2021, 3-11 pm at Showers Common, next to Bloomington City Hall. Dozens of Bloomington’s best restaurants, wineries and breweries, plus live musical entertainment, for a festival atmosphere -- one of the best weekends of the year to be in Bloomington.

August 26-28, 2021 (TBC). Bloomington PRIDE's 8th annual Saturday festival celebrates LGBTQ culture and community - usually from 3pm on E Kirkwood Ave. This past year was online with a streamed celebration across two days that included a vendor expo, workshops with activists and experts, wellness activities, music performances, and a dance party.

October 16, 2021. SAT 12-7pm, Owen County Courthouse, Spencer. Admission-free LGBTQI pride festival. Smallest Midwest town/ large Pride. Typically 1500 people attend; small-town family-friendly, all-inclusive atmosphere. Live, all-day ENTERTAINMENT, guest host. MARKETPLACE FESTIVAL FOOD, RAFFLES, PET PRIDE PARADE, 50/50, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, HIV TESTING.

Late February, 2022 (Not confirmed), two days at the the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, The Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival explores the lives and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community through feature-length and short films, talkbacks, and programming that promote community-wide attitudes of awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of diversity.