Lotus Education & Arts Foundation

09/04/2026

Plan your FESTIVAL WEEKEND! Exclusive Artists on Thursday and Sunday!

Don't miss out on local favorites Busman's Holiday, the folkloric electronic beats of Pahua, Gospel & Blues with Nicki D & the Sisters of Thunder, and Irish meets Bluegrass with Gadan! Make sure you get your All Inclusive Tickets or Thursday and Sunday Tickets to see these incredible artists!

Thursday and Sunday tickets also have exclusive sliding fee pricing for Community Access and Supporters of Lotus. This festival is for everybody - and we want everybody to be able to experience the tremendous music of Lotus!

Lotus World Music & Arts Festival

09/03/2026

Loving how this chandelyra choreography is coming together! See us Lotus Education & Arts Fdtn next month

09/03/2026

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! WE NEED YOU! 🤩

Join the team that makes the magic happen! When you volunteer with Lotus, you aren’t just helping run an event - you’re the heart of the festival.

⭐ Work a shift and enjoy the music on us! All volunteers receive one night of complimentary access to festival performances.
⭐ Get a unique look at festival production and meet world-class artists from around the globe.
⭐ Score the official, limited-edition volunteer t-shirt and button (local badges of honor!).
⭐ Connect with fellow music lovers and help keep the arts vibrant and accessible in our community.

Click the link in bio and learn more/sign up on our website!

Be one of the 600+ people who contribute time, expertise, and goodwill to make Lotus events happen!

08/28/2026

The Lotus lineup features the excellent Arun Ramamurthy 🔥

The Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings together South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary jazz in an organic integration of styles. The group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy, exploring the kindred spirits of raga music and jazz. ART’s collaborative sound is driven by the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Sameer Gupta and electric bassist Damon Banks, while Arun’s original work tells stories of migration and cultural connection. “... a beautiful, exotic, ear-opening listening experience” (All About Jazz).

Buy your tickets early Buskirk-Chumley Theater so you don’t miss out on the magic! 🎶

08/27/2026

The Lotus lineup features the amazing Las Guaracheras 🔥

“We are strength, union, love, sisterhood, music. We are Guaracheras.” This all-women salsa sextet (founded in the city of Cali, Colombia, in 2017) lifts and celebrates the female voice within Afro-Latin music. And the salsa? They bring it. With vibraphone, percussion, bass, piano, and vocals, Las Guaracheras do what all great salsa bands do: pull crowds to the floor to dance. They have been part of the salsa scene in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Madrid, Bogotá – and they bring the spice and soul of this music and dance tradition to Bloomington during the Lotus Festival.

Buy your tickets early Buskirk-Chumley Theater so you don’t miss out on the magic! 🎶

08/24/2026

*TONIGHT LIVE AT THE LOTUS FIREBAY*

Come experience an intimate Cajun music journey with master fiddler David Greely (Grammy-nominated Mamou Playboys co-founder) and award-winning vocalist Amelia Biere! This duo brings deep roots, exquisite French phrasing, and timeless songs to life. Beautiful instrumentals, harmony singing, twin fiddling, and ancient ballads.

🎵Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:00pm
🏤105 S Rogers, Bloomington, IN
💲$15 - $25 Sliding Scale

08/21/2026

We are saddened to share this news from a sister festival in North Carolina, Leaf Global Arts was an inspiration and an incredible nonprofit organization that did great work to connect the world through music and the arts.

08/20/2026

🔥 — THIS COMING MONDAY — 🔥 Experience an intimate Cajun music journey with master fiddler David Greely—Grammy-nominated Mamou Playboys co-founder—and award-winning vocalist Amelia Biere. Performing live at the Lotus Firebay, this duo brings deep roots, exquisite French phrasing, and timeless songs to life.

August 24 at 7:00 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) at the Lotus Firebay, 105 S Rogers

$22.50 Advance / $15 - $25 Sliding Scale At the Door
https://lotusfestorg.seatengine-sites.com/shows/383156

08/12/2026

Our amazing line up features Nour Harkati!

New York–based Tunisian desert blues musician Nour Harkati is a singer-songwriter forging a powerful bridge between ancestral North African traditions and the raw pulse of contemporary urban sound. Through spiritual Gnawa rhythms and the trance-driven spirit of desert blues, he blends the ancient resonance of the Guembri with gritty NYC drums, electronic textures, and modern songcraft. The sound is both meditative and electrifying: a deeply irresistible groove.

Buy your tickets before October and SAVE online via Buskirk-Chumley Theater — don’t miss out on the magic! 🎶