Join the fun this fall! Students, faculty, and staff are invited to experience new and favorite events, venues, and opportunities across our beautiful campus through Campus Connections events during the first two months of classes. Meet new friends while enjoying campus culture and catch the spirit of old IU.
2 PM & 7:30 PM • MAC
Featuring new works by choreographer My’Kal Stomile, choreographer Nicole Haskins, and 20th-century works by George Balanchine (Valse Fantasie) and Mark Godden (Angels in the Architecture).
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5:30 PM • Woodlawn Ave. and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
The annual Homecoming parade features floats, musicians, the Marching Hundred, and IU dignitaries. Hoosier Hysteria tips off the Indiana men's and women's basketball seasons.
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7:00 PM • IU Auditorium
Three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir will bring joy and inspiration to Bloomington this fall with their concert of HOPE: It’s Been a Long Time Coming.
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All over campus • 9AM–3 PM
An exciting and fun day of shows, hands-on science activities, and demonstrations hosted by IU scientists from a number of disciplines.
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IU Tennis Center
IU Dance Marathon is already one of the largest and most successful philanthropic events in the country, and engaging faculty and staff in new ways.
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12-1:30 PM • IU Arts Plaza (Showalter Fountain)
Hosted by President Whitten, this event to celebrate the first day of classes will include live music, free cake, and festive activity over the lunch hour.
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5-8 PM • IU Arts Plaza
Showcasing the diversity of arts and humanities and offering a welcoming environment for the entire IU Community to explore new creative outlets.
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4-7 PM • Outside between the IMU and Maxwell Hall
Live music, games, and the best of Bloomington’s mobile food scene! This will be the first of a weekly series in September and October.
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4-7 PM • IMU Centennial Patio
The first of a new music series on the IMU Centennial Patio, with appetizers, beer and wine available at the Vault Pub, and food from IMU restaurants inside.
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7:30–11 PM • Dunn Meadow
This FREE kick-off to the Lotus World Music Festival (Sept. 22-25) features Matixando, a Costa Rican band that blends rock, reggae, blues, funk, and a variety of Latin rhythms as well as hot air balloon rides.
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