Welcome to the Chamber's B-Town Summer Challenge Guide!
From July 9 through August 8, Visit Bloomington is challenging you to complete an assortment of fun activities in the Monroe County area. For each item you complete, snap and share your best photo on Instagram using #BTownChallenge. The more activities you complete and the more high-quality photos you share, the more entries you earn for both weekly giveaways and the Challenge grand prize! Find the full instructions and Challenge details here.
Explore the community and support local businesses while having a blast with your friends, family, and neighbors this summer!
Below is our guide to help you get started!
Explore the community and support local businesses while having a blast with your friends, family, and neighbors this summer!
Below is our guide to help you get started!
Don't see your business listed?
Contact the Chamber office at (812) 336-6381 or info@chamberbloomington.org to help us fit you into an appropriate category.*
*This guide lists businesses and organizations that are members of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Interested in joining the Chamber? Contact our Director of Member Services, Stacy Bruce.
Contact the Chamber office at (812) 336-6381 or info@chamberbloomington.org to help us fit you into an appropriate category.*
*This guide lists businesses and organizations that are members of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Interested in joining the Chamber? Contact our Director of Member Services, Stacy Bruce.
Arts & Culture
Check off a box in the Arts & Culture section with these.
Tour the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
Attend a live performance at The Bluebird or Cardinal Stage
Admire local & regional art at the Gallery Walk
Visit your favorite outdoor mural outside The Graduate Bloomington
View an exhibit at a local museum such as the Monroe County History Center
Go on a self-guided limestone tour
Tour the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
Attend a live performance at The Bluebird or Cardinal Stage
Admire local & regional art at the Gallery Walk
Visit your favorite outdoor mural outside The Graduate Bloomington
View an exhibit at a local museum such as the Monroe County History Center
Go on a self-guided limestone tour
Food & Drink
Enjoy dinner with your special someone(s) or order take out for an evening in.
Grab some food at Food Truck Friday with Kona Ice of Bloomington
Treat yourself to ice cream at your favorite local scoop shop like Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream
Visit a Monroe County Farmer's Market
Enjoy a meal at an international restaurant by visiting Taste of India
Grab a late-night bite with Pizza X or Nick's English Hut
Dine on the patio at a local restaurant with Upland Brewing or Oliver Winery
Treat yourself to ice cream at your favorite local scoop shop like Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream
Visit a Monroe County Farmer's Market
Enjoy a meal at an international restaurant by visiting Taste of India
Grab a late-night bite with Pizza X or Nick's English Hut
Dine on the patio at a local restaurant with Upland Brewing or Oliver Winery
Outdoors
Head outside and complete one of these challenges!
Bike your favorite urban trail
Splash around on the spray pad at Switchyard Park
Have a beach day at Lake Lemon or Monroe Lake, take advantage of Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina
Go kayaking at Griffy Lake
Play at a local playground
Hike your favorite Monroe County nature trail
Bike your favorite urban trail
Splash around on the spray pad at Switchyard Park
Have a beach day at Lake Lemon or Monroe Lake, take advantage of Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina
Go kayaking at Griffy Lake
Play at a local playground
Hike your favorite Monroe County nature trail
Entertainment
Find a friend and check these items off your list.
Send a day on The Square and visit Grazie Italiano or The Owlery
Find a free activity in town
Discover hidden gems on Kirkwood Avenue like Big Woods Bloomington
Experience the magic of Harry Potter by going to Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe & Cakery and trying the Honeydukes
Enjoy a 21-and-under activity like going to Pottery House Studio
Visit an attraction on the B-Line Trail such as Cardinal Spirits
Send a day on The Square and visit Grazie Italiano or The Owlery
Find a free activity in town
Discover hidden gems on Kirkwood Avenue like Big Woods Bloomington
Experience the magic of Harry Potter by going to Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe & Cakery and trying the Honeydukes
Enjoy a 21-and-under activity like going to Pottery House Studio
Visit an attraction on the B-Line Trail such as Cardinal Spirits
Indiana University
Explore the campus grounds!
Visit an exhibit at the Eskenzai Museum of Art at Indiana University
Go bowling or play pool at IMU Bowling & Billards
Take a walk by Sample Gates
Make a wish at Showalter Fountain
Shake Herman B Wells' hand in Old Crescent
Kiss a loved one at the Rose Well House
Visit an exhibit at the Eskenzai Museum of Art at Indiana University
Go bowling or play pool at IMU Bowling & Billards
Take a walk by Sample Gates
Make a wish at Showalter Fountain
Shake Herman B Wells' hand in Old Crescent
Kiss a loved one at the Rose Well House
Shopping
From flowers to hot yoga, give a gift that says, "Let's hang!"
Purchase a book from a local bookstore like Morgenstern Books
Buy equipment for a new hobby or your favorite activity
Restyle your home with a new plant or decor item from a local home-goods store
Find an antique treasure at a local vintage store such as Westbury Antique Market
Show your Cream & Crimson spirit by purchasing some IU gear at FreeThink Apparel & Promos
Purchase a CD or record from a local music store
Purchase a book from a local bookstore like Morgenstern Books
Buy equipment for a new hobby or your favorite activity
Restyle your home with a new plant or decor item from a local home-goods store
Find an antique treasure at a local vintage store such as Westbury Antique Market
Show your Cream & Crimson spirit by purchasing some IU gear at FreeThink Apparel & Promos
Purchase a CD or record from a local music store
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Don't see your business listed?
Contact the Chamber office at (812) 336-6381 or info@chamberbloomington.org to help us fit you into an appropriate category.* *This guide lists businesses and organizations that are members of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Interested in joining the Chamber? Contact our Director of Member Services, Stacy Bruce. |
