Each year we look forward to June because we know it is Block Party month. The Annual Fourth And Rogers Block Party began as a celebration of this little creative corner of town and all that it has to offer. Since the first Block Party in 2018, we’ve welcomed new neighbors, businesses and community members. We love being a part of this neighborhood and gathering to celebrate its continued growth every summer. 

This year, marked the Fifth Annual Block Party and was our biggest yet! New Gallery Walk exhibitions opened at Pictura Gallery, Bloomington Fine Art Supply, I Fell and more. In celebration of PRIDE Month, local vendors from The Back Door Art Market filled our theater space. Along Fourth Street, neighborhood organizations tabled and offered free activities for the community including screen printing, crafts, scavenger hunts, games, nail painting, face painting and so much more. Throughout the evening there was live music by WFHB DJs, DJ Good Peoples and a closing set by Hushfire Band all while smells of delicious food filled the street. It was a beautiful and vibrant celebration of our growing neighborhood and we are so thankful for everyone who participated!. 

We hope you enjoy looking back at these photos with us, and we hope to Block Party with you again next year! 

Thank you to WFHB for being a sponsor and to Bloomington Fine Art Supply for being an organizational partner with us this year!

Thank you to everyone who participated and made the event possible:

Participating Orgs: Artists for Environmental Restoration, Art Remains, Bloomingfoods, Bloomington Salt Cave, Bloomington Stitchery, Cherry Canary Vintage, Cicada Cinema, Color Me Mellow Facepaint, Dropouts Studio, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Hideout Press, Icarus Photography, Indiana Recovery Alliance, Hilary Cannon Anderson — Teaching Artist, Little Spring Studio, People’s Market, Public Art for Magnifying Minds @ IU, Rhett Skateboarding, Rock Paper Scissors, Roses Midwest, The People’s Portraiture, Wonderlab and more!

The Back Door Art Market Vendors: Kohut Ceramics @kohut_ceramics, Olivia Trevino @olivamakespots, Support Local Queers @supportlocalqueers, Jada Bee’s Black Witchery, Tall Tree Crafts @tall.tree.crafts, Evelynn Gray @evelynngraydesign, Stranger Taste Vintage @strangertastevintage, Ileana Haberman @m_ileana_art, Aya McGee @feelermap, The Cat’s Closet @thecatscloset1Avrie Allen @let.a.hundred.flowers.blossom, Ze Treasure Troll @troll.made.art, Michelle Solorzano @michelleisolorzano, Brady Fanning @fkabrady, Naughty Nanna’s Corrupt Closet @naughty.nanna, Caleb Poer @clebebebe

Food Vendors: Maiz Comida Colombiana, Rasta Pops, Betty’s Hot Dog Cart, Pilii’s Party Taco, Top Shotta Jerk Chicken & Cuisine, Cup of Joy.

Music: WFHB DJs, DJ Good Peoples and Hushfire Band

To our wonderful staff at FAR! and of course all of the folks who came out and celebrated with us. We are so grateful for this annual tradition!