WE'RE CRANKIE!
We're Crankie: Crankie Festival
Sat, Apr 18
|Downtown Library Auditorium
Bloomington's first ever crankie fest, celebrating the old art form of crankies.
Registration closes Apr 18, 2026, 3:00 PM
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Downtown Library Auditorium, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
About the event
Bloomington's first ever crankie fest, celebrating the old art form of crankies.
Festival to be on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 Auditorium at Downtown Library 1 to 3 PM
303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
A crankie is a form of storytelling. Using a box with dowel rods to attach and crank (turn) a scroll. Usually accompanied by music or poetry, with the imagery on the scroll. A scroll can be as long as the artist wants. The box of a crankie can range in size from a matchbox to as large as you can imagine.
Registration closes Apr 18, 2026, 3:00 PM