Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

Join Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs (ACYC) for an afternoon of choral pop tunes! 

The young singers in grades 2 - 12 will perform favorite Broadway, movie and pop tunes at the Annual Fundraiser Concert & Silent Auction event to support the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs and honor long time director Rita Docter. 

Come hear the beautiful voices of young people and support the legacy of this outstanding youth choir program in its 44th year. 

This event features all five Angelica Choir Ensembles: Con Brio, Cantabile, Concert Choir, Treble Singers and Cantanti Singers at both concerts.

• Date: February 23, 2025
• Time:
  • Silent Auction bidding opens at 1 p.m. and continues between concerts in the lobby.
  • Concerts start at 2 and 4 p.m. Both shows are identical.
• Location: Schneider Theater at Bloomington Center for the Arts
• Guest Host: Actress Greta Grosch
• Tickets: $41.97 for all ages and seat locations (all fees included)
  • Buy Tickets

Additional concert details available on the ACYC website. 

Presented as part of the Bloomington Center for the Arts Performance Series. 

Bloomington Police Department Open House!

Displays of police equipment including the ERU team, bomb squad, K9 unit. Tours of the PD. Representatives from Patrol, Crime Prevention, Animal Control, Reserves, Chaplains, Explorers and more! Plus food trucks and music! 

Rain or shine event! 

1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. - parking lot on the south side of Civic Plaza