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Bloomington Civic Plaza, a hub of activity
City business, artistic showcases and community gatherings all beckon residents to a central Bloomington location throughout the course of the year.
Bloomington Civic Plaza, a multi-purpose municipal facility, is home to the city’ s administrative offices, the Bloomington Police Department and the Center for the Arts. Much more than a typical government office building, it is a place alive with music, art and, during a farmers market, plenty of locally grown and produced food.
The Center for the Arts is a focal point of the performing and visual arts for thousands of people in Bloomington and the Twin Cities.
In addition to Bloomington Civic Plaza, the campus of municipal facilities includes the Public Works complex across the street from Civic Plaza, several smaller Public Works facilities, six fire stations, a water treatment plant and a community center under construction, which will also be the future home of the city’ s public health services.
While city amenities and services are offered on campus, you need not leave the comfort of home to connect to those services or register for programs and events. The city’ s website is an information hub and resource, providing residents, businesses and visitors with answers to specific questions at any time of the day.
Website visitors may submit a question or service request to the appropriate department, access webcasts, stream city council and other meetings, sign up for parks and recreation programs and events or register to volunteer for one of the
4 | Bloomington Guide | 2026 city’ s many parks and recreation programs and events.
In addition, while visiting the city’ s website, you can sign up to receive timely alerts about programs and events that interest you, sent directly to your email inbox via E-Subscribe. Or sign up to receive important emergency alerts via the Citizen Alert system. And the website provides regular city news updates, as well as a list of activities, events and performances in the community. To keep residents informed on the latest news, the city publishes the Bloomington Briefing, a monthly newsletter. The Briefing is mailed to all single-family households and businesses, and is available online at blm. mn / briefing. The city also produces a news program, Bloomington Today, available through the city’ s website, as well as the city’ s YouTube and cable television channels.
The city’ s programming is available on Comcast cable channel 14 or 859( HD). You can also follow the city on Instagram, Facebook and NextDoor to see the latest city news in your social media feeds.
Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road 952-563-8700 bloomingtonmn. gov