IOWA CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL FULL

Explore a marketplace full of unique merchandise from around the land. The Iowa Renaissance Festival celebrates 30 years of family fun! Come experience live entertainment featuring comedy, swordplay, music, magic, and even horseback jousting.

The Iowa Arts Festival is the most anticipated art event of the summer! But that’s not all: there are music performances, food vendors serving regional and ethnic dishes, and creative, educational activities and entertainment for children. On Saturday and Sunday, see high school and college artists in the Emerging Artist Pavilion. The Iowa Arts Festival is an award-winning, weekend-long community celebration featuring over 110 local and national visual artists. Come early to shop sidewalk sales and explore the historic Main Street district.

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Make a day of it and grab a bite to eat, shop, and gallery walk in beautiful downtown Iowa City!Ĭome kickoff summer with a weekend full of fun ways to eat, shop and explore in West Branch! June 4 will feature a “seltzer stroll” and beer garden with free live music. Snap photos, visit baby animals, enjoy attractions, and so much more!įor over 20 years, this event has taken over downtown and filled your favorite businesses with wonderful works of art. Visit Bloomsbury Farm for Baby Animal Days on the farm & see the sweetest animals. Stop by and enjoy free, live entertainment!

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Summer of the Arts invites the community to come out and listen to local music! This three-concert series on North Linn Street offers one more reason to visit the vibrant Northside. In 2022, enjoy even more music in neighborhoods: Iowa City Parks and Recreation will be out and about every week during June, July, and August with the Rec & Roll program! In 2022, we’re bringing movies into more city parks and neighborhoods, in addition to three drive-in-style events!Ĭonnect with neighbors this summer with live music, games, arts and crafts, and frozen treats. Movies start at sundown, and we offer special entertainment prior to some of the feature films.

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The Free Movie Series typically features a full-length movie each Saturday night during the summer. Saturday nights, May 21-August 20 October 8 Stop by and enjoy free, live entertainment! Concerts are held at the Ped Mall Stage and Chauncey Swan Park. Summer of the Arts invites the community to come out and get to know fabulous, local musicians! Running mid-May through August, this festival kicks off the summer season. Tickets are free for children when accompanied by a $5 adult moviegoer. The Picture Show family and children’s series features the best in all-ages programming.

Have some baseball fun and support the area’s minor league baseball team, the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Seating will be first-come-first-served for all screenings, with movies beginning at sunset. Regular Screenings between April and October highlight a diversity of all-ages programming. Ongoing Summer Events in the Iowa City AreaįilmScene in the Park is an outdoor cinema located at Chauncey Swan Park. Thank you to our friends The Bails Team at Urban Acres Real Estate for making this guide possible! Happy summer, everyone. Get your calendar out (physical or digital) and start marking the summer events in Iowa City that you do not want to miss! We are so lucky to live in a community where we can delight in outdoor festivals, concerts, movies, and more. If you aren't a jazz fan, check out the other Summer of the Arts festivals at City is the best in the summertime. Send me a message if you have any questions about the festival, campgrounds, other things to do, etc. Here's a link to the bios of the performers for this year's festival. There are many campgrounds available including a number of Corps of Engineers campgrounds near my home. If you live within a day's drive, consider making this a special trip. If your travels will take you to this area in late-June, early-July, please stop for a few days. This is a free outdoor festival located in downtown Iowa City.ĭownbeat Magazine once named the festival one of the top 10 jazz festival in the United States. I've been involved with the Iowa City Jazz Festival for many years and have booked the main stage artists for the past 6 years. As I travel around in my Ollie, I meet a lot of people in campgrounds who love music festivals.

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