Looking for things to do during March in Iowa City? From powerful storytellers to stand-up comedians, live music and community theater shows, here are some of the best events coming up in March.
Check out these events going on throughout the month in our collection of curious communities.
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Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
March 4
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
One of our most movingly powerful storytellers returns to Hancher to share his truths.
Jason Isbell and his stellar band sold out in a blink ahead of their 2023 Hancher performance. It is no wonder, because this is a storyteller at the peak of his craft, observing his fellow wanderers, looking inside and trying to understand, and then miraculously reducing a universe to four minutes of deeply resonant music.
NCAA Women’s Wrestling
Inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships
March 6-7
Xtream Arena
Coralville
History will be made March 6-7, 2026 at Xtream Arena as the inaugural National Collegiate Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships will be held in Coralville.
180 athletes will compete across 10 weight classes in freestyle wrestling, the style that matches Olympic wrestling and will include teams from Division I, Division II and Division III.
Hosted by the Iowa City Area Sports Commission.
Iowa has won the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) for the last two seasons, led by returning individual champions and senior world team members Kennedy Blades (160) and Kylie Welker (180).
The Spotlight Awaits.
Shepherds Market
Shepherds Market Festival 2026
March 7
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Iowa City
The next Shepherds Market Iowa is March 7th 2026 in Iowa City at the Johnson County Fairgrounds Bldg C. come join us!
Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament
MVC Women’s Basketball
March 12-15
Xtream Arena
Coralville
The annual championship will feature all 11 MVC women’s basketball programs competing for The Valley’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 2026 tournament marks the 40th MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament and the first time it will be hosted in Coralville.
Jesus Christ Superstar
City Circle Theatre Company presents Jesus Christ Superstar
March 20-22, 27-29
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Coralville
The iconic 70s rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire during the last days of Jesus Christ’s life.
The Robert Cray Band
The Robert Cray Band performs at the Englert Theatre
March 22
The Englert Theatre
Iowa City
Blues icon. Soul man. Rock and roller. Robert Cray is all these things – and more.
Robert Cray Band performs at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, March 22 in Iowa City.
As an artist Robert Cray’s aged like fine wine – his voice has developed a greater range and expressiveness, this he’s put to use on masterful interpretations of such Southern soul standards.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways” Tour
March 25
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
An icon of the great American song tradition shares his rowdy, generational genius.
Bob Dylan’s career has lasted the better part of sixty years now. He has never gotten by on sentimentality or nostalgia. He has never repeated his successes. Dylan has always pushed his work ahead. He has collected 12 Grammys, an Oscar, a Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Even more notably, his songs have changed American music–and the ways we think about American change and possibility.
Disability Community Social
Disability Community Social
March 26, 4 p.m.
fix! Coffee
Iowa City
The Social aims to encourage conversation and create a gathering space for members of the disability community. This event takes place before the first film of the Iowa Disability Film Festival hosted by FilmScene. Thank you to local advocate, Talya Miller, for co-organizing this event. This event is free and open to the public.
You can expect: light beverages and pastries for attendees, crafts and affirmation cards, and an intimate DJ set donated by Blind Soul Productions.
Thanks for event partners fix! Coffee, SDAI, Corridor Community Action Network, Blind Soul Productions, FilmScene, and The Disability Social Justice Study Group.
Event will be held in the cafe area of the second floor of the Chauncey Building from 4pm to 6pm. Parking is available in the Chauncey Swan Ramp. The third level leads directly to the second floor cafe area. There are elevators accessible on each floor.
Margaret Cho
Comedian Margaret Cho performs at the Englert Theatre
March 27, 7:30 p.m.
The Englert Theatre
Iowa City
Comedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. When hasn’t Margaret Cho’s strong voice been part of our consciousness? It feels like she has always been here, like a friend you can always count on, lighting the path for other women, other members of underrepresented groups, other performers, to follow.
Margaret staunchly supports the causes that are important to her: anti-racism, anti-bullying, gay rights, all while fulfilling her successful creative side with a legendary stand up career that has yielded 10-plus comedy tours.
Powwow Preview
Powwow Preview: Little Steps in the Circle, Dance & Crafts Day
March 29, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Iowa Children’s Museum
Coralville
Join us for a joyful, family-friendly event celebrating Indigenous culture through Youth Powwow dance performances and hands-on craft activities for children.
This interactive preview event invites families to learn about Powwow traditions in a welcoming, playful environment while helping spread the word about the University of Iowa’s 29th Annual Powwow, hosted by the Native American Student Association (NASA) this April.
There will be two thirty-minute performances, taking place at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Children will have the opportunity to engage with culture through movement, creativity, and community in a space designed for young learners and families. All performances and activities are included with museum admission.
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