On Friday, Sept. 19, Climate Fest will kick off with a special celebration of National Parking Day, joining other cities across the nation as they convert parking spaces into pocket parks to help reimagine how we use urban spaces. In Iowa City, this celebration has special meaning, as every parking ramp and meter plays a part […]
Maggie’s Pizza & Music Friday, September 19th | 5:30 – 8:00 PM Join us for a laid-back summer evening at Calyx Creek filled with wood-fired pizza, live music, and lavender vibes! Maggie’s will be serving up their famous all-you-can-eat wood-fired pizzas, and a farm salad. ✨ What to Expect: – All-you-can-eat Maggie’s Wood-Fired Pizza 🍕 – Live […]
Summer of the Arts invites the community to come out and get to know fabulous, local musicians! Running mid-May through September, this festival kicks off the summer season. May 16, 2025 Iowa Steel Band May 23, 2025 West Liberty High and West High Jazz Ensembles May 30, 2025 Clear Creek Amana High and City High […]
Tailgators Sports Bar & Grill Free to play. Prizes galore. Come enjoy the fun individually or as a group!
September 12 – 28, 2025 at Riverside Theatre Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays – 7:30pm Sundays – 2:00pm Synopsis: An American classic set on the campus of a small, liberal arts university in New England. George and Martha stumble home after a faculty party and invite a new professor and his wife over for drinks. What begins […]
The Iowa City Farmers Market is managed by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department. It is an open-air market held in the Chauncey Swan parking ramp, Chauncey Swan Park, and on E. Washington St. in downtown Iowa City. The market runs from May through October. We strive to serve all populations by providing access to […]
Since 2020, EV registrations in Johnson County have more than tripled, growing from a few hundred vehicles to several thousand, including a new all-electric Ford Lightning for the City’s Green Iowa AmeriCorps team to use while providing free home energy audits to Iowa City residents! On Saturday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, adjacent […]
🧘♀️🌿 Lavender Yoga at Calyx Creek 🌿🧘♂️ Join us for a peaceful outdoor yoga class at Calyx Creek in the lavender fields! Includes yoga with lavender aromatherapy, a cool lavender towel after class and a specialty drink of your choice! ✨ All levels welcome 🌸 Bring your mat and your sense of calm
Join first time guest instructor Cindy Johnson for an innovative kumihimo project. Using a foam disk, use 22-gauge wire and 2mm leather to make a flat braid. Learn to finish it with bead caps and a toggle clasp. This class will be repeated on Fri., Sept. 26 from 1-4pm. Instructor: Cindy Johnson. The tool needed […]
The Ralston Rapids Garden Railroad is a large scale model train that runs outside around real plants, flowing water, and scale buildings and vehicles. Modeled after a small Midwestern town in 1959. a time when steam and diesel locomotives were working side by side. Autumn Open House dates are: Sep 20 & 21, 12 noon […]
Walk-in between 12PM-4PM ( we close at 5PM) choose your canvas size and THROW SOME PAINT! Suggested age is 3+ $25 per guest All supplies and a whole lot of fun is included! *Drinks sold separately *Do not wear clothes you don’t want paint on, we are not responsible for paint on clothing
Join us for a special Stanley Creates event celebrating the birthday of artist Hayward Oubre! Enjoy cupcakes and learn to make a wire sculpture inspired by his artwork in the exhibition Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity, currently on view in the galleries. Participants will be provided materials and guidance to bend, twist, and shape wire into […]