All your festival listings for Des Moines, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Decorah, Keokuk and all of Iowa.

Welcome to Iowa’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find festivals for this weekend, month and year in such cities as Des Moines, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Decorah, Keokuk and everywhere in-between in Iowa.

This guide does NOT include conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

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If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.

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AUGUST

8/20-8/22 – Montrose Watermelon Festival – Montrose
8/21-8/22 – Lone Tree Fall Festival – Lone Tree
8/21-8/22 – Turkey River Music Festival – Spillville
8/21-8/23 – Old Time Power Show – Cedar Falls
8/21-8/23 – Norman Borlaug Harvest Festival – Cresco
8/22 – The Irish Hooley – Dubuque
8/22 – Eldon Porchfest – Eldon
8/22 – Railroad Ag Days – Manly
8/23 – Holy Family Parish Fall Festival – New Hampton
8/23 – Epiphany Parish Festival – Mason City

8/26 – Taste of Iowa City – Iowa City
8/27-8/29 – Wood, Wine and Blues Festival – Storm Lake
8/28 – Christ the King Parish 7th Street Bash – Des Moines
8/28-8/29 – Bootleggers and Bandits Car, Bike and Big Rig Show – Colfax
8/28-8/29 – Cedar Valley Pridefest – Waterloo
8/28-8/30 – World Food and Music Festival – Des Moines
8/28-8/30 – Huxley Prairie Fest – Huxley
8/28-8/30 – Lincoln Highway Days – Nevada
8/28-8/30 – Salem Old Settlers – Salem
8/29 – Market After Dark – Cedar Rapids
8/29 – Iowa Wine and Cider Festival – Des Moines
8/29 – ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival – Perry
8/29 – Boom-Fest Arts and Craft Festival – Vinton
8/30 – Hanover Festival – Alta
8/30 – Little Rock Corn Show – Little Rock

SEPTEMBER

9/3-9/7 – Midwest Old Threshers Reunion – Mt. Pleasant
9/3-9/5 – Multicultural Festival: Taste of the Junction – West Des Moines
9/4 – FRYfest – Coralville
9/4-9/5 – Farmington’s Bluegrass Weekend Festival and Jam – Farmington
9/4-9/5 – Stockport Lions BBQ Days – Stockport
9/4-9/7 – Essex Labor Day Celebration – Essex
9/4-9/7 – Dayton Labor Day Rodeo – Dayton
9/4-9/7 – Big Sioux River Days – Hawarden
9/4-9/7 – Madrid Labor Day Celebration – Madrid
9/5 – Apfelfest – Amana
9/5* – VIVA Ottumwa International Festival – Ottumwa – DISCONTINUED?
9/5 – Alley Art Festival – Sioux City
9/5 – Waterloo’s Food Truck Festival – Waterloo
9/5-9/6 – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire I – Des Moines
9/5-9/7 – Neola Hoo Doo Days – Neola
9/5-9/7 – Cedar Valley Engine Club Threshers Reunion – Rockford
9/6 – Iowa Craft Beer Bash at Millstream Brewing Co. – Amana
9/6-9/7 – McCausland Labor Day Festival – McCausland

9/10 – Millwork Night Market V – Dubuque
9/10-9/13 – Onawa Harvest Festival – Onawa
9/10-9/13 – Pulaski Corn Show – Pulaski
9/11-9/13 – Fayette Watermelon Days – Fayette
9/11-9/12 – The Geneva Market: Fall – Geneva
9/11-9/12 – The Fall Market at White Barns – West Union
9/11-9/13 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival I – Atkins
9/11-9/13 – Iowa All Breeds Jeep Show – Garwin
9/11-9/13 – White Eagle Multicultural Pow Wow – Granger
9/12* – Anita Fall Fest – Anita – CANCELLED
9/12 – Bancroft Fall Bonanza – Bancroft
9/12 – Carlisle Pickers Day – Carlisle
9/12 – Festival Latino of Cedar Rapids – Cedar Rapids
9/12 – Fiesta Cultural de Clarion – Clarion
9/12 – Gurnfest – Des Moines
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9/12* – Fiesta en Lenox – Lenox – DISCONTINUED?
9/12 – Lorimor Watermelon Day Fall Festival – Lorimor
9/12 – Maqtoberfest – Maquoketa
9/12 – Truro Feeding Frenzy – Truro
9/12-9/13 – Cromwell Harvest Fest – Cromwell
9/12-9/13 – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire II – Des Moines
9/12-9/13 – Muster on the Maquoketa – Maquoketa
9/12-9/13 – Carstens Farm Days – Shelby
9/12-9/13 – Clay County Fair I – Spencer
9/12-9/13 – Grand Meadow Heritage Festival – Washta
9/13 – Checker’s Stone Soul Picnic – Cedar Falls
9/13 – PorchFest Des Moines – Des Moines
9/13 – Bella Terre Harvest Festival – Glenwood
9/13* –Queen of Peace Parish Fall Festival – Waterloo

9/14-9/20 – Clay County Fair II – Spencer
9/17-9/19 – Fort Madison Mexican Fiesta – Fort Madison
9/17-9/19 – Moravia Fall Festival – Moravia
9/17-9/20 – Creston/Southwest Iowa Hot Air Balloon Days – Creston
9/18 – BrewNost – Cedar Rapids
9/18-9/19 – Beaverdale Fall Festival – Beaverdale
9/18-9/19 – Blues Fest – Davenport
9/18-9/19 – Tri City BBQ Fest – Denison
9/18-9/19 – Schleswig Calf Show Days – Schleswig
9/18-9/19 – Best of the Block BBQ Cook-Off – Stuart
9/18-9/20 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival II – Atkins
9/18-9/20 – Pufferbilly Days – Boone
9/18-9/20 – Plagman Barn Show Days – Garber
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9/19 – Great Akron Scarecrow Festival – Akron
9/19 – Bloomfield Fall Festival and Car Show – Bloomfield
9/19* – Fall into Carson Festival – Carson
9/19 – Dubuque Oktoberfest – Dubuque
9/19 – Western Dubuque High School Wingfest – Farley
9/19 – Lovilia Festival – Lovilia
9/19 – Marion Oktoberfest – Marion
9/19 – Autumn Artistry – Osage
9/19 – Nelson Pioneer Farm Fall Festival – Oskaloosa
9/19 – Reinbeck Art Festival – Reinbeck
9/19 – Fly Iowa Festival – Winterset
9/19-9/20 – Danbury Corn Days – Danbury
9/19-9/20 – Riverssance Festival of Fine Art – Davenport
9/19-9/20 – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire III – Des Moines
9/19-9/20 – ArtSplash – Sioux City
9/20 – St. Anthony Catholic Church Kermes/Carnival – Davenport
9/20 – Indianola Art Festival – Indianola

9/24-9/27 – Oktemberfest – Marshalltown
9/24-9/27 – National Cattle Congress Fair – Waterloo
9/25-9/26 – Des Moines Oktoberfest – Des Moines
9/25-9/26 – Guttenberg GermanFest – Guttenberg
9/25-9/26 – Kalona Fall Festival – Kalona
9/25-9/26 – Plymouth Applefest – Plymouth
9/25-9/26 – Iowa Oktoberfest – Waterloo
9/25-9/27 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival III – Atkins
9/25-9/27 – Pine Lake Festival – Eldora
9/26 – Afton Autumn Days – Afton
9/26* – Last Call Before Fall: Family Fun Festival – Algona
9/26 – University of Okoboji Oktoberfest – Arnolds Park
9/26 – Lost Woods Music Festival – Cedar Falls
9/26 – AsianFest – Cedar Rapids
9/26 – Centerville Pancake Day – Centerville
9/26* – Council Bluffs Latino Festival – Council Bluffs
9/26 – DeWitt Autumn Fest – DeWitt
Weekend continues below…

9/26 – Ely Fall Fest – Ely
9/26 – Exira Fall Festival – Exira
9/26 – Porchstock Music Festival – Fort Madison
9/26 – Northside Oktoberfest – Iowa City
9/26 – Lovilia Fall Festival – Lovilia
9/26 – Lincoln Highway Arts Festival – Mt. Vernon
9/26 – Wyatt Earp Day – Pella
9/26 – Runnells River Bottoms Festival – Runnells
9/26 – Applefest at Living History Farms – Urbandale
9/26 – Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter
9/26 – Woodbine Apple Festival – Woodbine
9/26-9/27 – Fall Market at Beckman Heritage Farms – Burlington
9/26-9/27 – The Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire I – Davenport
9/26-9/27 – Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival – Des Moines
9/27 – Octagon Art Festival – Ames
9/27 – Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival – Iowa City
9/27 – Get Outside Festival – Iowa City

9/29-10/3* – Ottumwa Oktoberfest – Ottumwa

OCTOBER

10/1-10/4 – Amana Colonies Oktoberfest – Amana
10/1-10/4 – Oktoberfest at Millstream Brewing – Amana
10/2-10/3 – Waverly Oktoberfest – Waverly
10/2-10/4 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival IV – Atkins
10/3 – Algona Band Day Festival – Algona
10/3 – Anamosa Pumpkinfest – Anamosa
10/3 – Fishtival – Bellevue
10/3 – SW Iowa Band Jamboree – Clarinda
10/3 – Clear Lake Harvest Festival – Clear Lake
10/3* – Riverview Bacon and Brew Fest – Clinton
10/3 – Delmar Fall Festival – Delmar
10/3 – Des Moines Whiskey Festival – Des Moines
Weekend continues below…

10/3 – Dubuque Latinx Fiesta – Dubuque
10/3* – Lamoni Fall Fest – Lamoni
10/3* – Twin Vines Fall Festival – Panora
10/3 – 1st Street Market – Prescott
10/3 – Sioux City Hops and Harvest Festival – Sioux City
10/3 – Windsor Heights Fall Fest – Windsor Heights
10/3-10/4 – The Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire II – Davenport
10/3-10/4 – Elkader Art in the Park – Elkader
10/3-10/4 – Nunnikhoven Farm’s Harvest Fest on the Farm – Harvey
10/3-10/4 – Kingdom of Riverssance Renaissance Gathering – Sioux City
10/4* – St. Patrick Church Fall Festival – Cedar Falls
10/4 – Adair County Fall Fest – Greenfield
10/4 – Harriman-Nielsen Farm Fall Festival – Hampton

10/8 – Millwork Night Market V – Dubuque
10/9-10/10 – Halloweenapalooza Horror Film Festival – Ottumwa
10/9-10/11 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival V – Atkins
10/9-10/11 – Scenic Drive Festival – Van Buren County
10/10 – Vintage and Made Fair – Adel
10/10 – Ames Pridefest – Ames
10/10 – Decorah Pride Festival – Decorah
10/10 – Scarecrow Farm Oktoberfest – Lawton
10/10 – Pearl City Vintage Market – Muscatine
10/10-10/11 – Iowa Renaissance Festival III – Amana
10/10-10/11 – Bentonsport Riverfest – Bentonsport
10/10-10/11* – Osborne Heritage Days – Elkader
10/10-10/11 –Madison County Covered Bridge Festival – Winterset
10/11 – McGregor Fall Art Festival – McGregor

10/16-10/18 – Great Iowa Pet Expo – Clive
10/16-10/18 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival VI – Atkins
10/17-10/18 – Iowa Renaissance Festival IV – Amana

10/23-10/25 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival VII – Atkins
10/24-10/25 – Gothic Area Renaissance Faire – Eldon
10/25* – Fiesta Latina – Storm Lake

10/31 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival VIII – Atkins
10/31* – Bison Fest at Botna Bend – Hancock
10/31 – Remsen Oktoberfest – Remsen
10/31-11/1* – Freight House Farmers’ Market Fall Harvest Festival – Davenport
10/31-11/1 – Denmark Iowa Renaissance Faire – Denmark

NOVEMBER

11/1* – Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead – Des Moines

11/7 – CAMP PLAID – Iowa Falls
11/7* – BaconTown – Ottumwa

11/13-11/14* – Uptown Wonderlights I – Ankeny
11/13-11/14* – Miracle on Main – Reinbeck
11/14* – Dome for the Holidays I – Des Moines

11/15-11/22* – Uptown Wonderlights II – Ankeny
11/15-11/22* – Dome for the Holidays II – Des Moines
11/20 – Winterfest at Bayliss Park – Council Bluffs
11/20* – Jingle Bell Holiday – Grinnell
11/20-11/22* – Jolly Holiday Lights I – Des Moines
11/20-11/22* – Merry-N County Christmas I – Knoxville
11/21* – Home for the Holidays Market – Davenport
11/21-11/22 – Quad City Arts Festival of Trees I – Davenport

11/23-11/29* –Uptown Wonderlights III – Ankeny
11/23-11/29 – Quad City Arts Festival of Trees II – Davenport
11/23-11/29* –Dome for the Holidays III – Des Moines
11/23-11/29* – Jolly Holiday Lights II – Des Moines
11/25-11/29* – Symphony of Lights I – Clinton
11/25-11/29* – Holiday Lights I – Decorah
11/25-11/29* – Holiday Lights at the Lake I – Iowa City
11/25-11/29* –City of Christmas Display of Lights I – Keokuk
11/26-11/29 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights I – Mt. Pleasant
11/27* – Weihnachtsfest – Manning
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11/27 – Newton Lighted Parade and Festival – Newton
11/27 – Winterset Festival of Lights – Winterset
11/27-11/28* – Julefest – Elk Horn/Kimballton
11/27-11/29 – Tannebaum Forest I – Amana
11/27-11/29* – Festival of Lights I – Carroll
11/27-11/29 – Blank Children’s Hospital Festival of Trees and Lights – Des Moines
11/27-11/29* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights I – Iowa Falls
11/27-11/29* – Merry-N County Christmas II – Knoxville
11/27-11/29* – Santa’s Rock N Lights I – Urbandale
11/28 – Christmas in Hometown Le Mars – Le Mars
11/28-11/29* – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard I – Cambridge
11/28-11/29* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights I – Newton

11/30-12/6* – Uptown Wonderlights IV – Ankeny
11/30-12/6* – Festival of Lights II – Carroll
11/30-12/6* – Symphony of Lights II – Clinton
11/30-12/6* – Holiday Lights II – Decorah
11/30-12/6* – Jolly Holiday Lights III – Des Moines
11/30-12/6* – Holiday Lights at the Lake II – Iowa City
11/30-12/6* – City of Christmas Display of Lights II – Keokuk
11/30-12/6 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights II – Mt. Pleasant
11/30-12/6* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights II – Newton

DECEMBER

12/1-12/6* – Dome for the Holidays IV – Des Moines
12/2-12/5* – McGregor Festival of Trees – McGregor
12/2-12/6* – Santa’s Rock N Lights II – Urbandale
12/3-12/5* – Winter Wonderscape I – Ames
12/3-12/5 – Kerstmarkt Dutch Christmas Market – Pella
12/3-12/6 – Christkindlmarket I – Des Moines
12/4-12/5* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights I – Manchester
12/4-12/6 – Tannebaum Forest II – Amana
12/4-12/6* – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard II – Cambridge
12/4-12/6* – Five Seasons Lights I – Cedar Rapids
Weekend continues below…

12/4-12/6* – Holiday Hullabaloo I – Clive
12/4-12/6* – Lights at Kennedy I – Fort Dodge
12/4-12/6* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights II – Iowa Falls
12/4-12/6* – Merry-N County Christmas III – Knoxville
12/4-12/6* – Christmas in LeClaire – LeClaire
12/5 – Christmas by the Lake – Clear Lake
12/5*- Christmas in a Small Town – Coon Rapids
12/5* – Vesterheim’s Norwegian Christmas Celebration – Decorah
12/5* – IAA Pho King Cook-Off – Des Moines
12/5 – DeWitt Hometown Christmas – DeWitt
12/5* – Little Light of Mine – New Hampton
12/5-12/6* – Old World Christmas Market – Cedar Rapids

12/7-12/13* –Uptown Wonderlights V – Ankeny
12/7-12/13* – Festival of Lights III – Carroll
12/7-12/13* – Symphony of Lights III – Clinton
12/7-12/13* – Five Seasons Lights II – Cedar Rapids
12/7-12/13* – Holiday Lights III – Decorah
12/7-12/13* – Jolly Holiday Lights IV – Des Moines
12/7-12/13* – Holiday Lights at the Lake III – Iowa City
12/7-12/13* –City of Christmas Display of Lights III – Keokuk
12/7-12/13 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights III – Mt. Pleasant
12/7-12/13* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights III – Newton
Weekend continues below…

12/8-12/13* –Dome for the Holidays V – Des Moines
12/8-12/13* – Santa’s Rock N Lights III – Urbandale
12/10-12/12* – Winter Wonderscape II – Ames
12/10-12/13 – Christkindlmarket II – Des Moines
12/11-12/12* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights II – Manchester
12/11-12/12* – Winter Solstice Market – Winterset
12/11-12/13 – Tannebaum Forest III – Amana
12/11-12/13* – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard III – Cambridge
12/11-12/13* – Holiday Hullabaloo II – Clive
12/11-12/13* – Lights at Kennedy II – Fort Dodge
12/11-12/13* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights III – Iowa Falls
12/11-12/13* – Merry-N County Christmas IV – Knoxville
12/12-12/13 – Ottumwa WinterFest – Ottumwa

12/14-12/20* –Uptown Wonderlights VI – Ankeny
12/14-12/20* – Festival of Lights IV – Carroll
12/14-12/20* – Five Seasons Lights III – Cedar Rapids
12/14-12/20* – Symphony of Lights IV – Clinton
12/14-12/20* – Holiday Lights IV – Decorah
12/14-12/20* – Jolly Holiday Lights V – Des Moines
12/14-12/20* – Holiday Lights at the Lake IV – Iowa City
12/14-12/20* –City of Christmas Display of Lights IV – Keokuk
12/14-12/20 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights IV – Mt. Pleasant
Weekend continues below…

12/14-12/20* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights IV – Newton
12/15-12/20* –Dome for the Holidays VI – Des Moines
12/15-12/20* – Santa’s Rock N Lights IV – Urbandale
12/17-12/20* – Winter Wonderscape III – Ames
12/18-12/19* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights III – Manchester
12/18-12/20 – Tannebaum Forest IV – Amana
12/18-12/20* – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard IV – Cambridge
12/18-12/20* – Holiday Hullabaloo III – Clive
12/18-12/20* – Lights at Kennedy III – Fort Dodge
12/18-12/20* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights IV – Iowa Falls
12/18-12/20* – Merry-N County Christmas V – Knoxville

12/21-12/23* – Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard V – Cambridge
12/21-12/25* – Festival of Lights V – Carroll
12/21-12/25* – Holiday Lights VI – Decorah
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderscape IV – Ames
12/21-12/27* – Uptown Wonderlights VII – Ankeny
12/21-12/27* – Five Seasons Lights IV – Cedar Rapids
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25, 12/26) – Holiday Hullabaloo IV – Clive
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Dome for the Holidays VII – Des Moines
12/21-12/27* – Jolly Holiday Lights VI – Des Moines
12/21-12/27* – Holiday Lights at the Lake V – Iowa City
12/21-12/27* – City of Christmas Display of Lights V – Keokuk
12/21-12/27 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights V – Mt. Pleasant
12/21-12/27* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights V – Newton
12/21-12/27*- Santa’s Rock N Lights V – Urbandale
12/21-12/27* – Symphony of Lights V – Clinton
12/25-12/26* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights IV – Manchester

12/28-12/30* – Symphony of Lights VI – Clinton
12/28-12/31* – Uptown Wonderlights VIII – Ankeny
12/28-12/31* – Holiday Lights at the Lake VI – Iowa City
12/28-12/31 – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights VI – Mt. Pleasant
12/28-12/31*- Santa’s Rock N Lights VI – Urbandale
12/28-1/1* – City of Christmas Display of Lights VI – Keokuk
12/28-1/1* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights VI – Newton
12/28-1/3* (Closed 1/1) – Dome for the Holidays VIII – Des Moines
12/28-1/3* – Jolly Holiday Lights VII – Des Moines

JANUARY (2026)

1/9* – Dubuque On Ice Brewfest – Dubuque

1/15-1/16* – Kee Live Music Festival – Cherokee
1/15-1/17* – Icestravaganza – Davenport
1/15-1/17* – LeClaire Eagle Festival – LeClaire

1/23* – Amana Colonies Winterfest – Amana
1/23* – Fire and Ice – North Liberty – CANCELLED

1/30* – BrrrFest – Coralville

FEBRUARY

2/6* – I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa: African American Festival – Clive
2/6* – Steins and Vines – Sioux City
2/6* – Twinterfest – Twin Lakes

2/12-2/13* – Winter Blues Fest – Des Moines

2/20* – Color the Wind Kite Festival – Clear Lake

2/27* – Bockfest Vier at Millstream Brewing Co. – Amana

MARCH

3/6* –Testicle Festival at Keystone Turner Hall – Keystone
3/6* – Indian Association of Iowa Harvest Festival – North Liberty

3/13* – St. Patrick’s Brewery Bash at Millstream Brewing Co. – Amana
3/13* – St. Patrick’s Day Post Parade Bash – Davenport
3/14* – Winter Jam – Des Moines

3/27* – CAMP PAISLEY – Iowa Falls
3/27* – Stouts, Sours and Oysterfest – North Liberty
3/27-3/28* – Maple Syrup Festival – Cedar Rapids
3/27-3/28* – Springfest at River’s Edge – Council Bluffs

APRIL

4/9-4/11* – Bohemian Arts Festival – Des Moines
4/10* – Iowa Eats Food and Drink Festival – Waterloo

4/16-4/18* – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm I – Atkins
4/17* – Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival – Des Moines
4/17* – University of Iowa Powwow – Iowa City
4/17-4/18* – Prairie Rose Renaissance Festival – Ames

4/23-4/25* – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm II – Atkins
4/24* – EcoFest CR – Cedar Rapids
4/24* – Day Party– Iowa City
4/24-4/25* – Fairfield Renaissance Faire – Fairfield

4/30-5/1* – Vintage Torque Fest – Dubuque
4/30-5/1* – The Geneva Market: Spring – Geneva
4/30-5/2* – Maifest at Millstream Brewing – Amana
4/30-5/2* – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm III – Atkins

MAY

5/1* – Fort Madison Cinco de Mayo Festival – Fort Madison
5/1-5/2* – Amana Colonies Maifest – Amana
5/1-5/2* – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow I – Des Moines
5/1-5/2* – Chalk the Walk – Mt. Vernon

5/6-5/8* – Tulip Time – Pella
5/6-5/9* – Celebrate CB – Council Bluffs
5/7-5/9* – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm IV – Atkins
5/8* – Cedar Rapids Brewing Society and Benz Beer Fest – Cedar Rapids
5/8-5/9* – Beaux Arts Fair – Davenport
5/8-5/9* – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow II – Des Moines

5/13* – Millwork Night Market I – Dubuque
5/13-5/15* – Orange City Tulip Festival – Orange City
5/14* – Vesterheim Syttende Mai – Decorah
5/15* – Bentonsport Heritage Day – Bentonsport
5/15* – Marion Arts Festival – Marion
5/15-5/16* – Houby Days – Cedar Rapids
5/15-5/16* – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow III – Des Moines

5/21* – Back Alley Band Fest – Keokuk
5/21-5/22* – CelebrAsian – Des Moines
5/21-5/22* – Tivoli Fest – Elk Horn
5/21-5/23* – North Iowa Band Festival – Mason City
5/22* – JunqueFest – Webster City
5/22* – John Wayne Birthday Celebration – Winterset
5/22-5/24* –Iowa Renaissance Festival I – Amana
5/23* – Coon Rapids Main Street Block Party – Coon Rapids
5/23* – SpringFest – Madrid

5/28-5/29* – New Hartford Beaver Creek Days – New Hartford
5/28-5/29* – The Fall Market at White Barns – West Union
5/28-5/30* – Gospel and Gas Engines – Craig
5/29* – Iowa Women’s Festival – Cedar Rapids
5/29* – Arts on Grand Riverside Arts Festival – Spencer
5/29-5/30* –Iowa Renaissance Festival II – Amana

JUNE

6/3-6/5* – Ackley Sauerkraut Days – Ackley
6/3-6/5* – Dairy Days – Fredericksburg
6/3-6/5* – Governors Days – Grimes
6/3-6/5* – My Waterloo Days – Waterloo
6/3-6/6* – Primghar Cobblestone Days – Primghar
6/3-6/6* – Washington’s Ridiculous Days – Washington
6/4* – Altoona Wine and Craft Beer Fest – Altoona
6/4* – SummerFest at River’s Edge – Council Bluffs
6/4* – Riverside Pride Festival – Fort Madison
6/4-6/5* – Albion Rail-Trail Festival – Albion
6/4-6/5* – Center Point Pork Days – Center Point
6/4-6/5* – Osage Maple Days – Osage
6/4-6/5* – Scandinavian Days – Story City
6/4-6/6* – Denmark Heritage Days – Denmark
6/4-6/6* – Des Moines Greek Food Fair – Des Moines
6/4-6/6* –Fort Dodge Frontier Days – Fort Dodge
6/4-6/6* – Civil War Days – Hopkinton
6/4-6/6* – Iowa Arts Festival – Iowa City
6/4-6/6* – New Sharon Rose Festival – New Sharon
6/4-6/6* – Preston Firemen’s Celebration – Preston
6/5* – Be Downtown – Bettendorf
6/5* – BBQ and Brew Festival – Centerville
6/5* – Central Iowa Trans Lives Festival – Des Moines
6/5* – Iowa Craft Beer Festival – Des Moines
6/5* – Dubuque Pride Festival – Dubuque
6/5* – Sip and Sample – Lake View
6/5* – Manchester River Days – Manchester
6/6* –Oskaloosa Pride – Oskaloosa
6/5* – Ottumwa Pride Block Party – Ottumwa
6/5* –Donkey Daze – Renwick
6/5* – Sioux City Pride Festival – Sioux City

6/7-6/8* – Bondurant Summerfest – Bondurant
6/9-6/12* – Hampton Bluegrass and Country Music Festival – Hampton
6/10* – Freedom FEASTival – Cedar Rapids
6/10* – Millwork Night Market II – Dubuque
6/10-6/12* – Burlington River Days – Burlington
6/10-6/12* – Glenn Miller Festival – Clarinda
6/10-6/12* – Clarksville Pioneer Days – Clarksville
6/10-6/12* – Bell Tower Festival – Jefferson
6/10-6/12* – Johnston Green Days – Johnston
6/10-6/13* – Gladbrook Corn Carnival – Gladbrook
6/11-6/12* – Black Dirt Days – Conrad
6/11-6/12* – Keota Fun Days – Keota
6/11-6/12* – Heartland Days – New Hampton
6/11-6/12* – Newtonfest – Newton
6/11-6/12* – RiseFest Christian Music Festival – Sheldon
6/11-6/12* – Spencer Flagfest – Spencer
6/11-6/13* – Kolach Festival – Cedar Rapids
6/11-6/13* – Capital City PrideFest – Des Moines
6/11-6/13* – Farmington Strawberry Festival – Farmington
6/11-6/13* – Strawberry Days – Strawberry Point
6/12* – Jam at the Dam – Bellevue
6/12* –Cambridge Jubilee – Cambridge
6/12* – Cascade Wing Fest – Cascade
6/12* – Old Settler’s Day Celebration – Chester
6/12* – Clarion Festival – Clarion
6/12* – Village Hops – Davenport
6/12* – Blanden Art Festival – Fort Dodge
6/12* – Iowa City Juneteenth Celebration – Iowa City
6/12* – Lewis Days – Lewis
6/12* – MacNider Arts Festival and Outdoor Art Market – Mason City
6/12* – North Iowa Vintage and Oddities Expo – Mason City
6/12* – Oskaloosa Art on the Square – Oskaloosa
6/12* – Chroma 63: Midwest Art and Sound – Waterloo
6/13* – Long Grove Strawberry Stampede and Strawberry Festival – Long Grove

6/16-6/19* – Ice Cream Days – Le Mars
6/16-6/20* – Wapello County Fair – Eldon
6/16-6/20* – Ottumwa Balloon Races – Ottumwa
6/17-6/19* – Alden Days– Alden
6/17-6/19* – Festival of Trails – La Porte City
6/17-6/20* – Rose Festival – State Center
6/18-6/19* – Greene River Days – Greene
6/18-6/19* – Lawler Irish Fest – Lawler
6/18-6/19* – Ogden Fun Days – Ogden
6/18-6/19* – Pocohontas Heritage Days – Pocohontas
6/18-6/19* – St. Ansgar Town and Country Days – St. Ansgar
6/18-6/19* – Stuart Good Egg Days – Stuart
6/18-6/20* – Wurst Brass Fest at Millstream Brewing Co – Amana
6/18-6/20* – Douds Field Day – Douds
6/19* – Wurst Festival at Millstream Brewing Co.– Amana
6/19* – Ankeny Pride Celebration – Ankeny
6/19* – African American Museum of Iowa Juneteenth Festival – Cedar Rapids
6/19* – Blues and Brews at The History Center – Cedar Rapids
6/19* – Coulter Fun Day – Coulter
6/19* –Davenport Juneteenth Festival – Davenport
6/19* – Cajun Fest Boil and Brew – Des Moines
6/19* – Neighbor’s Day Celebration – Des Moines
6/19* – Picnic in Jackson Park (Juneteenth Freedom Celebration) – Dubuque
6/19* – Elkhart City Festival – Elkhart
6/19* – Iowa City Pride Festival – Iowa City
6/19* – New Providence Heritage Festival – New Providence
6/19* – Fierce Faith Music Fest at the Iowa Speedway – Newton
6/19* – Ottumwa Juneteenth Celebration – Ottumwa
6/20* – Snake Alley Art Fair – Burlington

6/23-6/27* –Linn County Fair – Central City
6/24-6/26* – Fairbank Island Days – Fairbank
6/24-6/26* – Trekfest – Riverside
6/24-6/27* – Edgewood Pro Rodeo Days – Edgewood
6/24-6/27* – Nashua Water Over the Dam Days – Nashua
6/25-6/26* – Fairfax USA Days – Fairfax
6/25-6/26* – Four Seasons Festival – Polk City
6/25-6/26* – Quimby Watermelon Days – Quimby
6/25-6/26* – Redfield Old Settlers – Redfield
6/25-6/26* – St. Lucas Fun Days – St. Lucas
6/25-6/27* – Laura Days Celebrations – Burr Oak
6/25-6/27* – Cedar Basin Music Festival – Cedar Falls
6/25-6/27* – Sturgis Falls Celebration – Cedar Falls
6/25-6/27* – Dock Dogs (Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival) – Cedar Rapids
6/25-6/27* – Des Moines Arts Festival – Des Moines
6/25-6/27* –Crater Days – Manson
6/25-6/27* – Holy Trinity GreekFest – Sioux City
6/26* – Bedford Fest – Bedford
6/26* – Hairy Nation Days – Bloomfield
6/26* – CR Pride Festival – Cedar Rapids
6/26* – Patriotic Fest (Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival) – Cedar Rapids
6/26* –Fort Dodge Pride Festival – Fort Dodge
6/26* – Celebrate Pride at the Big Gay BBQ – Grinnell
6/26* – Gran Festival – Hampton
6/26* – Hedrick BBQ Days – Hedrick
6/26* – Lazy River Beer and Wine Fest – Marquette
6/26* – RibFest – Sioux City
6/26* – Back Road Fest – Walcott
6/26-6/27* – Battle of Old Bradford Civil War Reenactment – Nashua
6/27* – Afton Lions Pre-4th Celebration – Afton

6/30-7/5* – Clear Lake July 4th Celebration – Clear Lake

JULY

7/7-7/11* –Lee County Fair – Donnellson
7/8* – Millwork Night Market III – Dubuque
7/8-7/10* – Jesup Farmers Day – Jesup
7/8-7/10* – Walcott Truckers Jamboree – Walcott
7/8-7/11* – Algona Founders’ Day Celebration – Algona
7/8-7/11* – Cedar Springs Bluegrass Gospel Fest – Nashua
7/9-7/10* – Mount Vernon Heritage Days Festival – Mt. Vernon
7/9-7/11* – Ankeny Summerfest – Ankeny
7/9-7/11* – Elma Trail Days – Elma
7/9-7/11* – Duesey Days – Garner
7/9-7/11* – Lake Mills July Jubilee – Lake Mills
7/9-7/11* – Lake Red Rock Balloonfest – Pella
7/10* –Tour de Brew Free Block Party at Millstream Brewing Co. – Amana
7/10* – Bondu Blues and Brews Festival – Bondurant
7/10* – Iowa Municipal Band Festival – Boone
7/10* – Monarch Fest – Cedar Rapids
7/10* – Brews on the Beach – Clear Lake
7/10* – Beaverdale Bluegrass Festival – Des Moines
7/10* – North Liberty Blues and BBQ – North Liberty
7/10* – Bizarre Bazaar – Ottumwa
7/10* – Plainfield Days – Plainfield

7/16-7/17* – Sonic Roots Music and Camping Festival – Bevington
7/16-7/17* – Clive Festival – Clive
7/16-7/17* – Dunkerton Days – Dunkerton
7/16-7/17* – Puckerbrush Days – Forest City
7/16-7/17* – Solon Beef Days – Solon
7/16-7/17* – St. Charles Old Settlers – St. Charles
7/16-7/17* – Waukee Arts Festival – Waukee
7/16-7/18* – Kalona Bluegrass Festival – Kalona
7/17* – Des Moines Waterland Festival and Parade – Des Moines
7/17* – Gilman Sesquicentennial – Gilman
7/17* – Lily Fest at Hillsdale Lily Garden – Glenwood
7/17* – Grafton Turkey Days – Grafton
7/17* – Hartford BBQ Bash – Hartford
7/17* – Humeston Watermelon Days – Humeston
7/17* – Livermore Daze – Livermore
7/17* – Schley Cheese Fest – Schley
7/17* – Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day – Stanhope
7/17* – Fiesta: A Celebration of Latino Culture – Waterloo
7/17-7/18* – RAGBRAI I – Various Cities

7/19-7/24* – RAGBRAI II – Various Cities
7/22* – Sweet Corn Serenade – Oskaloosa
7/22-7/24* – Nordic Fest – Decorah
7/22-7/24* – Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion – Drakesville
7/22-7/24* – Elkader Sweet Corn Days – Elkader
7/22-7/25* – Cass County Fair I – Atlantic
7/23-7/24* – Prairie Days – Prairie City
7/23-7/24* – Brat Daze – Stacyville
7/23-7/24* – Swisher Fun Days – Swisher
7/23-7/24* – Walker Pickle Days – Walker
7/23-7/25* – Milford Pioneer Days Celebration – Milford
7/23-7/25* – Rowley Days – Rowley
7/23-7/25* – Backbone Bluegrass Festival – Strawberry Point
7/23-7/25* – Zearing Days Celebration – Zearing
7/24* – The Floyd County Museum Heritage Fest – Charles City
7/24* – Art Sail – Clear Lake
7/24* –Corning Summerfest – Corning
7/24* – Steeple Day – Lourdes
7/24-7/25* – Brown Farm Pioneer Days – Central City

7/26-7/27* – Cass County Fair II – Atlantic
7/28-8/1*2 – Great River Days – Muscatine
7/29-7/31* – Bix Jazz Festival – Davenport
7/29-7/31* – Epworth Town and Country Days – Epworth
7/29-8/1* – Estherville Sweet Corn Days – Estherville
7/29-8/1* – Hinterland Music Festival – St. Charles
7/30-7/31* – Riceville Wapsi Days – Riceville
7/30-8/1* – Operation T-Bone – Audubon
7/30-8/1* – Heritage Festival – Forest City
7/30-8/1* – National Balloon Classic I – Indianola
7/30-8/1* – Steam Threshing and Plowing Show – Marshalltown
7/30-8/1* – Parkersburg Fun Days – Parkersburg
7/30-8/1* – Roland Days – Roland
7/30-8/1* – Iowa Irish Fest – Waterloo
7/31* – Taste of Okoboji (formerly Boji Brew Fest) – Arnolds Park
7/31* – Bloomfield Latino Festival – Bloomfield
7/31* – Dows Corn Days – Dows
7/31* – Sweet Corn Daze and Rockwell City Sesquicentennial – Rockwell City
7/31* – Tar Heel Days – Union

AUGUST

8/2-8/7* – National Balloon Classic II – Indianola
8/5-8/8* – Albert City Threshermen and Collectors Show – Albert City
8/5-8/8* – Rolling Hills Music Festival – Ames
8/5-8/8* – Dike Watermelon Days – Dike
8/5-8/8* – Meskwaki Powwow – Tama
8/6-8/7* – Atkins Watermelon Days – Atkins
8/6-8/7* – Brandon Days – Brandon
8/6-8/7* – Ionia Fundays – Ionia
8/6-8/7* – Maxwell Old Settlers Picnic – Maxwell
8/6-8/7* – Mousehole Days – Melbourne
8/6-8/7* – Springville Fun Days – Springville
8/6-8/7* – Wall Lake Farm Festival – Wall Lake
8/6-8/7* – Hoover’s Hometown Days – West Branch
8/6-8/8* – St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival – Cedar Rapids
8/6-8/8* – Corydon Old Settlers – Corydon
8/6-8/8* – Lansing Fish Days – Lansing
8/6-8/8* –Sweet Corn Days – Lime Springs
8/7* – Adel Sweet Corn Festival – Adel
8/7* – Festival of the Arts – Amana
8/7* – Emmetsburg BestFest – Emmetsburg
8/7* – J40 Farm Crawl – Keosauqua/Van Buren County
8/7* – Mousehole Days – Melbourne
8/7* – Newell Watermelon Days – Newell
8/7* – Cedar Valley Stem and Stein – Waterloo
8/7-8/8* – Dubuquefest – Dubuque
8/7-8/8* – Hancock Old Settler’s Picnic – Hancock

8/12* – Millwork Night Market IV – Dubuque
8/12-8/14* – TugFest – LeClaire/Port Bryon, IL
8/12-8/14* – Lisbon Sauerkraut Days – Lisbon
8/12-8/15* – Britt Hobo Days – Britt
8/12-8/15* – West Point Sweet Corn Festival – West Point
8/13-8/15* – Prairie Homestead Antique Power Show and Market – Belmond
8/13-8/15* – Cascade Hometown Days – Cascade
8/14* – Beerfest at The Tangled Wood – Bettendorf
8/14* – Art-a-Fest – Charles City
8/14* – Bash at the Lake – Clear Lake
8/14* – Fertile Days – Fertile
8/14* – Gilmore City Fun Days – Gilmore City
8/14* – Golphstok Music Festival – Pierson
8/14* – Rock Falls Fun Days – Rock Falls
8/14* – Pioneer Valley Days – Sergeant Bluff
8/14* – Waukon Corn Days – Waukon
8/14-8/15* – Midwest Ford Fest – Ottumwa
8/14-8/15* – Czech Days – Protivin
8/15* – Church of the Resurrection Parish Festival – Dubuque

8/19-8/21* – Montrose Watermelon Festival – Montrose
8/20-8/21* – Lone Tree Fall Festival – Lone Tree
8/20-8/21* – Turkey River Music Festival – Spillville
8/20-8/22* – Old Time Power Show – Cedar Falls
8/20-8/22* – Norman Borlaug Harvest Festival – Cresco
8/21* – The Irish Hooley – Dubuque
8/21* – Eldon Porchfest – Eldon
8/21* – Railroad Ag Days – Manly
8/22* – Holy Family Parish Fall Festival – New Hampton
8/22* – Epiphany Parish Festival – Mason City

8/25* – Taste of Iowa City – Iowa City
8/26-8/28* – Wood, Wine and Blues Festival – Storm Lake
8/27* – Christ the King Parish 7th Street Bash – Des Moines
8/27-8/28* – Bootleggers and Bandits Car, Bike and Big Rig Show – Colfax
8/27-8/28* – Cedar Valley Pridefest – Waterloo
8/27-8/29* – World Food and Music Festival – Des Moines
8/27-8/29* – Huxley Prairie Fest – Huxley
8/27-8/29* – Lincoln Highway Days – Nevada
8/27-8/29* – Salem Old Settlers – Salem
8/28* – Market After Dark – Cedar Rapids
8/28* – Iowa Wine and Cider Festival – Des Moines
8/28* – ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival – Perry
8/28* – Boom-Fest Arts and Craft Festival – Vinton
8/29* – Hanover Festival – Alta
8/29* – Little Rock Corn Show – Little Rock