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 all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more 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 county/animal fairs, 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.

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JANUARY

1/12-1/14 – Icestravaganza – Davenport
1/13-1/14 – Kee Live Music Festival – Cherokee

1/20* – Coralville WinterFest – Coralville
1/20-1/21 – LeClaire Eagle Festival – LeClaire

1/27 – Amana Colonies Winterfest – Amana
1/27 – BrrrFest – Coralville
1/28 – Fire and Ice – North Liberty

FEBRUARY

2/3* – I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa: African American Festival – Clive
2/3* – Ice Harvest Festival – Cedar Falls
2/3 – Twinterfest – Twin Lakes

2/9-2/10* – Winter Blues Fest – Des Moines
2/10 – Steins and Vines – Sioux City

2/17 – Firkin Fest – Des Moines

MARCH

3/2* – India Association of Iowa Harvest Festival – North Liberty
3/3* – SaPaDaPaSo Hooley – Cedar Rapids

3/8-3/10* – Maple Syrup Festival at Hartman Reserve Nature Center – Cedar Falls
3/10* – Faces of Siouxland Multicultural Fair – Sioux City

3/16* – St. Patrick’s Day Post Parade Bash – Davenport

3/23-3/24 – Maple Syrup Festival – Cedar Rapids

APRIL

4/4-4/6* – Mission Creek Festival – Iowa City
4/6 – Iowa Eats Food and Drink Festival – Waterloo
4/6* – Central Iowa Trans Lives Festival – Des Moines

4/13* – University of Iowa Powwow – Iowa City

4/19* – Iowa City Earth Day Celebration – Iowa City
4/19-4/21 – Houby Days – Cedar Rapids
4/20 – EcoFest CR – Cedar Rapids
4/20-4/21 – Fairfield Renaissance Faire – Fairefield

MAY

5/2* – Mac and Cheese Festival Dubuque – Dubuque
5/2-5/4 – Tulip Time – Pella
5/3-5/5* – Maifest at Millstream Brewing – Amana
5/4* – Iowa Pop Art Festival – Cedar Rapids
5/4-5/5* – Chalk the Walk – Mt. Vernon
5/4-5/5* – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow I – Des Moines
5/4-5/5* – Amana Colonies Maifest – Amana

5/9-5/12* – Celebrate CB – Council Bluffs
5/10-5/11* – Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival – Des Moines
5/11* – Millwork Night Market I – Dubuque
5/11-5/12 – Beaux Arts Fair I – Davenport
5/11-5/12* – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow II – Des Moines

5/16-5/18 – Orange City Tulip Festival – Orange City
5/17* – Vesterheim Syttende Mai – Decorah
5/17-5/18 – Greenbelt Music Festival – Clive
5/18* – Spring Fling Festival – Cedar Rapids
5/18 – Marion Arts Festival – Marion

5/24* – Back Alley Band Fest – Keokuk
5/24-5/25* – Tivoli Fest – Elk Horn
5/24-5/25* – CelebrAsian – Des Moines
5/24-5/25* – JunqueFest – Webster City
5/24-5/27* – Denim Fest – Forest City
5/25* – John Birthday Celebration – Winterset
5/25-5/27* – Iowa Renaissance Festival I – Amana
5/26* – SpringFest – Madrid
5/26* – Coon Rapids Main Street Block Party – Coon Rapids

5/30-6/1 – Washington Summer Classic – Washington
5/30-6/1 – Dairy Days – Fredericksburg
5/30-6/1 – Scandinavian Days – Story City
5/31-6/2* – Des Moines Greek Food Fair – Des Moines
5/31-6/2* – Albion Rail-Trail Festival – Albion

JUNE

6/1 – Iowa Craft Beer Festival – Des Moines
6/1* – Celebrate Bondurant – Bondurant
6/1* – Manchester River Days – Manchester
6/1* – Winestock Revival – Treynor
6/1* – Be Downtown – Bettendorf
6/1* – Sioux City Pride Festival – Sioux City
6/1-6/2* – Iowa Renaissance Festival II – Amana
6/1-6/2* – Kosmic Kingdom Music Festival – Des Moines
6/2 – Coralville Pride Festival – Coralville
6/2* – Grade A Gardens Garlic Festival – Earlham

6/6* – Dogfest at Big Grove – Iowa City
6/6* – Millwork Night Market II – Dubuque
6/6-6/8 – Governors Days – Grimes
6/6-6/9 – Glenn Miller Festival – Clarinda
6/7* – Altoona Wine and Craft Beer Fest – Altoona
6/7* – Iowa Juneteenth Kick Off – Des Moines
6/7* – SummerFest at River’s Edge – Council Bluffs
6/7-6/8* – Scandinavian Days – Story City
6/7-6/8 – RiseFest Christian Music Festival – Sheldon
6/7-6/8* – Newtonfest – Newton
6/7-6/8* – My Waterloo Days – Waterloo
6/7-6/9* – Capital City PrideFest – Des Moines
6/7-6/9 – Iowa Arts Festival – Iowa City
6/7-6/9* – Farmington Strawberry Festival – Farmington
6/7-6/9* – Strawberry Days – Strawberry Point
6/7-6/9* – New Sharon Spring Festival – New Sharon
6/8* – Old Settler’s Day Celebration – Chester
6/8* – Gran Festival – Hampton
6/8* – Pride on the 100 Block – Council Bluffs
6/8 – Blanden Art Festial – Fort Dodge
6/8* – Oskaloosa Art on the Square – Oskaloosa
6/8* – MacNider Arts Festival and Outdoor Art Market – Mason City
6/8* – Benton County Music Fest – Vinton
6/8-6/9* – Kolach Festival – Cedar Rapids
6/9* – Long Grove Strawberry Stampede and Festival – Long Grove

6/10-6/11* – Bondurant Summerfest – Bondurant
6/12-6/15* – Ice Cream Days – Le Mars
6/13-6/15* – Winthrop Days – Winthrop
6/13-6/15* – Festival of Trails – La Porte City
6/13-6/16 – Rose Festival – State Center
6/13-6/16* – Gladbrook Corn Carnival – Gladbrook
6/13-6/16* – Johnston Green Days – Johnston
6/14* – Juneteenth Concert and Celebration – Iowa City
6/14-6/15* – Amana Colonies Wurst Festival – Amana
6/14-6/15* – Lawler Irish Fest – Lawler
6/14-6/16* – Stuart Good Egg Days – Stuart
6/15 – Iowa City Pride Festival – Iowa City
6/15* – Benz Beer Fest – Cedar Rapids
6/15* – Village Hops – Davenport
6/15* – Juneteenth Freedom Celebration – Dubuque
6/15* – Cajun Fest Boil and Brew – Des Moines
6/15* – Wurst Festival at Millstream Brewing – Amana
6/15* – Quad Cities Juneteenth Festival – Davenport
6/15* – Ames Juneteenth Celebration – Ames
6/15* – Douds Field Day – Douds
6/15* – Ankeny Juneteenth Festival – Ankeny
6/15* – Cedar Rapids Juneteenth Festival – Cedar Rapids
6/16* – Snake Alley Art Fair – Burlington

6/19* – Ottumwa Juneteenth Celebration – Ottumwa
6/19-6/22 – Hwy 30 Music Fest – Filer
6/19-6/23* – Ottumwa Balloon Races – Ottumwa
6/20-6/22 – Jesup Farmers Day – Jesup
6/20-6/23* – Nashua Water Over the Dam Days – Nashua
6/21-6/22* – Fairfax USA Days – Fairfax
6/21-6/22* – Basslands – St. Charles
6/21-6/22* – Ogden Fun Days ExtravaganzaI – Ogden
6/21-6/22* – Fairbank Island Days – Fairbank
6/21-6/23* – Laura Days Celebrations – Burr Oak
6/21-6/23* – Cedar Basis Music Festival – Cedar Falls
6/21-6/23* – Charles City Challenge Whitewater Festival – Charles City
6/21-6/23* – Des Moines Arts Festival – Des Moines
6/22* – Root Beer Festival at The History Center – Cedar Rapids
6/22* – Lazy River Beer and Wine Fest – Marquette
6/22* – RibFest – Sioux City
6/22* – Farm Life Festival – Grandview
6/22* – Bedford Fest – Bedford
6/22* – Testicle Festival at Appleberry Orchard – Donnellson
6/22* – Cannonball Day – Mason City
6/22* – Quimby Watermelon Days – Quimby
6/22-6/23* – Battle of Old Bradford Civil War Reenactment – Nashua

6/27-6/29 – Trekfest – Riverside
6/27-6/30 – Edgewood Pro Rodeo Days – Edgewood
6/27-6/30* – Clear Lake July 4th Celebration I – Clear Lake
6/28-6/30* – Red, White and Bourbon – Swisher
6/28-6/30 – Sturgis Falls Celebration – Cedar Falls
6/29* – Saturday in the Park – Sioux City
6/29* – Pella’s Independence Day Celebration – Pella

JULY

7/11* – Millwork Night Market III – Dubuque
7/11-7/13* – Walcott Truckers Jamboree – Walcott
7/12-7/13* – St. Charles Old Settlers – St. Charles
7/11-7/14* – Cedar Springs Bluegrass Gospel Fest – Nashua
7/12-7/13* – Four Seasons Festival – Polk City
7/12-7/13* – Hartford BBQ Bash – Hartford
7/12-7/13 – Waukee Arts Festival – Waukee
7/12-7/13* – Pocohontas Heritage Days – Pocohontas
7/12-7/14 – Ankeny Summerfest – Ankeny
7/12-7/14* – Humeston Watermelon Days – Humeston
7/13* – Monarch Fest – Cedar Rapids
7/13* – Fiesta: A Celebration of Latino Culture – Waterloo
7/13* – Bondu Blues and Brews Festival – Bondurant
7/13* – Bizarre Bazaar – Ottumwa
7/13* – Des Moines Water Lantern Festival – Des Moines
7/13* – Stanhope Lions Watermelon Day – Stanhope
7/13* – BBQ and Brew at the Ballpark – Des Moines
7/13* – Beaverdale Bluegrass Festival – Des Moines
7/13 – North Liberty Blues and BBQ – North Liberty

7/19-7/20 – Solon Beef Days – Solon
7/19-7/20* – Clive Festival – Clive
7/19-7/21* – Kalona Bluegrass Festival – Kalona
7/17-7/21* – Rowley Days – Rowley
7/20* – Iowa Cornbred Cornbread Festival – Des Moines
7/20 – RAGBRAI I – Various Cities
7/20* – Art Sail – Clear Lake
7/20* – Heart of BBQ – Dunlap

7/21-7/27 – RAGBRAI II – Various Cities
7/25* – Sweet Corn Serenade – Oskaloosa
7/25-7/27* – Nordic Fest – Decorah
7/25-7/27* – Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion – Drakesville
7/25-7/28 – Elkader Sweet Corn Days – Elkader
7/26-7/27* – Guthrie’s River Ruckus – Guthrie Center
7/26-7/27* – BixBRAI Weekend – Davenport
7/26-7/27* – Walker Pickle Days – Walker
7/26-7/28* – Pine Lake Festival – Eldora
7/26-7/28 – Milford Pioneer Days Celebration – Milford
7/26-7/28 – National Balloon Classic I – Indianola
7/26-7/28* – Bloomsbury Farm Wine and Flower Festival I – Atkins
7/26-7/28* – Holy Trinity GreekFest – Sioux City
7/26-7/28 – Backbone Bluegrass Festival – Strawberry Point
7/27* – Steeple Day – Lourdes
7/27* – Lazy Days – Corning
7/27* – Carter Lake Days – Carter Lake
7/27* – The Floyd County Museum Heritage Fest – Charles City
7/27* – Littleton Watermelon Day – Littleton
7/27-7/28* – Brown Farm Pioneer Days – Central City
7/27-7/28 – Indianola Summer Art Festival – Indianola

7/29-8/3 – National Balloon Classic II – Indianola

AUGUST

8/1-8/3* – Bix Jazz Festival – Davenport
8/1-8/4* – Estherville Sweet Corn Days – Estherville
8/2-8/3 – Brandon Days – Brandon
8/2-8/3* – Waukon Corn Days – Waukon
8/2-8/3* – Turkey River Music Festival – Spillville
8/2-8/4* – Hinterland Music Festival – St. Charles
8/2-8/4* – Pufferbilly Days – Boone
8/2-8/4* – Bloomsbury Farm Wine and Flower Festival II – Atkins
8/2-8/4 – Iowa Irish Fest – Waterloo
8/2-8/4 – Wilber Czech Fest – Wilber
8/3* – Key City Beer Festival – Dubuque
8/3* – Boji Brew Fest – Arnolds Park
8/3* – Festival Latino de Washington – Washington
8/3* – Blue Ribbon Blues Fest – Fairfield
8/3* – Woofstock – Muscatine
8/3* – Sweet Corn Daze – Rockwell City
8/3* – Newell Watermelon Days – Newell
8/3* – Dog Hollow Rendezvous – Oskaloosa
8/3* – Wapsi Days – Riceville
8/3-8/4* – Dubuquefest – Dubuque

8/8* – Millwork Night Market IV – Dubuque
8/8-8/10 – TugFest – LeClaire/Port Bryon, IL
8/8-8/11* – Meskwaki Powwow – Tama
8/8-8/11* – West Point Sweet Corn Festival – West Point
8/8-8/11* – Britt Hobo Days – Britt
8/9-8/10 – Hoover’s Hometown Days – West Branch
8/9-8/11* – Lansing Fish Days – Lansing
8/9-8/11* – Bloomsbury Farm Wine and Flower Festival III – Atkins
8/9-8/11* – St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival – Cedar Rapids
8/9-8/11* – Sweet Corn Days – Lime Springs
8/10* – Stem and Stein – Waterloo
8/10* – Pioneer Valley Days – Sergeant Bluff
8/10* – Wall Lake Farm Festival – Wall Lake
8/10* – Adel Sweet Corn Festival – Adel
8/10* – J40 Farm Crawl – Van Buren County
8/10-8/11 – Okoboji Blue Water Music Festival – Arnolds Park
8/10-8/11* – Dike Watermelon Days – Dike
8/11* – Festival of the Arts – Amana

8/15-8/17* – Montrose Watermelon Festival – Montrose
8/16-8/17* – Lisbon Sauerkraut Days – Lisbon
8/16-8/18* – Czech Days – Protivin
8/16-8/18 – Old Time Power Show – Cedar Falls
8/16-8/18* – Wood, Wine and Blues Festival – Storm Lake
8/17* – Bourbon and Blues – Cedar Rapids
8/17* – Rollin’ on the River – Keokuk
8/17* – Donia Days – Macedonia
8/17* – Art-a-Fest – Charles City
8/17-8/18* – Elkader Art in the Park – Elkader
8/17-8/18* – Midwest Ford Fest – Ottumwa
8/17-8/18* – Midlands Renaissance Revel – Council Bluffs
8/17-8/18* – Iowa Is For Lovers Festival – Council Bluffs
8/18* – Church of the Resurrection Parish Festival – Dubuque

8/23* – Christ the King Parish 7th Street Bash – Des Moines
8/23-8/24* – Lone Tree Fall Festival – Lone Tree
8/23-8/24* – Cedar Valley Pridefest – Waterloo
8/23-8/25* – World Food and Music Festival – Des Moines
8/23-8/25* – Norman Borlaug Harvest Festival – Cresco
8/23-8/25* – Danbury Corn Days – Danbury
8/24* – Iowa City Latino Fest – Iowa City
8/24* – Poverty Bay Blues and Brews Fest – Des Moines
8/24* – Beerfest at The Tangled Wood – Bettendorf
8/24* – Market After Dark – Cedar Rapids
8/24* – ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival – Perry
8/24* – Iowa Wine and Cider Festival – Des Moines
8/24* – The Irish Hooley – Dubuque
8/24* – Independence BrewBQ – Independence
8/25* – Holy Family Parish Fall Festival – New Hampton
8/25 – St. Isidore Fall Festival – Springville
8/25* – Hanover Festival – Alta
8/25 – Epiphany Parish Festival – Mason City

8/27* – Taste of Iowa City – Iowa City
8/29-9/2 – Midwest Old Threshers Reunion – Mt. Pleasant
8/30* – FRYfest – Coralville
8/30-9/2* – Essex Labor Day Celebration – Essex
8/31 – Waterloo’s Food Truck Festival – Waterloo
8/31* – Gurnfest – Des Moines
8/31-9/1* – ArtSplash – Sioux City
8/31-9/2* – Madrid Labor Day Celebration – Madrid
8/31-9/2* – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire I – Des Moines

SEPTEMBER

9/1* – Iowa Craft Beer Bash at Millstream Brewing Co. – Amana
9/1-9/2* – McCausland Days – McCausland
9/1-9/2* – Pioneer Village Labor Day Weekend Festival – Long Grove

9/5* – Gridiron Gatherin’ – Stuart
9/5-9/8* – Onawa Harvest Festival – Onawa
9/6-9/8* – Fayette Watermelon Days – Fayette
9/7* – Smile Fest: Family Festival – Council Bluffs
9/7* – Fishtival – Bellevue
9/7* – Fiesta en Lenox – Lenox
9/7* – Bancroft Fall Bonanza – Bancroft
9/7-9/8 – Beaux Arts Fair II – Davenport
9/7-9/8* – Carstens Farm Days – Shelby
9/7-9/8* – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire II – Des Moines
9/8* – Checker’s Stone Soul Picnic – Cedar Falls
9/8* – PorchFest Des Moines – Des Moines
9/8* – Welcome Festival – Iowa City
9/8* – St. Anthony Catholic Church Kermes/Carnival – Davenport
9/8* – Queen of Peace Parish Fall Festival – Waterloo

9/12* – Millwork Night Market V – Dubuque
9/13-9/14* – Beaverdale Fall Festival – Beaverdale
9/13-9/14* – Tri City BBQ Fest – Denison
9/13-9/14* – Blues Fest – Davenport
9/13-9/15* – White Eagle Multicultural Pow Wow – Granger
9/13-9/15* – Plagman Barn Show Days – Garber
9/13-9/15* – Creston/Southwest Iowa Hot Air Balloon Days – Creston
9/14 – Carlisle Pickers Day – Carlisle
9/14* – Nelson Pioneer Farm Fall Festival – Oskaloosa
9/14* – Food Truck Fight – Muscatine
9/14* – Apfelfest – Amana
9/14* – VIVA Ottumwa International Festival – Ottumwa
9/14* – Central Iowa Food Festival – Colfax
9/14* – Reinbeck Art Festival – Reinbeck
9/14* – Decorah Pride Festival – Decorah
9/14* – Autumn Artistry – Osage
9/14* – Festival Latino of Cedar Rapids – Cedar Rapids
9/14* – Burlington Heritage Days – Burlington
9/14* – Applefest at Living History Farms – Urbandale
9/14* – Penoach Winery Apple Festival – Adel
9/14 – Sioux City Harvest Festival – Sioux City
9/14* – Marion Oktoberfest – Marion
9/14-9/15* – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire III – Des Moines
9/14-9/15* – Riverssance Festival of Fine Art – East Davenport
9/15* – Dubuque Oktoberfest – Dubuque

9/19-9/22* – Maximum Ames Music Festival – Ames
9/19-9/22* – Oktemberfest – Marshalltown
9/20 – BrewNost – Cedar Rapids
9/20-9/21 – Guttenberg GermanFest – Guttenberg
9/20-9/21* – DeWitt Autumn Fest – DeWitt
9/20-9/21* – Des Moines Oktoberfest – Des Moines
9/20-9/22* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival I – Atkins
9/21* – Wyatt Earp Day – Pella
9/21* – Ely Fall Fest – Ely
9/21* – Alley Art Festival – Sioux City
9/21* – Vintage and Made Fair – Adel
9/21* – Riverview Bacon and Brew Fest – Clinton
9/21* – Last Call Before Fall: Family Fun Festival – Algona
9/21* – Great Akron Scarecrow Festival – Akron
9/21* – Good ‘Vine’brations Harvest Festival – Fort Dodge
9/21* – Lincoln Highway Arts Festival – Mt. Vernon
9/21* – AsianFest – Cedar Rapids
9/21* – Northside Oktoberfest and Iowa City Brewfest – Iowa City
9/21* – Glow Wild – Granger
9/21-9/22* – Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival – Des Moines
9/21-9/22* – The Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire – Davenport
9/22* – Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival – Longfellow
9/22* – Octagon Art Festival – Ames
9/22* – Garden Fiesta – Clear Lake

9/27-9/28* – Kalona Fall Festival – Kalona
9/27-9/28* – Waterloo Oktoberfest – Waterloo
9/27-9/29* – Oktoberfest at Millstream Brewing – Amana
9/27-9/29* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival II – Atkins
9/27-9/29* – Amana Colonies Oktoberfest – Amana
9/28* – University of Okoboji Oktoberfest – Park
9/28* – Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter
9/28* – Plymouth Applefest – Plymouth
9/28* – Algona Band Day Festival – Algona
9/28 – Woodbine Apple Festival – Woodbine
9/28* – Council Bluffs Latino Festival – Council Bluffs
9/28* – Ames Pridefest – Ames
9/28-9/29* – Scarecrow Farm Oktoberfest – Lawton
9/28-9/29* – Fall Arts and Crafts Festival I – McGregor

OCTOBER

10/3-10/5* – Ottumwa Oktoberfest – Ottumwa
10/4-10/5* – Olathe Arts Festival – Olathe
10/4-10/5 – Waverly Oktoberfest – Waverly
10/4-10/6* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival III – Atkins
10/5 – SW Iowa Band Jamboree – Clarinda
10/5* – Taco and Margarita Festival – Des Moines
10/5* – Clear Lake Harvest Festival – Fall Lake
10/5* – Nunnikhoven Farm Harvest Festival – Harvey
10/5* – Afton Autumn Days – Afton
10/5* – Windsor Heights Fall Fest – Windsor Heights
10/5* – Lost Woods Music Festival – Cedar Falls
10/5-10/6* – Iowa Renaissance Festival III – Amana
10/5-10/6* – Anamosa Pumpkinfest – Anamosa
10/5-10/6* – Fall Arts and Crafts Festival II – McGregor
10/6* – Get Outside Festival – Iowa City
10/6* – St. Patrick Church Fall Festival – Cedar Falls
10/6* – Grimes Oktoberfest – Grimes
10/6* – Harriman-Nielsen Farm Fall Festival – Hampton
10/6* – Smalls Fruit Farm Fall Fest – Mondamin

10/10* – Millwork Night Market V – Dubuque
10/11-10/12 – Halloweenapalooza Horror Film Festival – Ottumwa
10/11-10/13* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival IV – Atkins
10/11-10/13 – Scenic Drive Festival – Van Buren County
10/12* – Iowa Burger Bash – Ottumwa
10/12-10/13* – Madison County Covered Bridge Festival – Winterset
10/12-10/13* – Osborne Heritage Days – Elkader
10/12-10/13* – Bentonsport Riverfest – Bentonsport
10/13* – Hope Haven’s Fall Festival – Storm Lake

10/18-10/19* – Cedar Grass Music Festival – Cedar Falls
10/18-10/20* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival V – Atkins
10/19* – German Fest – Davenport
10/19* – Pride Orange City – Orange City
10/19-10/20* – Great Iowa Pet Expo – Clive
10/20* – Bella Terre Harvest Festival – Glenwood

10/25-10/27* – Bloomsbury Farm Fall Festival VI – Atkins
10/26* – Remsen Oktoberfest – Remsen
10/27* – Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead – Des Moines

NOVEMBER

11/2* – Bison Fest at Botna Bend – Hancock

11/4* – Taste of the Junction – West Des Moines
11/9* – Miracle on Main – Reinbeck
11/9* – BaconTown – Ottumwa

11/15* – Winterfest at Bayliss Park – Council Bluffs
11/15* – Jingle Bell Holiday – Grinnell
11/15-11/17* – Jolly Holiday Lights I – Altoona
11/15-11/17* – Christmas Acres I – Le Mars
11/15-11/17* – Merry-N County Christmas I – Knoxville
11/15-11/17* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland I – Cedar Rapids
11/16-11/17* – Des Moines Whiskey Festival – Des Moines
11/16-11/17* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights I – Ottumwa
11/16-11/17* – Quad City Arts Festival of Trees I – Davenport

11/18-11/24* – Quad City Arts Festival of Trees II – Davenport
11/18-11/24* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights II – Ottumwa
11/18-11/24* – Jolly Holiday Lights II – Altoona
11/18-11/24* – Christmas Acres II – Le Mars
11/18-11/24* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland II – Cedar Rapids
11/20-11/24* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights I – Mt. Pleasant
11/20-11/24* – Holiday Lights I – Decorah
11/21-11/24* – Symphony of Lights I – Clinton
11/21-11/24* – Holiday Lights at the Lake I – Iowa City
11/21-11/24* – City of Christmas Display of Lights I – Keokuk
11/21-11/24* – Little Light of Mine I – New Hampton
11/22* – Winterset Festival of LIghts – Winterset
11/22* – Weihnachtsfest – Manning
11/22-11/24* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights I – Iowa Falls
11/22-11/24* – Festival of Lights I – Carroll
11/22-11/24* – Merry-N County Christmas II – Knoxville
11/22-11/24* – Holiday Hullabaloo I – Clive
11/22-11/24* – Blank Children’s Hospital Festival of Trees and Lights – Des Moines
11/22-11/24* – Santa’s Rock N Lights I – Urbandale
11/23* – Christmas in Hometown Le Mars – Le Mars
11/24* – Blue Creek Christmas I – Walker

11/25-12/1* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights III – Ottumwa
11/25-12/1* (Closed 11/28) – Jolly Holiday Lights III – Altoona
11/25-12/1* – Holiday Lights II – Decorah
11/25-12/1* – City of Christmas Display of Lights II – Keokuk
11/25-12/1* – Christmas Acres III – Le Mars
11/25-12/1* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights II – Mt. Pleasant
11/25-12/1* – Holiday Lights at the Lake II – Iowa City
11/25-12/1* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland III – Cedar Rapids
11/25-12/1* – Festival of Lights II – Carroll
11/25-12/1* – Little Light of Mine II – New Hampton
11/25-12/1* – Blue Creek Christmas II – Walker
11/25-12/1* – Santa’s Rock N Lights II – Urbandale
11/25-12/1* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights I – Newton
11/25-12/1* – Symphony of Lights II – Clinton
11/28-12/1* – Christkindlmarket – Des Moines
11/29-12/1* – Holiday Hullabaloo II – Clive
11/29-12/1* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights II – Iowa Falls
11/29-12/1* – Merry-N County Christmas III – Knoxville
12/1* – Five Seasons Lights I – Cedar Rapids

DECEMBER

12/2-12/8* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights IV – Ottumwa
12/2-12/8* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights II – Newton
12/2-12/8* – Holiday Lights III – Decorah
12/2-12/8* – Santa’s Rock N Lights III – Urbandale
12/2-12/8* – City of Christmas Display of Lights III – Keokuk
12/2-12/8* – Holiday Lights at the Lake III – Iowa City
12/2-12/8* – Christmas Acres IV – Le Mars
12/2-12/8* – Five Seasons Lights II – Cedar Rapids
12/2-12/8* – Festival of Lights III – Carroll
12/2-12/8* – Little Light of Mine III – New Hampton
12/2-12/8* – Blue Creek Christmas III – Walker
12/2-12/8* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland IV – Cedar Rapids
12/2-12/8* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights III – Mt. Pleasant
12/2-12/8* – Jolly Holiday Lights IV – Altoona
12/2-12/8* – Symphony of Lights III – Clinton
12/5-12/7* – McGregor Festival of Trees – McGregor
12/5-12/7* – Winter Wonderscape I – Ames
12/5-12/7* – Kerstmarkt Dutch Christmas Market – Pella
12/6-12/7* – Winter Solstice Market – Winterset
12/6-12/7* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights I – Manchester
12/6-12/8* – Amana Colonies Prelude to Christmas – Amana
12/6-12/8* – Christmas in LeClaire – LeClaire
12/6-12/8* – Festival of Lights I – Waterloo
12/6-12/8* – Holiday Hullabaloo III – Clive
12/6-12/8* – Lights at Kennedy I – Fort Dodge
12/6-12/8* – Jingle and Mingle on the Mississippi – Davenport
12/6-12/8* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights III – Iowa Falls
12/6-12/8* – Merry-N County Christmas IV – Knoxville
12/7* – Christmas by the Lake – Clear Lake
12/7* – Christmas in a Small Town – Coon Rapids
12/7* – Vesterheim’s Norwegian Christmas Celebration – Decorah
12/7* – DeWitt Hometown Christmas – DeWitt
12/7-12/8* – Old World Christmas Market – Cedar Rapids

12/9-12/15* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights V – Ottumwa
12/9-12/15* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights IV – Mt. Pleasant
12/9-12/15* – Holiday Lights IV – Decorah
12/9-12/15* – Five Seasons Lights III – Cedar Rapids
12/9-12/15* – City of Christmas Display of Lights IV – Keokuk
12/9-12/15* – Christmas Acres V – Le Mars
12/9-12/15* – Festival of Lights IV – Carroll
12/9-12/15* – Blue Creek Christmas IV – Walker
12/9-12/15* – Little Light of Mine IV – New Hampton
12/9-12/15* – Santa’s Rock N Lights IV – Urbandale
12/9-12/15* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland V – Cedar Rapids
12/9-12/15* – Holiday Lights at the Lake IV – Iowa City
12/9-12/15* – Symphony of Lights IV – Clinton
12/9-12/15* – Jolly Holiday Lights V – Altoona
12/9-12/15* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights III – Newton
12/12-12/14* – Winter Wonderscape II – Ames
12/13-12/14* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights II – Manchester
12/13-12/15* – Iowa Falls Festival of Lights IV – Iowa Falls
12/13-12/15* – Merry-N County Christmas V – Knoxville
12/13-12/15* – Lights at Kennedy II – Fort Dodge
12/13-12/15* – Festival of Lights II – Waterloo
12/13-12/15* – Holiday Hullabaloo IV – Clive

12/16-12/22* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights VI – Ottumwa
12/16-12/22* – Symphony of Lights V – Clinton
12/16-12/22* – Holiday Lights V – Decorah
12/16-12/22* – Festival of Lights V – Carroll
12/16-12/22* – Five Seasons Lights IV – Cedar Rapids
12/16-12/22* – Christmas Acres VI – Le Mars
12/16-12/22* – Holiday Lights at the Lake V – Iowa City
12/16-12/22* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland VI – Cedar Rapids
12/16-12/22* – City of Christmas Display of Lights V – Keokuk
12/16-12/22* – Santa’s Rock N Lights V – Urbandale
12/16-12/22* – Blue Creek Christmas V – Walker
12/16-12/22* – Little Light of Mine V – New Hampton
12/16-12/22* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights V – Mt. Pleasant
12/16-12/22* – Jolly Holiday Lights VI – Altoona
12/16-12/22* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights IV – Newton
12/19-12/21* – Winter Wonderscape III – Ames
12/20-12/21* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights III – Manchester
12/20-12/22* – Holiday Hullabaloo V – Clive
12/20-12/22* – Lights at Kennedy III – Fort Dodge
12/20-12/22* – Merry-N County Christmas VI – Knoxville
12/20-12/22* – Festival of Lights III – Waterloo

12/23-12/25* – Holiday Lights VI – Decorah
12/23-12/25* – Festival of Lights VI – Carroll
12/23-12/29* – Holiday Nights ‘N Lights VII – Ottumwa
12/23-12/29* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights V – Newton
12/23-12/29*- Santa’s Rock N Lights VI – Urbandale
12/23-12/29* – Christmas Acres VII – Le Mars
12/23-12/29* – Little Light of Mine VI – New Hampton
12/23-12/29* – Holiday Lights at the Lake VI – Iowa City
12/23-12/29* – Five Seasons Lights V – Cedar Rapids
12/23-12/29*- Blue Creek Christmas VI – Walker
12/23-12/29* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland VII – Cedar Rapids
12/23-12/29* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights VI – Mt. Pleasant
12/23-12/29* – Jolly Holiday Lights VII – Altoona
12/23-12/29* – City of Christmas Display of Lights VI – Keokuk
12/23-12/30* – Symphony of Lights VI – Clinton
12/24-12/31* – Holiday Hullabaloo VI – Clive
12/26-12/28* – Winter Wonderscape IV – Ames
12/27-12/28* – Jingle Bright Holiday Lights IV – Manchester

12/30-12/31* – Maytag Park Holiday Lights VI – Newton
12/30-12/31* – Mt. Pleasant Festival of Lights VII – Mt. Pleasant
12/30-12/31* – Holiday Lights at the Lake VII – Iowa City
12/30-12/31* – Five Seasons Lights VI – Cedar Rapids
12/30-12/31* – Christmas Acres VIII – Le Mars
12/30-12/31*- Santa’s Rock N Lights VII – Urbandale
12/30-12/31* – Little Light of Mine VII – New Hampton
12/30-1/1* – City of Christmas Display of Lights VI – Keokuk
12/30-1/2* – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland VIII – Cedar Rapids
12/30-1/5* – Jolly Holiday Lights VIII – Altoona
12/30-1/5*- Blue Creek Christmas VII – Walker

JANUARY (2025)