Iowa Festivals
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Jan 9 - 12 2025Snowfest - Cresco
Snowmobile activities, trail rides, dance. -
Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival - Vining
-----------ANTICIPATED ---- NOT CONFIRMED -- CALL AND CONFIRM---------- Rocky mountain oysters, fish, baked beans, chips. Drinks, games, raff ... more » -
St. Ansgar Day - Saint Ansgar
Sponsored by: St. Ansgar Heritage Association. -
Jan 31 - 2 2025Iowa Multicultural Festival - Des Moines
This event will celebrate Iowa's multicultural communities and will honor the heritage of new Iowans and the history of the Iowans who first settled o ... more » -
Feb 15 2025Color the Wind Kite Festival - Clear Lake
Join us in Clear Lake for the Midwest's largest and most colorful winter kite festival, featuring huge inflatable kites of all kinds flown by serious ... more » -
Mar 8 - 9 2025Maple Syrup Festival - Cedar Falls
All-you-can-eat pancakes. Visit the sugar shack and learn how to make real maple syrup, from collecting the sap to boiling it down into syrup. Delicio ... more » -
Mar 29 - 30 2025Redbud Days - Chariton
Enjoy the blooming Redbud trees of Lucas County and Red Haw State Park. Kids fishing contest and other events. -
Mar 30 - 6 2025Iowa Wine Trail - Baldwin
Wineries in several northeast Iowa counties offer special events and food. -
Apr 5 2025Victorian Tea - May Day Celebration - Waterloo
Celebrate spring with a Victorian Tea. Make May baskets, play Victorian games, at the Rensselaer Russell House Museum. -
Apr 18 2025Main Street Fling - Dysart
Retail specials, children's events, music. -
Apr 23 2025Picnic in the Park - Sibley
Sixth annual event in Central Park. -
Apr 25 - 26 2025Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival - Tama
Carnival, parade, children's games, entertainment, food. -
May 2 2025Main Street Fiesta - Corning
Food and family events. -
May 3 - 5 2025Heritage Days - Oxford Junction
Genealogy visits, cemetery walk, food. -
May 3 2025Lorimor Heritage Day - Lorimor
Activities for all ages, great food. -
May 8 - 12 2025North Iowa Band Festival - Mason City
Parade through downtown with more than 25 marching bands. Carnival, free entertainment, craft show, car show, and food. -
May 17 - 18 2025Lytton Gala Days - Lytton
Food, games, tractor pull and carnival. -
May 17 2025Logan Village Green Day - Logan
Fun for the whole family in Logan, IA. Crafts/Flea Market in the City Park, Car and Motorcycle Show around town, live entertainment all day. Food an ... more » -
May 22 - 24 2025New Albin Days: Past and Present - New Albin
Three days of fun for everyone in the family, with games for the kids, a volleyball tourney, horseshoes, fishing derby on the Mississippi backwaters, ... more » -
May 23 - 25 2025Boone Iowa River Valley Festival - Boone
Named one of TOP 10 BEST OUTDOOR FESTIVALS IN IOWA! Memorial Weekend. FRIDAY - Craft Time & walking tours held at the Iowa Arboretum (free/ all ag ... more » -
May 24 2025Decoration Day & Historic Baseball - Urbandale
Be a part of America’s early Memorial Day traditions! Enjoy a rousing patriotic concert at noon, then at 1 pm march in a procession to the town ceme ... more » -
May 25 - 26 2025Ansel Briggs Memorial Day Celebration - Andrew
Community event honors Iowa's first governor. Parade, firefighter's dinner, children's games, tractor pull and traditional Memorial Day service. ... more » -
May 9 - 10 2025Preston Firemen Celebration - Preston
Parade, games, waterfights, steak supper, street dance. -
May 9 - 11 2025Quasquicentennial - Renwick
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May 9 - 11 2025Good Ole Summertime - Sibley
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May 10 - 11 2025Skunk River Festival - Kellogg
Toys, craft, antiques, crafts, games and entertainment. Saturday morning breakfast. -
May 10 202558th Annual Ridiculous Day - Washington
Retail sidewalk sales, free family activities and entertainment, parade. -
May 10 2025Mainsail-A-Bration - Spirit Lake
Parade, free entertainment, free hot dog feed, food and games! -
May 15 - 18 2025My Waterloo Days - Waterloo
"My Waterloo Days" is a community festival that focuses on family entertainment and attracts over 150,000 people throughout the four days. Includes ma ... more » -
May 15 2025Lawn Chair Nights - Winterset
Old-fashioned event on the courthouse lawn in historic downtown Winterset. Free entertainment, food vendors. -
May 16 - 18 2025Bell Tower Festival - Jefferson
Carnival, parade, 5K race, one-mile run and fun walk, bicycle poker ride, basketball tournaments. Activities for youngsters such as crafts, Kids Olymp ... more » -
May 16 - 18 2025Jewell Jubilee - Jewell
Friday night barbecue downtown with live entertainment. Saturday parade and activities in the city park. Sunday community worship service. -
May 17 - 18 2025Laura Ingalls Wilder Days - Burr Oak
Celebration of famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and lessons. Parade, tours, special guests, games for all ages, Laura and Almanzo Contest. ... more » -
May 17 2025Bordertown Day - Lineville
Parade, games, food. -
May 17 - 18 2025Farmington Strawberry Festival - Farmington
Activities for all ages, including arts, crafts, flea market, quilt show, free music, cooking contest, and car and motorcycle shows. -
May 17 - 18 2025QC Pride FEST - Davenport
Outdoor Street Festival celebrating diversity! Non stop Entertainment form regional bands! Fireworks on Saturday night followed by amazing female impe ... more » -
May 20 - 21 2025Wellsburg Daze - Wellsburg
Carnival and celebration. -
May 21 - 25 2025Ice Cream Days - Le Mars
Free ice cream social, car show, golf tournament, entertainment, three-on-three basketball, parade, arts and crafts in the park, band concert. ... more » -
May 22 - 24 2025Winthrop Days - Winthrop
Carnival, parade, food, large fireworks display. -
May 23 - 24 2025Wheatland Sommerfest - Wheatland
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May 23 - 24 2025Kalona Day Celebration - Kalona
Parade, entertainment, games, races, music, food. -
May 23 - 25 2025Flagfest Celebration - Spencer
Patriotic family festival with dance, music, parade, antique car cruise night, art festival. -
May 23 - 25 2025Odebolt Creek Days - Odebolt
Carnival, street dance and craft exhibit. -
May 24 - 25 2025Lynnville Days - Lynnville
Free breakfast, parade, bathtub races, little league games, children's activities, car show, oldies street dance. -
May 24 2025Rose Festival - Ames
Iowa Rose Society State Rose Show, rose sale, family activities, tours. At Reiman Gardens. -
May 24 2025Blairsburg Day - Blairsburg
Antique tractor and gas engine display, crafts, activities and food in the park, parade. -
May 24 2025Old Settler's Day - Chester
Old Settlers Day! Something for everyone! Food, Music, FREE Ice Cream, Tractor Pulls, a BBQ Competition, Crafts, Kid's Activities, PARADE, Dance, Cash ... more » -
May 24 2025Town and Country Day - Saint Ansgar
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May 24 2025Kensett Town & Country Picnic & Tractor Ride - Kensett
There will be a 1/2 day tractor ride leaving at 8 am from Kensett and will return about 12:30 pm for lunch in the park. There will also be a community ... more » -
May 24 - 1 2025Heritage Days-125th Quasquicentennial - Rock Rapids
Heritage Days-125th Quasquicentennial. 8 days of fun for the entire family! -
May 25 2025Annual Strawberry Festival - Long Grove
The Annual Strawberry Festival is held the second Sunday in June of each year. The event provides a family atmosphere, kids games, food vendors, antiq ... more » -
May 29 - 1 2025Ackley Sauerkraut Days - Ackley
Free sauerkraut and wieners. Live entertainment each evening, midway and carnival rides, car show, tractor pull, children's pedal pull, fishing contes ... more » -
May 29 - 1 2025State Center Rose Festival - State Center
Family weekend event beginning on Thursday night with Rose Queen Talent Competition and Rose Queen Reception. Carnival opens on Thursday evening. Ca ... more » -
May 30 - 1 2025Black Dirt Days - Conrad
2nd weekend in June. -
May 30 - 1 2025Ellsworth Extravaganza - Ellsworth
Parades, musical entertainment and food. -
May 30 - 31 2025Festival in the Park - Clarion
Two days at Festival in the Park will feature fun, food, and entertainment in downtown Clarion, including a pancake breakfast, vendor fair, 5K run, mu ... more » -
May 30 - 1 2025Water Over the Dam Days - Nashua
Parade, water activities, chuckwagon races, street dance. -
May 30 - 31 2025Quimby Watermelon Days and Golf Tournament - Quimby
More than 3,000 pounds of watermelon served. Amusement rides, parade, golf. -
May 30 - 1 2025125th Jubilee - Carson
Pie-baking contest, beard contest, children's parade, horseshoes, soap box derby, lawnmower races, vintage tractor pull, craft and quilt show, firewor ... more » -
May 30 - 1 2025Lewis & Clark Festival - Onawa
Events at Lewis & Clark State Park. See the only authentic replica keelboat afloat today. -
May 30 - 1 2025Grinnell Games - Iowa's Family Sports Festival - Grinnell
Grinnell Games is Iowa’s Family Sports Festival! Bring the whole family for a weekend of fun in one of the coolest small towns in the Midwest. Enjoy ... more » -
May 31 2025June Jamboree - Knoxville
Activities for June Jamboree include: 5K run, pancake breakfast by Kiwanis, Ernie Smith Kiddie Rides, Music, Sports tournaments, and more. Free hot ... more » -
May 31 - 2 2025Farmers/Merchants Celebration - Tabor
Carnival, parade, tractor pull, pie-baking contest, horse-drawn wagon rides, children's festival. Tours of the historic Todd House. -
May 31 - 1 2025Gray's Quasquicentennial - Gray
Parade, children's rides, entertainment, rose garden, dance, community church service, all-school reunion. -
Jun 5 2025Krewe de Charlie Sioux Mardi Gras Gala - Sioux City
Towering costumes and Cajun food spice up New Orleans-style event. -
Jun 5 - 10 2025Sesquicentennial Celebration - Denison
Events at Yellowsmoke Park, music and ice cream social in Washington Park, golf tournament, arts and crafts, hog/beef roast, all-school reunion, figur ... more » -
Jun 6 - 8 2025Strawberry Days Festival - Strawberry Point
A family fun festival complete with a parade, carnival rides, games for children, free strawberries and ice cream, musical entertainment and more! Mus ... more » -
Jun 6 - 9 2025Bancroft Quasquicentennial - Bancroft
Pageant, dance, food, games, parades, tractor and pedal pulls. -
Jun 6 - 10 2025Sesquicentennial Celebration - West Bend
All-school reunion, carnival, games, entertainment. -
Jun 6 - 8 2025Red Oak Junction Day - Red Oak
Pancake feed, 10K run and two-mile walk, flea market, tractor display, grand parade, children's carnival, talent showcase, bingo. -
Jun 20 - 22 2025Western Days - Lake City
Annual Western Days in Lake City! A collaboration between the Betterment & Top Rail Saddle Club to provide a beer garden/ street dance, parade, vendor ... more » -
Jul 4 - 6 2008Burt Quasquicentennial Celebration - Burt
Citywide garage sales, flea market and craft show, parade, barbecue, quilt show, entertainment, fireworks. -
Jul 4 - 6 2008Quasquicentennial Celebration - Lu Verne
Games, tournaments, all-school reunion, parade, food, rides for children. -
Jul 4 - 5 2008Old Soldier's Reunion - Griswold
Parade, street dance, food, games, tractor rodeo. -
Jul 4 2009Music in the Park Festival - Asbury
10th anniversary event features a variety of music, entertainment, food, children's games and family activities. In Asbury Park. -
Jul 4 - 6 2014Duesey Days - Garner
Town celebration honoring the Duesenberg Brothers who resided in Garner before becoming famous. Large classic car show, Large parade, Live entertainme ... more » -
Jul 4 - 6 2014July Jubilee Celebration - Lake Mills
This is a community celebration with a parade on Saturday. Other events include two street dances, community picnic, carnival and many other family ev ... more » -
Jul 4 - 6 2014Baxter Fun Days - Baxter
Come join us in Baxter for a weekend of fun for all ages and interest. Activities to include 5k Fun Run/Walk, sand volleyball, horseshoe pitching and ... more » -
Jul 4 2015Annual Community-Wide Corn Boil Sponsored by St. Mary's Church - Red Oak
St. Mary's Church in Red Oak will be sponsoring the annual Community-Wide Corn Boil on Saturday. Everyone from the surrounding communities is welcome ... more » -
Jul 4 - 7 2024Founders Day - Algona
Entertainment, trolley tours, inflatable games, garden tours, street dance with White Sidewalls. -
Jun 13 - 16 2025Exira Celebration - Exira
Exira celebrates with a car, truck, motorcycle, and tractor show, rodeo, 1850's vintage baseball game, community BBQ, street dance, old fashioned fun ... more » -
Jun 15 2025Annual Pork Barbecue - Mason City
Old-fashioned barbecue and music, crafts. At Kinney Pioneer Museum. -
Jun 15 2025Corn Boil - Emerson
Sweet corn boil, old-fashioned oats binding, antique tractor display. -
Jun 26 - 28 2025Jesup Farmers Day - Jesup
Chamber of Commerce Free Porkburgers & Chips, and Beer Garden Area and A Variety of Food Booths and Games, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus contest ... more » -
Jun 27 - 29 2025Colo Crossroads Festival - Colo
Inflatables, BBQ Contest, Baking Contest, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Route 66 Band, Parade, Car/Tractor Show, Games, Softball Tournament, Truck Pull, and ... more » -
Jun 27 - 28 2025Early Crossroad Days - Early
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Jun 27 - 28 2025Schaller Popcorn Days - Schaller
Popcorn Days features a parade at 10am on Saturday. Kids of all ages enjoy a carnival, games, crafts, live entertainment, car show, and free popcorn. ... more » -
Jun 27 - 28 2025Jesse James Chuckwagon Days - Adair
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Jun 28 2025Watermelon Day - Stanhope
All the watermelon you can eat. Morning parade, children's rides, games, in the city park. -
Jun 28 2025Indian Day - Titonka
Parade, games, food. -
Jul 4 - 5 2025Old Iron Days - Dysart
Vintage equipment on display, car show, tractor cruise, flea market, children's activities, food. -
Jul 4 - 6 2025Great River Days - Muscatine
Nightly entertainment, large craft show, children's activities, carnival, beer garden. Thousands of RAGBRAI bicyclists will arrive on Saturday to dip ... more » -
Jul 4 2025Garden Tour and Festival - Conrad
Tour area gardens; enjoy food, entertainment and downtown open houses. -
Jul 4 - 6 2025Pine Lake Festival - Eldora
Arts and crafts fair, children's activities, food, fishing tournament, 5K run, kayak races, live music, trolley rides. -
Jul 4 - 6 2025Puckerbrush Days - Forest City
Puckerbrush Days is Forest City's annual community celebration, and as always, there will be a number of exciting events and activities going on aroun ... more » -
Jul 4 - 6 2025Old Roundhouse Trail Days - Elma
Fun for the entire family! Food, Music, Comedy Show, Demonstrations, PARADE, Farmers Market, BBQ Competition, 5K Run/Walk, Games, Museums, Helicopter ... more » -
Jul 4 - 5 2025Beef Days Celebration - Solon
The Annual Beef Celebration in Solon, Iowa! Come visit us on Main Street for 2 days of fun and entertainment for the whole family the third week of Ju ... more » -
Jul 5 2025Ridiculous Day - Grinnell
Main Street Gets Ridiculous with crazy retail sidewalk sales, live music, beer, wine, food, and a Kids' Zone. 7am to 2pm. -
Jul 5 - 6 2025Fenton Sweet Corn Days - Fenton
Sweet corn dinner and ribeyes, garage sales, dance, games, pedal tractor pull. -
Jul 5 2025Annual Clayton Riverfest - Clayton
Join us on the banks of the Mississippi River in Clayton, IA for the Annual Clayton Riverfest. Live Music, great food, lots of drinks, boat parking, m ... more » -
Jul 6 2025Fairytale Festival - Cedar Rapids
Calling all knights, princes, princesses, dragons and fairy tale fans! Come to Ushers Ferry for the annual Fairy Tale Festival. Storytellers from arou ... more » -
Jul 6 2025Heritage Festival - Forest City
This event is held in conjunction with Winnebago Industries' annual WIT National Rally . Gates open at 8 a.m. The Steel Wheel Cafe, opens at 11 a. ... more » -
Jul 11 - 12 2025Milford Pioneer Days - Milford
Parade, ice cream social, tractor pull, children's games. Last Weekend in July. -
Jul 11 - 13 2025Humeston Watermelon Days - Humeston
Parade, games, food, car show, entertainment. Free watermelon Saturday afternoon. Annually the third weekend in July. -
Jul 13 2025Annual Steeple Day - Lourdes
Spend a great day in Lourdes: breakfast, Polka Mass, softball and bean bag tournaments, tractor pulls, auctions, raffles, food, chainsaw art, kids gam ... more » -
Jul 26 2025Floyd County Museum Heritage Fest - Charles City
Come celebrate Floyd County history through games, crafts, music, and more! Heritage Fest is free and open to all. This year expect more free crafts w ... more » -
Jul 26 2025McKinley Park Celebration - Creston
Food, games, fishing, entertainment, auction, and evening movie. -
Jul 11 - 12 2025Clutier Fun Days - Clutier
Parade, children's games, dance, fireworks, food. -
Jul 11 - 13 2025Dows Corn Days - Dows
5K and 2K run and walk, parade, sweet corn, entertainment in the park. -
Jul 12 2025Clio Festival - Clio
Parade, games, food. -
Jul 12 2025Crooked Creek Days - Winfield
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Jul 17 - 20 2025Camanche Days - Camanche
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Jul 18 - 20 2025Wapsi Days - Riceville
Community celebration with events Celebrate Wapsi Days in Riceville! Fun for the entire family. Spend two days of great Food, Music, BBQ Competition, ... more » -
Jul 18 - 20 2025Albert City Threshermen Festival - Albert City
Demonstrations and displays of early farm life, activities for the whole family, primitive camping on grounds. -
Jul 18 - 20 2025Panorama Days - Panora
Panorama days is held the first full weekend in August beginning Friday night. There are many events for all ages. Friday is family night while Saturd ... more » -
Jul 18 - 19 2025Hoover's Hometown Days - West Branch
Celebrate the birthday of President Herbert Hoover in his hometown of West Branch. Free entertainment includes music, drama, a juried art show, childr ... more » -
Jul 19 2025Adel Annual Sweet Corn Festival - Adel
Seven tons of free sweet corn. Parade, 5K run, live music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food, beer garden. -
Jul 19 2025Popejoy Day - Popejoy
Parade, tractor pull, entertainment, supper. -
Jul 19 2025Old-Tyme Corn Boil - Griswold
All the sweet corn you can eat, entertainment, fireworks. -
Jul 24 - 26 2025Corydon's Old Settler's Reunion - Corydon
Parade, games, music, carnival, 5K and 10K run/walk, quilt show, arts and crafts, food. -
Jul 25 - 27 2025Belle Plaine Fun Days - Belle Plaine
Flea market and craft show, karaoke contest, barbecue cookoff, carnival, car show, games. -
Jul 25 - 27 2025Tripoli Celebration Days - Tripoli
Fireworks, parade, entertainment, annual fish fry. Wagon rides, ball games, community worship, co-ed volleyball, crafts and food. -
Jul 25 - 27 2025Sweet Corn Days - Lime Springs
Mmm...can't beat homegrown sweet corn! Come out and celebrate with Lime Springs, Iowa as they host Sweet Corn Days. Fun for everyone with Food, beer t ... more » -
Jul 25 - 27 2025Farnhamville Quasquicentennial - Farnhamville
Opening ceremony Friday night, parade and entertainment Saturday, community church service and closing ceremony Sunday. -
Jul 26 2025Watermelon Day - Goodell
Noon Meal (by the American Legion Post 420) Kids Game Bingo Cake Walk (by the Am Leg Aux ) FREE Watermelon Corn on the cob Food stand Supper ... more » -
Jul 26 2025Albia Restoration Days - Albia
Crazy Quilters Quilt Show, tractor parade, trolley rides and tours, museum tours, Art in the Park, threshing demonstration, cemetery walk, Bates Build ... more » -
Jul 26 2025Old Plank Road Days - Middletown
Activities for children of all ages. Flea market and crafts, tractor pulls, live entertainment, and toilet bowl races. -
Jul 26 2025AtlanticFest - Atlantic
Tractor show, motorcycle show, craft show, car show, live entertainment, children's activities and food. -
Jul 26 2025Dog Days of Summer - Clarinda
Educational/informative topics, many contests, hot dog eating contest, bounce castle, scavenger hunts, and free hot dog and drink. Fun for the whole ... more » -
Jul 29 2025Farm and City Night - Newton
Fun, food, and entertainment in downtown Newton. -
Aug 1 - 3 2025Pufferbilly Days - Boone
With lots of family activities from one of Iowa's top parades to grandstand music, car show, kid's alley activities, a carnival, spike driving contest ... more » -
Aug 1 - 2 2025Sentimental Journey - Perry
Celebration of history and heritage, with food, games, arts, crafts, displays, panel discussion, exhibitions, music, and entertainers. -
Aug 1 - 2 2025Winding Stairs Festival - Traer
Children's events, Grand Parade, bands, school reunion. -
Aug 1 - 3 2025Lansing Fish Days - Lansing
Fireworks, parade, volleyball, softball tournaments, games and rides, water ski show, food, arts and crafts, music, and fishing exhibits. -
Aug 1 - 2 2025Waukon Corn Days/Crazy Days Sales - Waukon
Sweet Corn and sandwich served in downtown Waukon from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. (rain place county fair grounds.) -
Aug 2 - 3 2025Dexter Fall Festival - Dexter
Parade, children's games, crafts, book sale, chili cookoff, cribbage tournament, street dance. Community church service and breakfast in the park Sund ... more » -
Aug 2 2025Le Grand Pioneer Days - Le Grand
Parade, games, music, food, car show, fireworks. -
Aug 2 2025Corn on the Corner - Clinton
Hot buttered corn on a stick, corn-eating contest, corny jokes, music and more in downtown Clinton. -
Aug 2 2025Annual Sweet Corn Daze - Rockwell City
Rockwell City Sweet Corn Daze is a family event that features a flea market, quilt show, car & motorcycle show, games, inflatables, food, Bill Riley T ... more » -
Aug 7 - 10 2025Sweet Corn Festival - West Point
Annual festival, with all-you-can-eat free sweet corn and free stage entertainment. Barbecue dinners, midway, arts and crafts, 5K and 10K run, childre ... more » -
Aug 8 - 9 2025Wall Lake Farm Festival - Wall Lake
Small town, family friendly, two day festival in Wall Lake, IA. Midway, parade, bands, beer garden, 5k, tractor ride, and much more! Find the full lis ... more » -
Aug 9 - 10 2025Keg Creek Days Celebration - Glenwood
A 2 day celebration featuring Antique farming equipment, children's activities, pie baking contest, craft vendors, children's pedal tractor pull, lawn ... more » -
Aug 10 2025CC Rider Annual Community Festival - Central City
Family bike ride with routes of varying length. 5K run/walk, bands, street dance, musical entertainment, historical re-enactments, art festival, craft ... more » -
Aug 10 2025Sweet Corn Serenade - Oskaloosa
Delicious sweet corn, children's activities, musical entertainment, craft and product show. -
Aug 10 2025Annual T-Bone Horse Show - Audubon
Fun run/walk, crafts, bake sales and flea market, retail specials, hamburger feed, parade, entertainment, water fights, chili cook-off, power show. S. ... more » -
Aug 10 2025Hanover Festival - Alta
Polka bands, food, children's games and activities. Visit restored village (general store, blacksmith shop, and vintage home and farm buildings) with ... more » -
Aug 15 - 17 2025Salem Old Settlers - Salem
Friday: 5-8 - Car Show; 5-10 - Carnival; 5:30 - Ham & Beans; 6-9 - Free Live Music in the park; Sat: 6-9 - Pancake Breakfast; 7:00 - Fun Run Registrat ... more » -
Aug 16 2025BrewBQ - Independence
BrewBQ is the only event in the world that celebrates the love of 2 wonderful institutions: Refreshing World-Class Beer and Mouth-Watering Barbecue! ... more » -
Fall Festival - Saint Ansgar
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Aug 8 2025Holiday Stroll - Muscatine
Live window displays, festive music, carriage rides and special holiday fare in historic downtown Muscatine. -
Aug 10 2025Chelsea's Annual Fall Festival - Chelsea
Lunch, bingo, country store, children's games, dance. -
Aug 10 2025Knights of Columbus Car Show and Craft Fair - Storm Lake
Car show, craft fair, music and food stands. -
Aug 14 - 16 2025Moravia Fall Festival - Moravia
Fun for everyone, large carnival - music - entertainment for all ages - large parade on Saturday - large classic car show also on Saturday. All events ... more » -
Aug 15 - 16 2025Frontier Days/Lyons Street Dance - Clinton
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Aug 16 - 17 2025Jumbo Well Days - Belle Plaine
Historic cemetery walk, balloon rides, food, crafts, museum exhibits. -
Aug 16 2025Cambria Celebration - Cambria
Parade, games, entertainment, food. -
Aug 16 - 17 2025Harvest Days - Emerson
Oats threshing, corn picking, combining with antique equipment. Antique tractor display. -
Aug 16 2025Lorimor Fall Festival - Lorimor
Parade, flea market, arts and crafts show, games, bingo, food. -
Aug 17 2025Richardson-Jakway Septemberfest - Aurora
Traditonal music, historical demonstrations, and children's games. Food available, including buffalo chili. Historical house open for tours. ... more » -
Aug 20 - 22 2025Milton's Fall Festival - Milton
Come on down to Milton, IA where there's fun for all ages. Kiddie tractor pull, spelling bee, raffle, co2 races, pet show, silent auction, great enter ... more » -
Aug 22 - 23 2025Pulaski Corn Show - Pulaski
Produce, canned goods, pastries, crafts, entertainment, parade, games. -
Aug 22 2025Nodaway Corn Carnival - Nodaway
Flea market, kiddie tractor pull, dance, firemen's breakfast, cowboy church service, bingo, make-it-with-corn contest, parade. -
Aug 23 2025Heritage Day - Muscatine
See the restoration of the 157-year-old Pine Creek Grist Mill, located in Wildcat Den State Park. Canoe rides, old-time music and traditional early Am ... more » -
Aug 23 2025Pumpkin Gathering Festival - Elk Horn
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Aug 24 2025St. Mary's Fall Festival - Guttenberg
Chicken and ham dinner, live entertainment, crafts, bingo and games. -
Aug 24 2025Sts. Peter and Paul Harvest Fest Carnival - West Bend
Carnival games, country store, crafts and baked goods, barbecue, pie and ice cream. -
Aug 28 - 30 2025Allerton World Fair - Allerton
Antique tractor show, quilt show, parade, games, entertainment, food, fireworks. -
Aug 30 2025Railroad and Homecoming Days - Marquette
Celebrate the area's railroad history with storytellers, music, children's train rides, food. 10am – 4pm. -
Aug 30 - 31 2025Apple Daze - Donnellson
A wonderful, family-oriented festival. Starts off Saturday morning with the pancake breakfast. Enjoy a pork loin luncheon at noon. Activities at Depot ... more » -
Aug 30 - 31 2025Pumpkin Days - Orient
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Sep 1 2025Labor Day Picnic - New Vienna
Live music, chicken and ham dinner, crafts, games for children of all ages. -
Sep 5 - 6 2025Kalona Fall Festival - Kalona
Old-time demonstrations, crafts, homemade foods, museum tours. -
Sep 5 - 8 2025Old Home Days - Knoxville
Step back in time with antique car and tractor displays; enjoy entertainment, parade, food. -
Sep 5 - 6 2025Heritage Days - Burlington
Multi-ethnic festival with live music, family activities, great food, historical demonstrations, in downtown Burlington. -
Sep 5 - 6 2025Septemberfest - Prescott
Parade, talent show, baby contest, raffles, dance, breakfast, kiddie tractor pull, antique tractor display and quilt show. -
Sep 6 2025Harvest Festival - Le Roy
Parade, auction, smorgasbord supper. Always the fourth Saturday in September. -
Sep 6 - 7 2025Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest - Cresco
Annual Events The Cresco Area Chamber of Commerce is responsible for many events and programs in the Cresco community. Some of these events are held ... more » -
Sep 6 2025Bellevue Fishtival - Bellevue
Our Annual Fishtival event will be on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. This annual event is a celebration of our heritage as a community on the Mi ... more » -
Sep 7 2025Annual Pioneer Craft Fair - Morrison
Family Fun for everyone! Admission and all activities are FREE! There is something for everyone to do. We have pony rides, games for the kids, car sho ... more » -
Sep 11 - 14 2025Oktemberfest - Marshalltown
Children's events, carnival, car show, craft show, 5K and 10K run/walk, parade, go-kart races, entertainment. -
Sep 11 - 14 2025Thomas Mitchell Celebration - Mitchellville
Old-fashioned celebration honoring the history of Thomas Mitchell Park. Inflatable Rides (City Park), Food Stands (City Park), Open Market (City Pa ... more » -
Sep 13 2025Annual Maqtoberfest - Maquoketa
Celebrate Fall in downtown Maquoketa for an afternoon of music on stage, food trucks and vendors, and kid's fun zone with kite making, Gus the Balloon ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Woodbine Iowa Applefest - Woodbine
Western Iowa Apple Festival features one of the areas best and largest Vintage and Collector Car Shows, Craft Show, Flea and Antique Market, a Fine Ar ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Log Cabin Days Festival - Indianola
Each year the Warren County Historical Society, Warren County, Iowa, hosts Log Cabin Days that brings local history alive for residents. Volunteers pu ... more » -
Sep 7 2025Fall Festival in the Park - Knoxville
Old-fashioned country music, classic cars and vintage tractors. Church service in Valley Chapel. Pie, ice cream, sandwiches, popcorn and peanuts. ... more » -
Sep 11 2025Porktoberfest - Sac City
One of the biggest local events sponsored by local businesses every October. Attendees look forward to food, entertainment and activities for all ages ... more » -
Sep 13 - 14 2025Amazing Prairie Festival - Maxwell
Celebrate Polk County Conservation's 50th anniversary at its largest conservation area: Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt. Tours, exhibits, prairie maze, hi ... more » -
Sep 13 2025Buffalo Ranch Open House - Tama
Buckskinner, flintknapper, hay rides, grilled bison burgers. -
Sep 13 - 14 2025Love It and Leaf It - Sabula
Refreshments. local crafts, fall foliage tour, at replica of old-fashioned one-room school. -
Sep 13 - 14 2025Oktoberfest - Davenport
Traditional Oktoberfest music in the historic Village of East Davenport. -
Sep 13 - 14 2025Oktoberfest - Whittemore
Impact Pro Wrestling, German music and food, hayrack rides, antique fire truck rides, children's activities, sausage-eating contest. -
Sep 13 2025Pioneer Festival at the Prairie Trails Museum - Corydon
Fall celebration featuring old-time craft demonstrations, chuckwagon feed, music, old engine display, children's games. -
Sep 13 2025Seymour Fall Fling - Seymour
Fire department activities, giant pumpkin contest, flea market, salsa contests. -
Sep 20 - 5 2025Des Moines Pumpkin Fest and Harvest Fair - Des Moines
Fairytale characters, food merchants, craft merchants, games and rides. At Festival Park near Sleepy Hollow. -
Sep 20 - 21 2025Love It and Leaf It - Sabula
Refreshments, local crafts, fall foliage tour, at replica of old-fashioned one-room school. -
Sep 20 2025Harvest Fest - Atlantic
Craft and flea market, pumpkin decorating, apple pie contest, live entertainment, hayrack rides, quilt show. -
Sep 20 2025Harvest Moon Festival - Knoxville
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Sep 26 2025Watson's Fall Festival - State Center
Autumn vendors, hay rides, food, entertainment. -
Sep 27 2025Fall-O-Ween - Mitchellville
Fall-O-Ween is an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Mitchellville Library. For a mere $5.00 you will get to experience all of the fol ... more » -
Sep 27 2025Applefest and Historic Baseball - Urbandale
The smell of apple fills the air in the town of Walnut Hill. Tour the Farm sites in the morning, and spend the afternoon in our 1875 town celebrating ... more » -
Sep 27 2025Harvest Festival: Wine, Art and All That Jazz - Clear Lake
This annual Event offers an opportunity to stroll down a vibrant Main Street while enjoying wine samplings, seminars and artist demonstrations, shoppi ... more » -
Sep 27 - 28 2025Heritage Days - Elkader
Crafts, skills and lifestyles of early pioneers. More than 50 demonstrations including blacksmithing, wood crafts, spinning and basketry. Buffalo chip ... more » -
Sep 27 - 28 2025Bentonsport Riverfest - Bentonsport
The Bentonsport Riverfest is our largest festival of the year that is held during the peak of our spectacular fall foliage season, the second full wee ... more » -
Oct 3 - 4 2025Scenic Drive Festival - Keosauqua
The Scenic Drive Festival is our largest festival of the year that is held during the peak of our spectacular fall foliage season, the second full wee ... more » -
Oct 3 - 5 2025Scenic Drive Festival - Bonaparte
The Scenic Drive Festival is our largest festival of the year that is held during the peak of our spectacular fall foliage season, the second full wee ... more » -
Oct 3 - 5 2025Bonaparte Fall Festival - Bonaparte
The Bonaparte Fall Festival as a part of the Scenic Drive Festival is our largest event of the year with all the Villages of Van Buren County having t ... more » -
Oct 4 2025Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest and Weigh-off - Anamosa
Weigh-off, pumpkin carving and recipe contest, crafts, parade, entertainment, horseshoe pitching tournament, chainsaw art, flea market. Garden tractor ... more » -
Oct 4 - 5 2025Covered Bridge Festival - Winterset
The annual Covered Bridge Festival, held on the second weekend in October, is a time-honored tradition of celebrating our local heritage with arts and ... more » -
Oct 18 2025Fall Festival - Lakota
Craft show, children's contests, live entertainment, lunch. At the Eagle Center. -
Oct 18 2025St. John's Fall Festival - Essex
Breakfast Rolls, Coffee, Ham Balls, Scalloped Chicken, Potatoes, Salads, Green Beans, Swedish Rye Bread, Pie. Baked Goods: Swedish Rye Bread, Ostakaka ... more » -
Oct 25 - 26 2025The Dickens/Victorian Sawdust Festival - Des Moines
In the Festival park at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park. -
Oct 27 2025Las Posadas - Perry
Celebration of the search by Joseph and Mary to find shelter for Baby Jesus. Procession, prayer, traditional food, entertainment, music. -
Nov 1 - 2 2025The Dickens/Victorian Sawdust Festival - Des Moines
In the festival park at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park. -
Nov 29 - 30 2025Christmas by the Lake - Clear Lake
Festival of trees, horse-drawn carriage and Main Street Trolley rides, arts and crafts show, ice sculpture demonstrations, lighted parade, fireworks o ... more »