Arts events in Iowa City

Check out happening arts events all around Iowa City, IA

Bob Dylan's "Rough and Rowdy Ways" Tour

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Sierra Ferrell's Heavy Petal Tour

 Fri, 28 Aug at 06:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival | July 3–5

 Fri, 03 Jul at 05:00 pm Downtown Iowa City

2026 Iowa Arts Festival | June 5–7

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm Downtown Iowa City

Iron & Wine with Improvement Movement

 Mon, 04 May at 12:00 am Englert Theatre

Little Feat at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

The Wailers

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Prairie Lights Presents: Erik Larson

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Iron and Wine at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 03 May at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Marty Stuart at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Fran Lebowitz

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:30 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Trampled By Turtles at The Englert Theatre

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Billy Gardell at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Maria Bamford at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 22 Aug The Englert Theatre

The Wallflowers at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Billy Gardell

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 am 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Sunn O)))

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Billy Gardell

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

The Wailers in Iowa City

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Iron and Wine

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Iowa City, IA An Evening with Fran Lebowitz

Wed, 22 Apr at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

R.A. Villanueva in conv with Kaveh Akbar and Hanif Abdurraqib - A Holy Dread

Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Brad Mehldau in Iowa City

 Sun, 10 May at 06:00 pm Hancher Auditorium

The Wailers

 Fri, 24 Apr at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Brad Mehldau Trio

 Sun, 10 May at 08:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Loudon Wainwright III & Chris Smither

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Loudon Wainwright III at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Henry Cho at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Jackie Venson

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Henry Cho

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Girl Named Tom

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Head Over Heels

 Thu, 12 Mar at 08:00 pm 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Blue Carpet Bash 2026

 Sun, 15 Mar at 04:30 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Robert Cray

 Mon, 23 Mar at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Girl Named Tom at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Loudon Wainwright III

 Fri, 10 Apr at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Pride: TAXI ZUM KLO

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

North Mississippi Allstars at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 12 Apr The Englert Theatre

Iowa City Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Tequila Cowgirl USD 7 to 31

Head Over Heels

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240-3952, United States

North Mississippi Allstars

 Mon, 13 Apr at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Easter Brunch

 Sun, 05 Apr at 09:00 am 901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

No Filter Tour - Iowa City IA

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Jordan Beem is BACK at Elray’s!

 Thu, 16 Apr at 10:00 pm Elrays Live&Dive

Ragers for Charity

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 13

Head Over Heels

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Mia Asano: Spring Tour '26, live in Iowa City IA at Wildwood!

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Bachelorette Watch Party

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:30 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA

Chef Series: Around the World: ARGENTINA

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm 3867 James Ave SW, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

Corridor Jazz Project Concert - Night 2

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Voxman Music Building

Masterworks IV - IOWA CITY

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Iowa Memorial Union

Return to Roots

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm The James Theater

Candle Class - The Greenhouse

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm The Green House - Iowa City

Head Over Heels

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 pm 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Drawing Salon at the Museum

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm 160 W. Burlington Street, SMA, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Head Over Heels

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Reunion Redux

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm The James Theater

Iowa City, IA - Earth Expo

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Robert A Lee Community Center

Lady Franklyn Improv

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 13

Masterworks VI - IOWA CITY

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Voxman Music Building

Paint Nite at The Green House: Technicolor Hummingbird

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm The Green House - Iowa City

Sunn O)))

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:30 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

JOSH GARRELS: An Evening of Song & Storytelling

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Old Brick USD 34

Reunion Redux - Free

 Fri, 03 Apr at 02:00 pm Iowa City Senior Center

Free Live Music | Logan Corbino

Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA

Macartney Reinhardt - Elray's Live & Dive - Iowa City

 Fri, 28 Aug at 10:00 pm 211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Erik Larson

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

8/14 Iowa City, IA: OVERTIME: "The Modern Day Outlaw Tour"

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Spring Open House

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am 3910 Napoleon Ln, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Out of the Archive: CHAMELEON STREET

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Parking Henry Cho

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 am Englert Theatre

Clarion - Track Zero

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm Gabe's Iowa City

Margaret Cho

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

2026 AAH Annual Meeting

 Thu, 16 Apr at 12:00 am University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52245, United States

Sound Meditation with Tina McCoy

 Sun, 15 Mar at 04:00 pm 221 E College, Suite 213, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Community Night | Dine Out For Education

 Thu, 16 Apr at 04:00 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA

Robert Cray Band at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

A Light Exists in Spring - Farm-to-Table Benefit for CommUnity Crisis Services

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:00 pm 3867 James Ave SW, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

Iowa Bibliophiles: Birds of a Feather

 Tue, 24 Mar at 04:00 pm 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Margaret Cho at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Lady Franklyn Improv plus Cool Shoes

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 13

Grow Smarter, Not Harder: Crop Planning Your Market Garden or Farm

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm 1927 Keokuk St, Iowa City, IA 52240-4549, United States

Paula Poundstone

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Cecily Parks in conversation with Louisa Hall - The Seeds

Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Beyond Festival 2

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm 910 S Gilbert Street, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Parking Little Feat

 Sat, 09 May at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Derek Monypeny and Kelby Clark with Dan Padley

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm 310 E Prentiss St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Paula Poundstone at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 24 Apr The Englert Theatre

Parking Trampled by Turtles

 Wed, 25 Mar at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Application Deadline: Obermann End-of-Year Writing Retreat

 Fri, 13 Mar at 05:00 pm North Ridge Park Pavillion

Press Presents: Second Sunday Sketch

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:00 pm 1120 N. Dodge St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Community Night | Lucas Elementary PTO

 Fri, 20 Mar at 05:00 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Iowa City Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Iowa City Free

Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Iowa City

 Tue, 02 Dec at 11:00 am Java House Coffee Roasters - Downtown USD 27

Little Feat

 Sat, 09 May at 12:30 am Englert Theatre