Arts events in Iowa City

Check out happening arts events all around Iowa City, IA

Brabo Gator in Iowa City

 Sun, 12 Oct at 08:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

Satin Jackets in Iowa City

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Gabe's

No Resolve, Above Snakes, Shallow Side in Iowa City

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Wildwood

2025 Africa Fest

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Ped Mall

Collaboration, Community & Craft

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:30 am 123 S Linn St, 52240

IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series

 Sun, 07 Sep at 04:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Jess Walter - So Far Gone

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Adam Calhoun, Hard Target, Cymple Man, Dusty Leigh in Iowa City

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Tyler Rich in Iowa City

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Stereolab in Iowa City

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm Englert Theatre

Savannah Dexter, Strizzo in Iowa City

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

History That Doesn't Suck With Professor Greg Jackson

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes in Iowa City

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Northside Saturday Nights: Kevin Burt

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:00 pm 206 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245-2149, United States

Press Presents: Iowa City Rocks!

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

Iowa City Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

 Sat, 20 Dec at 04:00 pm Iowa City USD 0 to 31

History That Doesn't Suck at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Jefferson Starship

 Sat, 20 Sep Englert Theatre

Roger Guenveur Smith: Frederick Douglass NOW

 Sat, 20 Sep at 06:00 pm 1213 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Kaveh Akbar in conversation

 Fri, 19 Sep at 05:30 pm 93 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA 52242-1500, United States

Iowa City Official Halloween Bar Crawl

 Fri, 31 Oct at 05:00 pm Iowa City USD 15 to 36

Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Kid's Market

 Sat, 20 Sep at 09:00 am Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp

Masterworks I - IOWA CITY

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm Voxman Music Building

Leo Kottke at The Englert Theatre

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Ben Folds & A Piano Tour with special guest Lindsay Kraft

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

White Reaper

 Sat, 04 Oct at 09:00 pm Gabe's Iowa City

Friday Night Concert Series: Alicia Monee and Family

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall

Northside Saturday Nights: Mars Hojilla

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm 206 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245-2149, United States

Jeremy Denk, piano

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

40-year Class Reunion Weekend

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm Iowa City High School

Northside Saturday Nights: Silt Creek

 Sat, 27 Sep at 06:00 pm 206 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245-2149, United States

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Riverside Theatre

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm 119 E College Street, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

2025 College of Education Homecoming Tailgate Celebration

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Lindquist Center

No Resolve

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 07 Nov The Englert Theatre

1 Year Anniversary

Fri, 26 Sep at 12:00 pm 382 HWY 1 W, Iowa city

John T. Price - Goethe's Oak: A Holocaust Story

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Alan Sparhawk in Conversation 'Creating from Loss'

 Fri, 19 Sep at 12:00 pm Public Space One

VOCES8 featuring the University of Iowa’s Kantorei, Draw on Sweet Night

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm 93 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA 52242-1500, United States

Iowa City Songwriters Festival - Saturday at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 06 Sep The Englert Theatre

Hokus Pokus Live at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory with special guest Helado Negro

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Noah Reid at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

John Prine Songs & Souvenirs: David Jacques & Jason Wilber

 Thu, 25 Sep Englert Theatre

Book Ends Application Deadline

 Wed, 24 Sep at 05:00 pm 111 Church St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Roger Guenveur Smith In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Personal Tribute to a Revolutionary Artist

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

STORIES OF COMMUNITY FALL 2025

 Sat, 06 Sep at 03:30 pm 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA 52240-1851, United States

SlamoVision

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:30 pm Close House 538 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City, IA 52240

Ped Mall Rooftop: WINGS OF DESIRE

 Sun, 28 Sep at 07:30 pm FilmScene

Molly Tuttle

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Rocky Horror Picture Show

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Buyepongo

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

ganavya

Sun, 14 Sep at 07:30 pm The James Theater

Sheng Wang at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Tanner Usrey in Iowa City

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm First Avenue Club

Natalie Bakopoulos in conv with Dean Bakopoulos - Archipelago

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Elin Hilderbrand in conv with Lan Samantha Chang - The Academy [at ICPL]

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm 123 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240-1803, United States

Chris Acker at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 28 Sep The Englert Theatre

Big Head Todd and The Monsters

 Sat, 24 Jan Englert Theatre

Meandering River

 Sat, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Jane Lynch's Swingin Little Christmas at Hancher Auditorium

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Chris Thile at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Lili Taylor - Turning to Birds

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Lindsey Webb - Plat

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series

 Sun, 21 Sep at 04:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Exhibit Opening Celebration for ‘Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education’

 Wed, 10 Sep at 04:00 pm Main Library Gallery, 125 West Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Iowa City Card & Collectibles Show

 Sun, 14 Sep at 10:00 am 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City, IA 52246-5824, United States

Jonathan Richman at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Naomi Wood - This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Soul Brunch with Al Sweet Trio

 Sun, 07 Sep at 12:30 pm South District Market

Composers from the Classroom

 Sat, 27 Sep at 04:00 pm Voxman Music Building

Malleable and True: A Hybrid Craft Anthology Reading

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Nicholas Meyer - Sherlock Holmes & The Real Thing

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series

 Sun, 28 Sep at 04:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Kathleen Edwards

 Wed, 29 Oct Englert Theatre

BEAUTIFUL BOY

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:30 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Sheng Wang

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Othuke Umukoro & Adedayo Agarau

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Fred Armisen's Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome

 Tue, 14 Oct Englert Theatre

AJ Croce at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Climate Fest: Read Aloud at the Lagoon Shelter House

 Tue, 23 Sep at 10:00 am Lagoon Shelter House

The Wood Brothers at The Englert Theatre

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Farmhouse/Whorehouse: an Artist Lecture By Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Midwest Mini Intensive

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Iowa Conservatory

Heads In Motion - Talking Heads Tribute

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Iowa City Farmers Market

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:30 am Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp

Pride: UPA! A SPRING IN ATHENS

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

All Abilities Celebration Art Exhibit

 Sun, 07 Sep at 10:30 am 140 Gathering Place Lane, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:30 pm 160 W. Burlington Street, SMA, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Peter Orner in conv with Kevin Brockmeier - The Gossip Columnist's Daughter

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap - Riverside Theatre

 Fri, 28 Nov at 07:30 pm 119 E College Street, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Improv Conservatory: Long Form with Luke Brooks

 Mon, 06 Oct at 06:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 269

Stephen Starring Grant in conv with Daniel Khalastchi - Mailman

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Rodney Crowell at The Englert Theatre

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Public Space One Art Market | Big Grove Brewery Iowa City

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm 1225 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Kurt Elling in Iowa City

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Hancher Auditorium