Arts events in Iowa City

Check out happening arts events all around Iowa City, IA

Savannah Dexter, Strizzo in Iowa City

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

2025 Africa Fest

Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Ped Mall

2025 Fall Gallery Walk - Downtown Iowa City

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

Brabo Gator in Iowa City

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

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

Cool Shoes Improv Show

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 7 to 13

Uncorking Hope: A Fall Wine Release Celebration for Mental Health

Sun, 12 Oct at 04:00 pm Walker Homestead Iowa City

Refocus Reanimations

Sun, 12 Oct at 05:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Buyepongo

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

Robert Deitch & Band @ Big Grove, Iowa City, IA

Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Big Grove Iowa City

Live Read: Let Your Darlings Live

Sun, 12 Oct at 01:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Iowa City Official Halloween Bar Crawl

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

White Reaper

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

From Darkness to Light

Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm First Presbyterian Church, Iowa City

ICPLFF Arts & Crafts Bazaar

Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am 123 S Linn St, 52240

Gallery Walk Art & Write Night

Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm 21 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Sheng Wang

Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Haunting of the Blessed Acre

Fri, 24 Oct at 08:00 pm 114 Green Mountain Dr, Iowa City, IA

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at The Englert Theatre

Fri, 07 Nov The Englert Theatre

Press Presents: Sweary Carrie

Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm 1120 N. Dodge St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Vitamin String Quartet at The Englert Theatre

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

Entretejiendo Corazones: Música, Danza, Poesía y Memoria

Sun, 05 Oct at 05:00 pm The Englert Theatre USD 18

Iowa City Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

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

Kurt Elling in Iowa City

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Hancher Auditorium

IWP Shambaugh House Friday Night Reading

Fri, 10 Oct at 05:00 pm Shambaugh House International Writing Program

40-year Class Reunion Weekend

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

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Molly Tuttle

Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye

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

Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet

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

Lady Franklyn Improv Show

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 7 to 13

Sheng Wang at The Englert Theatre

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

Fred Armisen at The Englert Theatre

Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Walter Trout at The Englert Theatre

Fri, 03 Oct The Englert Theatre

Walter Trout

Sat, 04 Oct at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Renew & Restore: Therapeutic Yoga for Stress & Burnout

Sun, 05 Oct at 11:00 am 221 E College, Suite 213, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Tarian & FHONE Trunk Show

Fri, 10 Oct at 03:00 pm 218 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Queer Coffee Social

Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am The Englert Theatre

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

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sun, 19 Oct at 02:00 pm 160 W. Burlington Street, SMA, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Improv Conservatory: Long Form with Luke Brooks

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

Kathleen Edwards at The Englert Theatre

Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Global Consortium - Free

Sun, 19 Oct at 03:00 pm Voxman Music Building

Epigraph Coffee Session: Radical Filmmaking

Sun, 12 Oct at 10:30 am fix Coffee

The Moth at The Englert Theatre

Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Jeremy Denk, piano

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

Jonathan Richman at The Englert Theatre

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

Gabriel Kahane and Attacca Quartet

Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sun, 26 Oct at 02:30 pm 160 W. Burlington Street, SMA, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Mail Art Pop-Up

Thu, 02 Oct at 11:00 am 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Artist Conversation and Performance: Julien Creuzet and Aguibou Sanou

Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm 160 W. Burlington Street, SMA, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Iam Tongi

Tue, 07 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Parking Sheng Wang

Sun, 12 Oct at 12:00 am Englert Theatre

Jane Lynch's Swingin Little Christmas at Hancher Auditorium

Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Eureka Day - Riverside Theatre

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm 119 E College Street, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Winterland

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

Masterworks II - IOWA CITY

Sun, 12 Oct at 02:00 pm Voxman Music Building

In Plain Site Trisha Brown Dance Company

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm 107 River St, Iowa City, IA 52246, United States

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Hancher Auditorium - Hadley Stage

Buyepongo

Sun, 05 Oct at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

The Wood Brothers at The Englert Theatre

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

3rd Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch

Sun, 09 Nov at 11:00 am Rose Hill (Iowa City, Iowa)

Editorial Consultation with Sara Jo Cohen: Application Deadline

Mon, 13 Oct at 05:00 pm 111 Church St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

In Plain Site Trisha Brown Dance Company

Tue, 04 Nov at 06:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Tom Arnold

Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Make Glass Beads–Intro to Lampworking–only 2 seats left!

Sat, 04 Oct at 10:00 am 355 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA

Heads In Motion - Talking Heads Tribute

Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Big Head Todd and The Monsters

Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Harlem Quartet at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Tue, 07 Oct at 01:00 pm 507 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52242-2008, United States

IWP Shambaugh House Friday Night Reading

Fri, 17 Oct at 05:00 pm Shambaugh House International Writing Program

Rodney Crowell at The Englert Theatre

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

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

Iowa Bibliophiles - Artists' Books: Critical Writing in the Field

Wed, 08 Oct at 06:00 pm 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Refocus 2025

Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

2025 UI International Writing Program Panel: Images of America

Fri, 17 Oct at 12:00 pm Iowa City Public Library

Harvest Princess Tea Party - 2025

Sun, 26 Oct at 12:30 pm 2401 Scott Blvd SE USD 0 to 35

Tanner Usrey in Iowa City

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

Global Consortium - Free

Wed, 08 Oct at 01:00 pm Parkview Church

Iowa City Book Festival Event: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne in conv with Carey Dunne - The Mean Ones

Sat, 11 Oct at 02:30 pm 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Press Presents: Iowa City Rocks!

Mon, 06 Oct at 05:00 am 1120 N. Dodge St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Jonathan Richman

Sat, 18 Oct at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

MORT

Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm The James Theater

Dan Soder at The Englert Theatre

Thu, 13 Nov The Englert Theatre

Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest" set by Tony Orrico

Fri, 07 Nov at 12:00 pm 107 River St, Iowa City, IA 52246, United States

Fred Armisen's Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome

Tue, 14 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

White Reaper

Sun, 05 Oct at 02:00 am Englert Theatre

Kathleen Edwards

Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Chris Thile at The Englert Theatre

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

4th Annual Black Friday Weekend Card & Collectibles Show

Sun, 30 Nov at 10:00 am Johnson County Fairgrounds

Chris Thile

Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance

Sun, 23 Nov at 03:00 pm Voxman Music Building

Iowa City Card & Collectibles Show

Sun, 12 Oct at 10:00 am Johnson County Fairgrounds Free

Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Englert Theatre

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

Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins

Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre