Arts events in Iowa City

Check out happening arts events all around Iowa City, IA

Summer of the Arts 2nd Annual Disco Ball

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm First Avenue Club

Iowa City Official Halloween Bar Crawl

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

Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye

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

ICPLFF Arts & Crafts Bazaar

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

The Nutcracker at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 04 Dec The Englert Theatre

Floodwater: An Improv Downpour (Saturday, 6:30 - 7:30 PM)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Winterland

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

From the top of the Hill: Beaker Street Live!

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Winterland’s at the Englert

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

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 07 Nov The Englert Theatre

Union Blues

 Sun, 09 Nov at 04:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Floodwater: A Standup Tsunami (Friday, 8:00 - 9:00)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Iowa City Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

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

Heroes of the Harvest 2025: Wrangling Hearts For Jesus

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm 611 Southgate Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-4462, United States

Yo-Yo Ma at Hancher Auditorium

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Floodwater: A Storm Surge of Standup (Saturday, 8:00 - 9:00 PM)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

🍁9th Annual Tats 4 Tots Fundraiser🍁

 Sat, 08 Nov at 11:00 am Velvet Lotus Tattoo

Floodwater: Submerged in Standup (Friday, 5:00-6:00)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Organ Fairchild at Gabe's - Iowa City IA

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Gabe's Iowa City

A Night of Improv and Stories in Iowa City

 Tue, 11 Nov at 06:00 pm The James Theater

Floodwater: An Immanent Storms of experimental improv (Sat 9:30 - 10:30 PM)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Big Grove - Candle Class

Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Big Grove Iowa City

Dan Soder at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 13 Nov The Englert Theatre

Improv Workshop: The Big Picture

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 34 to 45

Floodwater Comedy Festival Saturday Pass

 Sat, 15 Nov at 03:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 34 to 66

Dreaming Iowa: Fall Concert

 Sun, 09 Nov at 03:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Live Acoustic Guitar Set at The Green House

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm The Green House - Iowa City

Heads In Motion - Talking Heads Tribute

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

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

Family Folk Machine: Fall Concert-Dreaming Iowa

 Sun, 09 Nov at 03:00 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

Rodney Crowell at The Englert Theatre

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

Haunted Bookmobile Bash 🎃

Tue, 28 Oct at 06:00 pm Big Grove Iowa City

Floodwater: Inundated with Improv (Friday, 6:30-7:30)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Floodwater: A Standup Cyclone (Saturday, 5:00 - 6:00 PM)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 05:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Molly Tuttle

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Rebirth Brass Band

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

Floodwater: Overflowing with Improv (Friday, 9:30-10:30)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 09:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Billy Gardell – Iowa City

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Billy Gardell – Iowa City, IA – Mar 14, 2026

Kathleen Edwards at The Englert Theatre

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

Trampled By Turtles at The Englert Theatre

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

Jane Lynch's Swingin Little Christmas at Hancher Auditorium

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

The Nadas Duo at The James Theater

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm The James Theater

Big Head Todd and The Monsters

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Vitamin String Quartet at The Englert Theatre

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

Henry Cho at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 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

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

The Nutcracker

 Wed, 03 Dec at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Big Grove - Candle Class

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Big Grove Iowa City

Floodwater: An Influx of Improv (Saturday, 3:30-4:30 PM)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 03:30 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Eat for the Arts at Pullman Bar & Diner

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 am Pullman Bar & Diner

Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Englert Theatre

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

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

In Plain Site Trisha Brown Dance Company

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

Euforquestra

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Floodwater: Notable Eccentric Dialogs (Friday, 11:00 - )

 Fri, 14 Nov at 11:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

Floodwater: [improvised] Notable Eccentric Dialogs (Friday, 11:00 - )

 Sat, 15 Nov at 11:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 18 to 34

3rd Annual Membership Meeting & Brunch

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

The Wood Brothers at The Englert Theatre

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

Kathleen Edwards

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Kathleen Edwards

 Fri, 31 Oct at 12:30 am Englert Theatre

Iowa Dance Festival

 Sat, 20 Dec at 04:30 pm Space Place Theater USD 0 to 19

The Moth at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 26 Feb The Englert Theatre

Chris Thile at The Englert Theatre

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

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

4th Annual Black Friday Weekend Card & Collectibles Show

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

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico

 Sat, 08 Nov at 01:30 am Englert Theatre

Improv Conservatory Spring Season with Luke Brooks

 Mon, 02 Feb at 06:00 pm Willow Creek Theatre Company USD 269 to 535

Tom Arnold concert at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 06 Feb The Englert Theatre

"Behind the Book: The Labor of Acquisitions Editing" — Public Lecture by Sara Jo Cohen

 Tue, 04 Nov at 05:00 pm 111 Church St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Asleep at the Wheel at The Englert Theatre

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

Table Talk and Potluck Lunch with author Chris Hoklotubbe

 Sun, 25 Jan at 12:00 pm 123 E Market St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Rodney Crowell

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

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

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

Vue Rooftop Community Night for UI Stead Family Children's Hospital via Extra Life

 Thu, 11 Dec at 05:00 pm Vue Rooftop

Magic Dust

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Rodney Crowell in Iowa City

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm Englert Theatre

The Wood Brothers in Iowa City

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Englert Theatre

Attacca Quartet at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

 Tue, 18 Nov at 01:00 pm 507 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52242-2008, United States

The Wood Brothers

 Thu, 13 Nov at 01:30 am Englert Theatre

The Nutcracker - Iowa City

 Sat, 06 Dec Englert Theatre

Molly Tuttle at The Englert Theatre

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Tom Arnold

 Thu, 05 Feb Englert Theatre

Dan Soder

 Fri, 14 Nov at 01:30 am Englert Theatre

Henry Cho

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Rodney Crowell

 Thu, 20 Nov at 01:30 am Englert Theatre

Parking The Nutcracker - Iowa City

 Fri, 05 Dec at 01:30 am Englert Theatre

Dar Williams

 Wed, 04 Mar Englert Theatre

Dar Williams concert with Joy Clark at The Englert Theatre at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Dan Soder

 Wed, 12 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Wynton Marsalis in Iowa City

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Vitamin String Quartet

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

The Wood Brothers

 Tue, 11 Nov at 06:00 pm Englert Theatre

Magic Dust: The Songs of Dave Moore at The Englert Theatre

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Iowa City M**der Mystery: Catch the Killer!

 Fri, 04 Jul at 10:00 am 1 N Clinton St USD 10 to 20

Iowa City Audio Tour: Campus Classics and Legendary Landmarks

 Wed, 01 Oct at 12:00 pm University of Iowa USD 6 to 40

Parking Molly Tuttle

 Mon, 17 Nov at 01:00 am Englert Theatre