Entertainment events in Iowa City

Check out happening entertainment events all around Iowa City, IA

Iowa City Oktoberfest 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 04:00 pm Iowa City USD 7 to 31

Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Brabo Gator in Iowa City

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

Shelter House BBQ Bash

 Fri, 26 Sep at 05:00 pm Johnson County Fairgrounds

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

No Resolve, Above Snakes, Shallow Side in Iowa City

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Wildwood

Josh Johnson in Conversation

 Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm 21 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52242

No Resolve in Iowa City

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Wildwood Saloon

Satin Jackets in Iowa City

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm Gabe's USD 27

Josh Johnson

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Hancher Auditorium - Hadley Stage

Annual Halloween Maze

 Fri, 31 Oct at 05:30 pm 114 Green Mountain Dr. Iowa City, IA 52245

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

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

Minnesota Orchestra at Hancher Auditorium

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Cosmic Charlie - High energy Grateful Dead - Wed Sep 10 at Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City IA

 Wed, 10 Sep at 08:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes in Iowa City

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Dulcé Sloan Horizon Tour 2025

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Jason Boland & The Stragglers

 Sat, 27 Sep at 08:00 pm 1550 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Northside Saturday Nights: Kevin Burt

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

Teen Mortgage in Iowa City

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm Gabe's

FilmScene in the Park: FRANKENWEENIE

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Teen Mortgage in Iowa City

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm Gabe's

Iowa City Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

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

FilmScene in the Park: MEN IN BLACK

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

2025 Iowa City BrewFest - Northside Oktoberfest

Sat, 20 Sep at 11:00 am Northside Oktoberfest

Roger Guenveur Smith: Frederick Douglass NOW

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

Iowa City Official Halloween Bar Crawl

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

Iowa City Halloween Bar Crawl

 Sat, 25 Oct at 04:00 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

Friday Night Concert Series: Second Half AND Anthony Worden & the Illiterati

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:30 pm Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall

Leo Kottke

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

125 Year Anniversary Bash

 Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm 637 Foster Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52245

Second Half - Live music at Elray's Live & Dive

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm 211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Iowa City Day of The Dead Bar Crawl - Dia De Muertos

 Sat, 01 Nov at 04:00 pm Iowa City USD 15 to 31

SALSA NIGHT @ WILDWOOD in Iowa City

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Masterworks I - IOWA CITY

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

Global Food Project Farmers Market

 Sat, 06 Sep at 03:00 pm 4811 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

Mill Creek Band at The Heights Rooftop Tailgate

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:30 pm 901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA 52246-1923, United States

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

Cosmic Charlie at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

 Wed, 10 Sep at 08:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Friday Night Concert Series: Alicia Monee and Family

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

Magic Mustache Club @ Gabe's

 Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm Gabe's USD 59

32 Sounds

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Juniper Street at First Avenue Club

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm First Avenue Club

Northside Saturday Nights: Mars Hojilla

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

Sound Meditation with Natalie Brown

 Sun, 07 Sep at 06:00 pm Heartland Yoga

Jeremy Denk, piano

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

Soul Train Block Party

 Sat, 20 Sep at 06:00 pm 28 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Shelter House's Annual BBQ Bash

Fri, 26 Sep at 05:00 pm 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City, IA 52246-5824, United States

A Minecraft Movie Free Movie Night

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm 611 Southgate Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-4462, United States

Track Guy Movie Premiere

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm The Englert Theatre

Heads in Motion: Talking Heads Tribute

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

2025 Iowa City Halloween Bar Crawl

 Sat, 01 Nov at 04:00 pm Tequila Cowgirl USD 9 to 18

Northside Saturday Nights: Silt Creek

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

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

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

House Party Thursdays - Solo Cup for a Solo Buck

 Thu, 11 Sep at 09:00 pm 211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Sunday Funday - Dodge Street Duo

 Sun, 07 Sep at 03:00 pm 4823 Dingleberry RD NE, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

No Resolve

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

The BlackStone Huddle: Iowa vs. UMass

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:30 pm 503 Westbury Dr, Ste 1, Iowa City, IA

Whiskey Fund @ Wildwood (FREE SHOW)

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at The Englert Theatre

 Fri, 07 Nov The Englert Theatre

Satin Jackets

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Gabe's

1 Year Anniversary

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

Alan Sparhawk in Conversation 'Creating from Loss'

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

Geoff Tate

 Sun, 07 Sep at 09:00 pm First Avenue Club

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

Hokus Pokus Live at The Englert Theatre

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

DAFT DISKO [FRENCH HOUSE & DISCO PARTY]

 Sat, 06 Sep at 08:00 pm Gabe's Iowa City

Open Blues Jam @ The Black Angel

 Wed, 17 Sep at 09:00 pm The Black Angel - Restaurant and Bar

Drive-In Movie: The Greatest Showman

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Tiffin Soccer Fields

Leila's Rose - Live at Elray's in Iowa City

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 pm 211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

SALSA NIGHT @ WILDWOOD in Iowa City

 Fri, 03 Oct at 09:00 pm Wildwood BBQ & Saloon

Sounds of the Good Life @ ElRay’s Live & Dive

Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Elrays Live&Dive

Emo Nite at Gabe’s w/ Kenny Hoopla

 Fri, 12 Sep at 09:00 pm 330 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA

The BlackStone Huddle: Iowa @ Rutgers

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm 503 Westbury Dr, Ste 1, Iowa City, IA

Live Music at the Market - Tanya English Band

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:30 pm 225 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Dueling Pianos

Fri, 05 Sep at 10:00 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

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

Kelsey Cook: The Happy Hour Tour

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

That 1 Guy

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Gabe's

Tyler Rich

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon

Iowa City, IA - Micro Maidens Dwarf Dancers @ First Avenue Club

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm First Avenue Club USD 23 to 535

Stereolab

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:30 pm The Englert Theatre

Morbid Saint

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Gabe's

Kendall Street Company at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

 Sun, 07 Sep Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

RENT in Concert

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm 141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

No Resolve at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

STORIES OF COMMUNITY FALL 2025

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

Disney's Moana Live-to-Film Concert at Hancher Auditorium

 Sun, 26 Oct at 06:00 pm Hancher Auditorium

Ped Mall Rooftop: WINGS OF DESIRE

 Sun, 28 Sep at 07:30 pm FilmScene

OCC Roller Derby's Monster's Brawl!

Sat, 01 Nov at 05:30 pm Mercer Park

A.J. Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE

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