Music events in Iowa City

Check out happening music events all around Iowa City, IA

Iowa City Oktoberfest 2025

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

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

Satin Jackets in Iowa City

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

Satin Jackets in Iowa City

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

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

No Resolve in Iowa City

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Wildwood Saloon

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

Winter Wonderland Gala

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm Bread Garden Market

No Resolve, Above Snakes, Shallow Side in Iowa City

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 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

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes in Iowa City

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Wildwood

Modern Life Is War at Gabe's Iowa City

 Sat, 27 Sep at 08:00 pm Gabe's Iowa City

Jason Boland & The Stragglers

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

Teen Mortgage in Iowa City

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

Teen Mortgage in Iowa City

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

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

Northside Saturday Nights: Kevin Burt

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

John Prine Songs & Souvenirs

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

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

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

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

Friday Night Concert Series: Alicia Monee and Family

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

32 Sounds

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

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

REVIVAL IN THE HEARTLAND

Sun, 05 Oct at 05:00 pm Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States

Jeremy Denk, piano

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

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

Juniper Street at First Avenue Club

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

Global Food Project Farmers Market

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm 4811 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

Heads in Motion: Talking Heads Tribute

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

Saving Abel

Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm 1550 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

African Drumming Workshop w/ Fonziba Koster

 Sat, 06 Sep at 01:30 pm 1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, 52240

Northside Saturday Nights: Silt Creek

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

2025 College of Education Homecoming Tailgate Celebration

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Lindquist Center

Sunday Funday - Dodge Street Duo

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

Global Food Project Farmers Market

 Sat, 27 Sep at 03:00 pm 4811 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

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

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

Iowa City Songwriters Festival - Saturday at The Englert Theatre

 Sat, 06 Sep 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

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

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

Blame Papa Returns to The Green House

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:00 pm The Green House - Iowa City

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

SALSA NIGHT @ WILDWOOD in Iowa City

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

Tyler Rich

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

RENT in Concert

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

A Skylit Drive, Softspoken in Iowa City

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:30 pm Wildwood

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

 Sun, 26 Oct at 06:00 pm Hancher Auditorium

Tanner Usrey

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm 1550 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

A.J. Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE

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

Molly Tuttle

 Sat, 15 Nov Englert Theatre

Iowa City New Years Eve Bar Crawl

 Wed, 31 Dec at 06:00 pm Iowa City USD 0 to 46

That 1 Guy - Moon Loops 5D Tour

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm 330 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA

Buyepongo

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

Free Live Music | Justin Moyar

 Fri, 26 Sep at 09:00 pm 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

ganavya

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

Tanner Usrey in Iowa City

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

Jack Willhite's Rock & Roll Comedy Show LIVE !! in Iowa City, IA

 Fri, 03 Oct at 04:00 pm Iowa City Fraternal Order of Eagles #695

Friday Night Concert Series: Jack Lion AND Alyx Rush - Presented By Signal Flow Productions

 Fri, 26 Sep at 06:30 pm Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall

Stereolab

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

West African Drumming 6 Week Class w/ Fonziba

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm 1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, 52240

Chamber I: BACHTOBERFEST - Iowa City

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:00 pm Iowa City Park Shakespeare Theather

High Fade at Gabe's

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm Gabe's Iowa City

The Highlander Friday October 3, 8-11

 Fri, 03 Oct at 08:00 pm Iowa City Highlander hotel

Jane Lynch's Swingin Little Christmas at Hancher Auditorium

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Hancher Auditorium

Front Porch Music Festival 2025

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:00 pm Longfellow, Iowa City, Iowa

Chris Thile at The Englert Theatre

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

Ecstatic Dance w/ live percussionist “Regional Coordinator of the Cosmic Yes”

Fri, 26 Sep at 07:45 pm 1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, 52240

Global Food Project Farmers Market

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:00 pm 4811 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

More Than Physics- Live @ The Green House

Sun, 21 Sep at 06:00 pm The Green House - Iowa City

Minnesota Orchestra: Thomas Sondergard - Takemitsu Szymanowski & Berlioz

 Fri, 14 Nov Hancher Auditorium

Sunset on the Farm: An Evening to Support Investigate Midwest & IowaWatch

 Sun, 14 Sep at 05:00 pm Walker Homestead USD 0 to 55

Jonathan Richman at The Englert Theatre

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

The Wood Brothers

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