♫ Feb. 26 - Mar. 1 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

From Comedy to Crescendos

♫ The Lone Bellow | Sunday, 7:30pm | 📍The Englert Theatre
Next weekend, don’t miss The Lone Bellow with Fabrizio—known for transcendent harmonies, electrifying live shows, and Billboard-charting albums. With a new record produced by Dave Cobb, this is your chance to see them live. Grab tickets now. 🎟️

And now for this weekend:

• Friday, 5:00pm: Chef Series - Korea (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 5:30pm: Community Dinner & Free Concert (Dream City)

• Friday, 8:45pm: Candlelight - Coldplay & Imagine Dragons (John Pappajohn Business Building)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Bottom of the Bucket Comedy (Alley Cat + Studio 13)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 7:00pm: Black History Pop-Up Market (Dream City)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Small Business Vendor Fair (The Midnight Gem)

• Saturday, 12:30pm: Stories of Community Winter 2026 (FilmScene)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 3:00pm: 2026 Cookie Crawl (Downtown Iowa City)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Bawdy Bawdy Ha Ha - Control (The James Theater)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Bloom - Mini Conference for Moms (Celebration Farm)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Trivia Nights (PinSeekers, Tailgators)

• All Weekend: Primary Trust (Riverside Theatre)

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

From Superheroes to Showtimes

🎬 Kid’s Bingo & Movie Night  | Sun., 3:30 - 7:00pm | 📍 PinSeekers
Bring the whole family for our free movie series featuring PG-rated animated favorites, plus a free bag of popcorn for every kid. Enjoy Kid’s BINGO before the show and 50% off indoor mini golf to make it a full afternoon of fun. 🍿⛳

More family fun:

• Thursday, 3:30pm: The Picture Show - Ice Age (FilmScene)

• Friday, 9:30 - 12:30pm: Winter Tree ID (Kent Park)

• Friday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Family Free Friday (Coral Ridge Mall)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00am: Superhero Breakfast (Crosspark Road Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Youth Fall League (BowlDogs)

• Saturday, 10:00am: PrideCon 2026 Youth Summit (Tate High School)

• Saturday, 10:30am: Story Time (IC, NL & Coralville Libraries)

• Saturday, 10:30am: Author Storytime w/ Dan (Sharon) Song (NL Library)

• Saturday, 3:00pm: Kid’s Bingo (Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill NL)

• Saturday, 5:30pm: Kent Park After Dark Family Night Hike (Kent Park)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Fun Day Craft (ICPL)

• Sunday, 4:30pm: Movie Night - Princess & The Frog (Tavern Blue)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Shrek - The Musical (CCPA)

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

• Saturday, 7:30am: Java Jog (Fitness Sports)

• Saturday, 8:30am: Mat Pilates & Private Shopping (Evereve)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Parkinson’s Revolution (Performance Health & Fitness)

• Saturday, 3:00 & 5:30pm: Roller Skating (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Friday, 5:00pm: Dueling Pianos for American Heart Association (PinSeekers)

• Fri. & Sat., Times Vary: Big Book Sale (Iowa City Public Library)

• Saturday, 9:00am: 50th Bowl for Kids Sake (Colonial Lanes)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: PanCAN Trivia Fundraiser (The Green House)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Cabaret Fundraiser (First Avenue Club)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Hoops & Hops (Big Grove Iowa City)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Friday, 1:00 - 3:30pm: Friday Crafternoons (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Paint + Sip Mountain Majesty (Brush & Barrel)

• Saturday, 11:00am & 2:00pm: Spring Planting Workshop (Forever Green)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Make It - Pattern Darning Bookmark (Coralville Library)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: 1980s Cassette Tape Paint Party (Big Picture Art Studio)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Pour Painting Event (Brush & Barrel)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: Wire Wrapped Locket (Beadology)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Trays & Trinket Dishes (Big Picture Art Studio)

• All Weekend: Pottery and Splatter Painting (Brush & Barrel)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Friday, 11:30am: Know Your Rights Training (Coralville Library)

• Friday, 1:00pm: Winter Woodpeckers (Macbride Nature Rec Area)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Latin Party Night (The Box Iowa City)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Budweiser Euchre Tournament (Shuey’s)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Silent Book Club (Deja Brew Coffee House & Bakery)

• Saturday, 2:30pm: Comm. Hip Hop Class (All The Way Up Studio)

• Saturday, 3:00pm: Scream Ice Cream (401 Oak)

• Saturday, 5:30pm: Heartlanders Game Watch Party (Field Day)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Rave Box 2/28 (The Box Iowa City)

• Saturday, 9:00pm: Graffiti Party (Roxxy Iowa City)

• Sunday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: IC Card & Collectibles Show (JoCo Fairgrounds)

• Sunday, 12:00 - 3:00pm: UI Mobile Clinic (Coralville Library)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Memory Lane Show & Tell (Old Town Hall Coralville)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Chinese Speak Group Class (NL Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Mandarin Social Hour (NL Comm. Center)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

THURSDAY
🎵 Kolby Cooper with Noah Bowman | Wildwood | 6:00pm
🎵 Dreamer and the Hoping Machine | The James | 7:00pm
🎵 Isidore Spring Quartet | Hancher | 7:30pm

FRIDAY
🎵 Half Wild | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Josh Payne | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Scattered Hamlet | Gabe’s | 7:00pm
🎵 The Filthy Heathens | Elray’s Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Act II: Music with Aubrey, Joe Cool & Easy Friends | Willow Creek | 8:00pm
🎵 Low & Away | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Snail Box DJ Set | The James Theater | 9:00pm
🎵 Last Call Party Band | J&A Tap | 9:30pm

SATURDAY
🎵 The BPM’s | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Nicole Dean | Club 671 | 6:00pm
🎵 Lucas Beebe & Kelsee Reanee | Shuey’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Sounds of the Good Life | Elrays Live & Dive | 7:00pm
🎵 VOCES8 | Hancher | 7:30pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Ben Schmidt w/ Marty C. | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Wix Patton | Gabe’s | 6:30pm
🎵 RENT in Concert | Hancher | 7:30pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

🏀 Thursday, 8:00pm: Women’s Basketball vs. Illinois
🏉 Saturday, 8:00am: 10th Annual Hawkeye Classic Rugby Tournament

NEXT WEEK 📅

No #SundayScaries! Here are a few things to look forward to next week:

• Mar. 2: Hawk Talk with Jan Jensen | Watermill Kitchen | 6:00pm

• Mar. 3: UI Jazz Jam Session | Tavern Blue | 7:00pm

• Mar. 4: Plaster Art Workshop | Field Day Brewing | 6:00pm

• Mar. 4: An Evening with Jason Isbell | Hancher | 7:30pm

• Mar. 5: Gaelic Storm | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Mar. 5: Dar Williams | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Mar. 5: Trivia Night: Oops, All Movies | NL Library | 6:30pm

• Mar. 5: UI Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan | Carver | 7:00pm

• Mar. 6: Shamrocks Murder Mystery Dinner | Walker Homestead | 6:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Mar. 2: Lego Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Mar. 3: Super Tuesday - Film Canister Rockets | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Mar. 4: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | FilmScene | 10:00 & 1:00pm

• Mar. 5: Wee Read | Coralville Public Library | 10:30am

And Who Are We?
We’re Hayley and Andy, parents of two toddlers and lovers of Johnson County. We’re always planning our next outing and exploring what’s new locally. Living in the area for almost 20 years, The JoCo Know is a passion project for us and is truly an extension of what we love to do - plan, explore, enjoy, and repeat.

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