🏒 Jan. 8 - 11 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Big Birthday, Bigger Weekends

🏒 Dash’s 5th Birthday Party | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 📍 Xtream Arena
Celebrate Dash’s Birthday with the ultimate hockey birthday bash! Cheer your loudest, sing Happy Birthday, and bring the energy all night long as we celebrate the ECHL’s best mascot. Grab your tickets now and join the party.

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 5:30pm: Family Night - Raising Kids in a Digital World (ICPL)

• Friday, 10:30am: Read on the Rug (UI Museum of Natural History)

• Friday, 6:00 - 7:30pm: Hello 2026! (North Liberty Comm. Center)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00am: Puppy Paws & Pancakes (Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee)

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

• Saturday, 10:30am: Movie Morning (Oxford Public Library)

• Saturday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Fun For All Night (Solon Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: A Frosted Fairytale (Cookies & Dreams)

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

• Sunday, 4:40 - 6:30pm: Sunday Movies & Pizza (Tavern Blue)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Flow State to Fun

🧘🏻‍♀️ Bend & Brunch | Sunday, 8:00am | 📍 Cedar Ridge Distillery
Start the new year with a resolution that feels good. Enjoy a beginner-friendly gentle yoga flow to move, rest, or simply relax, then reward yourself with mimosas and a complimentary brunch buffet. The perfect balance of wellness and indulgence.

More ideas for outings:

• Thursday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Line Dance & Lesson (Wildwood)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Date Night Paint & Sip (Brush & Barrel)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Ray Lamontagne Live (Hancher Auditorium)

• Friday, 7:30pm: Don’t Tell Comedy (TBD Downtown IC Location)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Girls Night Out - The Show (First Avenue Club)

• Saturday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Wilson’s Supper Club (Wilson’s Ciderhouse)

• Sunday, 5:00pm: The Do’s & Dont’s (Solon American Legion)

• Sunday, 7:30pm: Drag Bingo! (Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill)

• All Weekend: Trivia and Game Nights (NL Library, PinSeekers, Tailgators)

• All Month, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Dry January Mocktail Crawl (Downtown Iowa City)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Thursday, 1:00pm: Starlight Club (Shields Sewing Center)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Pour Your Own Epoxy (Cedar Ridge Distillery)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Cork N Canvas (Frida Kahlo Mexican Restaurant)

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

GET ACTIVE 💪

• Thursday, 6:15pm: Irish Dance Beginner Session (North Liberty)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Fantasy Aerobics (Public Space One)

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

• Saturday, 8:15am: Fitness Class Jamboree (NL Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 10:00am: Ecstatic Dance (Full Moon Studio)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Monthly 4-Personal Best Shot (PinSeekers)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Movie Night - Airplane (Coralville Library)

• Friday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Gaymers Gathering (Diversions)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: Cider & Saplings Fest (Ear May Garden Centers)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 1:00pm: Indie RPG Day (Diversions)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Euchre Tournament (Lake MacBride Golf Club)

• Saturday, 3:00pm: Posy Pages (Posy Bakery & Cakes)

• Sunday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Johnson Co Market (Johnson County Fairgrounds)

• Sunday, 12:00 - 2:00pm: January Legion Bingo (Solon American Legion)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Winter Gathering at The Well (UI Athletics Hall of Fame)

• Sunday, 1:30pm: Iowa Heartlanders Watch Party (Copper Boar)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Second Sunday Garden Forum (ICPL)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:30pm: Chinese Speak Group Class (NL Comm. Center)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Jarrod Hogan | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Marty Garrett | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 G.Love + Special Sauce | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 The Electric Koolaid Trio | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 The Mandela Effect | J&A Tap | 9:30pm
🎵 Caleb Fortune | Elray’s Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Justin Goodchild | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 8Track Therapy | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Notables | Iowa City | 7:00pm
🎵 Rattlebox | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00pm
🎵 Asking For A Friend | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 Justin Goodchild | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 The Trollies | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

 🤼 Friday, 7:00pm: Men’s Wrestling vs. Wisconsin
👟 Fri. & Sat., Times Vary: Track & Field Hawkeye Invitational
🤸🏼‍♀️ Saturday, 4:00pm: Women’s Gymnastics Border Battle
🏀 Sunday, 11:00am: Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Jan. 12: Bingo & Brews | Big Grove Brewery Solon | 5:00pm

• Jan. 12: Hawk Talk | Watermill Kitchen + Bar | 6:00pm

• Jan. 13: Paint Night - Winter Snowman Love | Tin Roost | 6:30pm

• Jan. 13: Come See Me In The Good Light | FilmScene | 7:00pm

• Jan. 13: Year in Review Trivia | Field Day Brewing | 7:00pm

• Jan. 14: Iowa Heartlanders | Xtream Arena | 7:00pm

• Jan. 15: Rice Bowl Class | Solon Public Library | 6:00pm

• Jan. 15: Paint Night - Forster Winter Island | Tavern Blue | 6:30pm

• Jan. 15: Dine Out for Education | Johnson County | All Day

• Jan. 16: Iowa Heartlanders | Xtream Arena | 7:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Jan. 13: Books to Cooks Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Jan. 13: T&T - Cookie Decorating | North Liberty Library | 4:30pm

• Jan. 15: Creative Movement with UI Youth Ballet | ICPL | 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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