🥃 Jul. 23 - 26 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

🎶 An Evening with Briscoe | Saturday, 7:00pm | 📍Cedar Ride Distillery
Experience an unforgettable night of live folk-rock with Briscoe and local opener The Lonesome Thrillbillies. Enjoy great music, food, drinks, and summer vibes. General admission tickets are just $35 (plus tax and fees), with kids 10 and under free. 🥃

More summer fun this weekend:

• Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Glamping Mom’s Night Out (Palmer House)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Tab Benoit (The Englert Theatre)

• Friday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Dogs on Skis (Cedar Ridge Distillery)

• Friday, 6:30 - 9:00pm: Friday Night Concert Series (IC Ped Mall)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Open Mic Comedy Night (First Avenue Club)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Squeeze The Day (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Burlington Street Bluegrass Band (Northside IC)

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Magician Zack Percell (Tavern Blue)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Lavender Paint + Sip Class (Calyx Creek)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Music - Nick Stika (Cedar Ridge Distillery)

• Sunday, 3:00 - 6:00pm: Live Music - Jared Nels (Big Grove Iowa City)

• All Weekend: Trivia Nights (PinSocial, Tailgators)

• All Weekend: VueFest Rooftop Music Weekend (Vue Rooftop)

FOR THE FAM 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🍦 Sundae Sundays | Sunday, All Day | 📍All Big Grove Locations
Make Sundays a little sweeter with a free ice cream sundae for every kid 12 and under! Let them customize it with their favorite toppings, then snap a photo of their masterpiece for a chance to be featured. 🍨🍒

More family fun:

• Friday, 5:00 - 9:00pm: Family Fun Night (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Summer Nights Party (Little Lights on the Lane)

• Fri. - Sat., 4:00pm - 9:00am: Camp North Liberty (NL Comm. Center)

• Fri. - Sat., Times Vary: Swisher Fun Days (Downtown Swisher)

• Saturday, 7:30 - 12:00pm: IC Farmers Market (Chauncey Swan Park)

• Saturday, 8:30pm: FilmScene in the Park - The Sandlot (FilmScene)

• Sat. - Sun., Times Vary: DockDogs (Scheels)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 3:00pm: Meet & Greet - McKenna Woliczko (The Vine)

• Sunday, 5:00pm: Elemental Circus (Centennial Park)

• Sunday, 6:00 - 7:30pm: Sensory Friendly Night (Iowa Children’s Museum)

• Sunday, All Day: Sundae Sundays (Big Grove IC and Big Grove Solon)

• All Weekend: Johnson County Fair (Johnson County Fairgrounds)

📅 AND NEXT WEEK!

🧠 Trivia Dudes - Trivia Night | Monday, 6:00pm | 📍Cedar Ridge Distillery
Round up your smartest friends (or your funniest ones) for a night of trivia, craft cocktails, great food, and friendly competition. Enjoy rotating themes, fun prizes, and Monday night vibes that make the start of the week something to look forward to. 🥃

Other happenings next week:

• Jul. 28, 7:00pm: Trivia Night (Foundry Food + Tap)

• Jul 29, 4:00 - 7:00pm: Coralville Farmers Market (Iowa River Landing)

• Jul. 29, 6:30pm: Music on the Move - Steve Grismore Trio (City Park)

• Jul. 29, 8:15pm: Spirit of the Buck Moon (Harvest Preserve)

• Jul. 30, 6:30pm: Stems & Sips (Vue Rooftop)

• Jul. 30, 7:30pm: Sunset Cider for Two (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

• Jul. 31, 6:00pm: Plant Bingo (North Liberty Library)

And for the kiddos:

• Jul. 27, 10:30am: DoodleBugs (North Liberty Library)

• Jul. 27, 3:00pm: Movie Monday (North Liberty Library)

• Jul. 28, 9:30am: Sidekick Storytime (Sidekick Coffee & Books)

• Jul. 28, 3:00pm: Rockin’ Reptiles (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Jul. 29, 1:00pm: Kid’s Clay Creations (Calyx Creek)

• Jul. 30, 2:00pm: Foam Party (Solon Public Library)

• Jul. 31, 5:00 - 8:00: Family Free Night (Coral Ridge Mall)

📅 MORE SUMMER PLANS

Looking for more to do? Check out The Refreshed JoCo Know Summer 2026 Events & Activities Guide! The guide includes:

• 🎉 Top Events, Festivals & Live Entertainment

• 🥃 Sip Into Summer with Cedar Ridge ♫

• 🍻 A Night (Or Day) Out + ♫ Live Entertainment

• 🧒 For The Kiddos, 🎨 Gettin' Creative & 🏃‍♀️Gettin' Active

• 🛍️ Shopping Local, ❤️ Giving Back & More

Prefer a PDF version? Download the guide here.

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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