⛳ Jul. 30 - Aug. 2 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Your Weekend Playground

🎉 The Ultimate Summer Hangout | 📍 PinSocial, Tiffin
Whether it's date night, family fun or a night out with friends, PinSocial brings everyone together with all-weather golf, duckpin bowling, Krazy Darts, trivia, great food, drinks and plenty of TVs to catch the game all summer long. ⛳🍺

More weekend fun:

• Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00: Tasting Room + Farm Sessions (Wilson’s Orchard)

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Stems & Sips Bloom Bar (Vue Rooftop)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Sunset Cider for Two (Wilson’s Orchard)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Karaoke Night (Iowa City American Legion)

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

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Elvis - Reflections of the King (CCPA)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Clue - Live on Stage (Hancher)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: High Tea Garden Party Benefit (Walker Homestead)

• All Weekend: Trivia Nights (PinSocial, Tailgators)

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

August, Here We Come

🎉 Hoover’s Hometown Days | Aug. 7 - 8 | 📍Historic West Branch
Make plans to visit West Branch next weekend for a community celebration filled with carnival rides, live music, delicious local food, a hometown parade, family-friendly activities, and plenty of small-town charm. ☀️

And now for the weekend ahead:

• Thursday, 2:00pm: Foam Party (Solon Public Library)

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Party in the Park (Cardigan Park)

• Friday, 9:30am: Stories in the Park (Mercer Park)

• Friday, 1:00pm: Friday Flick - Despicable Me (ICPL)

• Friday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Family Fun Night (Wilson’s Orchard)

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

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

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

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Family Paint - Ladybugs (Brush & Barrel)

• Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00pm: Kids Bingo & Face Painting (Micky’s Irish Pub NL)

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

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

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

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Line Dancing Night (DanceMor Ballroom)

• Friday, 5:00pm: Free Beginner Paddleboarding (Kent Park Lake)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Sugar Bottom Showdown (Sugar Bottom Disc Golf Course)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Prairie Dairy 5K (Connnorridge Farms)

• Sunday, 10:00am: Free Outdoor Yoga (Van Allen Hall Lawn)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: Coalition Build Day for Habitat Humanity (IC)

• Thursday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: Open Garden Time (NL Comm. Pantry)

• Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Girl Dinner (Twelve01 Kitchen & Tap)

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

• Thursday, 7:15pm: A Meditation & Sound Refresh (Harvest Preserve)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Plant Bingo (North Liberty Library)

• Saturday, 8:00am & 12:30pm: Women Build Construction Class (IC)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00am: Iowa City Litter Crew (Wetherby Park)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: UI Women’s Soccer Black vs. Gold Scrimmage (IC)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Upcycling - Cork Critters (Robert A Lee Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Blood on the Clocktower (Diversions)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Low & Away | Big Grove Iowa City | 6:00pm
🎵 Wooden Nickel Lottery | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 The Trollies | IC Ped Mall | 6:30pm
🎵 Riki Rachtman | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Stephanie Catlett | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Redemption | J&A Tap | 9:30pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Jarrod Hogan ft. Jef Spradley | Cedar Ridge | 5:00pm
🎵 Juniper Street | Bobber’s | 6:00pm
🎵 Fork in the Road | Northside IC | 6:00pm
🎵 Hi/Jack + The Reverend and The Ministers of Defense |.Alley Cat | 7:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Motley Scrue | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Nick Stika | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 David Zollo and Coop | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Gypsy | Cedar Ridge | 1:00pm
🎵 Dogs on Skis | Club 76 | 3:00pm

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Aug. 3: Jason Scott & The High Heat | Wildwood | 8:00pm

• Aug. 4: Trivia Night | Foundry Food + Tap | 7:00pm

• Aug. 4: Tuesday Tunesday - Nicole Dean | Reds Alehouse | 6:00pm

• Aug. 5: Farmer’s Table | Walker Homestead | 6:00pm

• Aug. 5: Music on the Move - Cedar County Cobras | NL City Hall | 6:30pm

• Aug. 5: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings | Hancher | 7:30pm

• Aug. 5 & 6: Restorative Leaders Camp | Dream City | All Day

• Aug. 6: Pianos in the Park | Centennial Park | 6:00pm

• Aug. 8: Catfish Keith | The Englert Theatre | 7:30pm

And for the fam:

• Aug. 3: Stories in the Park | Willow Creek Park | 9:30am

• Aug. 3: Book Bike & ICM2Go | North Ridge Park | 10:00am

• Aug. 3: Movie Monday | NL Library | 3:00pm

• Aug. 4: Imagination Stations | Coralville Library | 10:30 - 12:00pm

• Aug. 4: How-to Tuesday | ICPL | 1:00pm

• Aug. 4: Splash Pad Parties | Wetherby Park | 5:30 - 8:00pm

• Aug. 5: Stories in the Park | Wetherby Park | 9:30am

• Aug. 6: Amphibian Meet & Greet | Kent Park | 9:00am

• Aug. 6: Last Splash of Summer | Wetherby Park | 10:00am

• Aug. 6: Party in the Park | College GreenPark | 6:30pm

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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