⛱️ June 5 - 8 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Arts, Beats, and Summer Treats

Iowa Arts Festival | Fri. - Sun., All Day | Downtown Iowa City
☀️ Head to downtown Iowa City this weekend for the Iowa Arts Festival—packed with 100+ artists, live music, global eats, and hands-on fun for all ages. It’s vibrant, creative, and the summer celebration you don’t want to miss! 🎨🎶🍴

More fun for the fam:

• Thursday, 4:30 - 6:30pm: Summer Reading Kickoff (Swisher Library)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Parent's’ Night Out (Downtown Iowa City)

• Friday, 5:30 - 7:30pm: Friday’s at the Farm (Calyx Creek)

• Saturday, 7:00 - 11:00am: Free Fishing Event (JoCo Conversation)

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

• Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00am: Character Breakfast (Crosspark Rd Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Music4TOTS (Music4Life)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 3:00pm: ABC Day (Iowa City Public Library)

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

• Sat. & Sun., 2:00 - 4:00pm: Free Summer Scoops (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Sanctuary Strolls (Iowa Farm Sanctuary)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: End of School Year Bash (PinSeekers Tiffin)

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

• All Weekend: Strawberry Social You-Pick (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

• Thursday, 5:00 - 9:00pm: Thursday Open Hours (Walker Homestead)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Feed The Dog (Wildwood BBQ & Saloon)

• Friday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Summer Gallery Crawl (Downtown Iowa City)

• Saturday, 5:00pm: Girls Night Out The Show (The First Avenue Club)

• Saturday, 8:45pm: Outdoor Movie - Batman Forever (FilmScene)

• Saturday, 9:00pm: Don’t Tell Comedy (TBD Coralville Location)

• Saturday, 9:00pm: Salsa Night (Wildwood BBQ & Saloon)

• All Weekend: Karaoke Nights (Micky’s NL, Black Squirrel Tap, J&A Tap)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Friday, 3:00pm: Teacher Appreciation Day (Backpocket Brewing)

• Friday, 4:30 - 6:30pm: Dr. Dilon’s Grillin’ (Total Health Chiro & Wellness)

• Friday, All Day: Teacher Appreciation Day (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 2:00pm: Annual Car Show (Billion Auto Iowa City)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Nature Edible Classroom (Robert A Lee Comm. Ctr)

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Doctors in Concert (West Music)

• Sunday, 7:15 - 4:00pm: Iowa Region SCCA AutoX ‘25 (Iowa City Airport)

GETTIN’ ACTIVE 🏃🏻

• Friday, 5:00 - 10:00pm: Bike-in Beats (Iowa City Bike Library)

• Saturday, 8:00am: Yoga & Lavender Aromatherapy (Calyx Creek)

• Saturday, 8:00am: Walk for Epilepsy (Iowa City - City Park)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Learn to Row Day (Beckwith Boathouse)

• Saturday, All Day: 10th Annual Fight with Flash Crosstown Class (Solon Rec and Nature Area)

GAMING 🎲 + GETTIN’ CREATIVE 🖌️

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Trivia Nights (Barrel House, PinSeekers)

• Friday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Art & Write Night (Old Capitol Museum)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Free Music Bingo Night (First Avenue Club)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Zest Fest Paint ‘n Sip (Field Day)

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

• Sat. & Sun., Times Vary: Jewelry Making Classes (Beadology)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Matthew Kane & Greenbrier Band | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 The Detour Band | Club 76 | 6:00pm
🎵 Rock Academy | Ranshaw House | 6:00pm
🎵 MF5 | Bobber’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Naethan Apollo with Ion Alexakis | Gabe’s | 7:30pm
🎵 Barb Francisco | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Kenny Feidler | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Nate Basinger and Friends | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Freegrass Trio | Northside Iowa City | 6:00pm
🎵 Lonesome Road | Bobber’s | 6:00pm
🎭 Lady Frankly Improv | Willow Creek Theatre Co. | 7:30pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 The Straightaways | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Jake Schrodt | Cedar Ridge | 1:00pm
🎵 Hadyen - The Creation | Voxman Music Building | 3:00pm
🎵 Duke Oursler | Field Day Brewing Co. | 3:00pm
🎵 The Matt Woods Band | Club 76 | 3:00pm

NEXT WEEK 📅

Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out

Summer Kickoff | Sat., Jun. 14 | All Day | 📍 Main Street West Branch
☀️ Make a short drive to West Branch for a day of fun—shop boutiques, sip cocktails, enjoy live music, run the Bear Tracks 5K, and explore family activities, with sidewalk sales kicking off Friday in the historic Main Street district!  🛍️🎵🎉

• Jun. 9: Farmers Market | Iowa River Landing | 4:30 - 6:30pm

• Jun. 9: Comedy Open Mic | Field Day Brewing Co. | 7:00pm

• Jun. 10: Bicycle Rodeo Family Night | Field Day | 5:30pm

• Jun. 11: Evening Yoga & Lavender | Calyx Creek | 6:00pm

• Jun. 11: Strawberry Moon Dinner | Wilson’s | 6:00pm

• Jun. 11: Bourbon Cocktail Class | Cedar Ridge | 6:30pm

• Jun. 11: Dogs on Skis | Music on Main Solon | 7:00pm

• Jun. 12: Swisher Sip & Shop | Downtown Swisher | 4:00 - 7:00pm

• Jun. 12: Neighborhood Market | Colony Acres | 4:30 - 6:30pm

• Jun. 12: The Glenn Miller Orchestra | CCPA | 7:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Jun. 9: Book Bike and ICM2Go | North Ridge Park | 9:30 - 11:00am

• Jun. 10: Book Bike | Coralville Comm. Food Pantry | 2:30pm

• Jun. 11: Nature Buds Wetlands | JoCo Conservation | 10:00am

• Jun. 11: Read on the Rug | UI Museum of Natural History | 10:30am

• Jun. 11: Wacky Wednesday Summer Slime | Oxford Library | 1:30pm

• Jun. 11: Summer Reading Kickoff | NL Library | 6:00 - 7:30pm

• Jun. 12: Party in the Park | Happy Hollow Park | 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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