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🏀 Mar. 12 - 15 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans
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Spring break has landed and Johnson County is packed with fun. From skating to storytime and crafts to community play, here’s how to make this next week unforgettable for the whole family 😎
FAMILY FUN 👨👩👧👦
Spring Break’s Coolest Plans
⛸️ Spring Break Public Skate Hours | Mar. 14 - 22 | 📍 BodyArmor Ice Rink
Turn spring break into skate break. Public Skate runs March 14–22 with special daily hours and holiday session pricing all week long. Bring the family or meet friends on the ice. Check the link for daily session times! 📅🧊
More family fun:
Thursday, 3:30pm: Teen Hangout - Stress Balls (Coralville Public Library)
Friday, 10:30am: Read on the Rug (UI Museum of Natural History)
Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Youth League (BowlDogs)
Saturday, 9:30am: Family Moving Morning (Springmier Comm. Library)
Saturday, 10:30am: Movie Morning (Oxford Public Library)
Saturday, 10:30am: Story Time (IC, NL & Coralville Libraries)
Saturday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Fun For All Night (Solon Community Center)
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:00pm: The Great American Bison Road Trip (Pentacrest)
Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Fun Day Craft (ICPL)
Sunday, 4:30pm: Movie Night - Beauty & The Beast (Tavern Blue)
A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻
Game On, Weekend On
🏀 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament | Mar. 12 - 15 | 📍Xtream Arena
Championship basketball comes to Coralville as all 11 programs from the MVC compete for the conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. This year marks the tournament’s 40th anniversary!
And now for this weekend:
Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00pm: Sip, Shop & Shamrock (Downtown Swisher)
Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Sauce Smackdown (Tin Roost)
Thursday, 7:30pm: Candles & Classics (Hy-Vee Event Ctr)
Friday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Gaymers Gathering (Diversions)
Saturday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Wilson’s Supper Club (Wilson’s Orchard)
Saturday, All Day: Big Grove 9th Anniversary Party (Big Grove IC)
Sunday, 12:00pm: Robbie Michael Music + Brunch (The Stuffed Olive)
Sunday, 4:30pm: Blue Carpet Bash 2026 (FilmScene)
All Weekend, Times Vary: Trivia Nights (PinSocial, Tailgators, Cedar Ridge)
All Weekend, Times Vary: Primary Trust (Riverside Theatre)
All Weekend, Times Vary: Head Over Heels (UI Theatre Building)
GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪
Thursday, 6:30pm: Line Dance & Lesson (Wildwood)
Thursday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Thursday Night Line Dancing (DanceMor)
Friday, 6:00pm: Reiki & Restorative Yoga (Heartland Yoga)
Saturday, 7:30am: Java Jog (Fitness Sports)
Saturday, 9:00am: Weekend Flow with Betsy & Friends (Heartland Yoga)
Saturday, 3:00 & 5:30pm: Roller Skating (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)
Sunday, 4:00pm: Sound Meditation w/ Tina McCoy (Heartland Yoga)
GET CREATIVE 🎨
Thursday, 5:30 - 7:00pm: Sit ‘N Stitch (Oxford Public Library)
Friday, 1:00 - 3:30pm: Friday Crafternoons (UI Stanley Museum of Art)
Friday, 6:30pm: Paint + Sip Electric Sunset (Brush & Barrel)
Sunday, 2:00pm: Drawing Salon (UI Stanley Museum of Art)
All Weekend: Pottery and Splatter Painting (Brush & Barrel)
ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼♀️
Thursday, 12:00 - 5:00pm: Tan & Tipsy Party (Mindy’s Backroad Boutique)
Thursday, 5:30pm: Habitat Friends Night (Unitarian Universalist Society)
Thursday, 5:30pm: West Branch Business Opportunity Tour (West Branch)
Thursday, 6:00pm: Press Presents - Sandra Cedrins (Press Coffee)
Thursday, 7:00pm: Book Reading / Signing (Prairie Lights Bookstore)
Thursday, 7:00pm: Former Poster Child (The James Theater)
Friday, 7:00pm: Broomstick Scotch Doubles 8 Ball Pool (First Ave. Club)
Friday, 7:00pm: Physics & Astronomy Demo (Van Allen Lecture Hall)
Saturday, 9:00am: Grand Re-Opening (Marg’s Girls Vintage)
Saturday, 10:00am: Intro to Piloting (Ned Ashton House)
Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: Sip n Shop (The Green House)
Saturday, 11:00am: Euchre Tournament (Solon American Legion)
Saturday, 3:00pm: Posy Pages (Posy Bakery & Cakes)
Saturday, 4:00pm: St. Patrick’s Bingo (IC American Legion Post #17)
Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Scheels Pickleball Demo (The Palestra)
All Weekend: Craft & Vendor Show (Coral Ridge Mall)
LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭
FRIDAY
🎵 Open Mic Night | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Tangle Creek | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Brad & The Big Wave | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 Jos Pounds The Piano | The Green House | 7:30pm
🎵 Mullins Brothers | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Music & Words | Alley Cat | 8:00pm
🎵 Karaoke Night | Club 76 | 8:00pm
🎵 Karaoke Night | Black Squirrel Tap | 8:00pm
🎵 Dizzy Bridges | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Jordana - Track Zero | Gabe’s | 9:00pm
🎵 The Time Beings | J&A Tap | 9:00pm
SATURDAY
🎵 Drama Kings | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Sam Knutson | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Heads in Motion & Fluffy | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 David Zollo and Coop | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
NEXT WEEK 📅
Spring Break, Full of Play
🤸♂️ Community Play Day | Mar. 17, 1:00 - 4:00pm | 📍GreenState Family Fieldhouse
Play, move, and give back this spring break. Enjoy an afternoon of open, unstructured play for kids, families, and friends of all ages. Admission is $2, or bring a health or hygiene donation to support the Coralville Food Pantry.
More spring break fun:
Mar. 16: Tune Out Weekly Music Trivia | Big Grove IC | 7:30pm
Mar. 17: 2000’s Music Name That Tune | Foundry Food + Tap | 7:00pm
Mar. 18: Luck of the Landers | Xtream Center | 7:00pm
Mar. 18: Music Bingo | Field Day Brewing | 7:00pm
Mar. 19: Gardening 101 | Coralville Public Library | 4:00pm
Mar. 20 - 22: Jesus Christ Superstar | CCPA
Mar. 22: The Robert Cray Band | The Englert | 7:30pm
And for the kiddos:
Mar. 16: Tot Tastic Day Off | Mercer Park | 9:30 - 11:30am
Mar. 16: Family Craft | Springmier Comm. Library | 9:30am
Mar. 16: Minecraft Movie Crafternoon | ICPL | 1:00pm
Mar. 17: St. Patrick’s Day Crafts & Mini Parade | ICPL | 4:00pm
Mar. 18: Toadally Awesome Pets - Meet Amphibians | ICPL | 1:00pm
Mar. 18: Spring Break Movie | NL Library | 3:30pm
Mar. 19: Reading with Maizy | NL Library | 3:30pm
All Week: Spring Break Camps | Iowa Children’s Museum
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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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