🎟️ Mar. 26 - 29 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

Score Big Family Fun

🏒 Iowa Heartlanders Home Games | All Weekend | 📍 Xtream Arena
Cheer on the Iowa Heartlanders this weekend: Friday’s EDM-fueled Landerpalooza, Saturday’s Hard Hats on Ice honoring local workers, and Sunday’s Cartoon Day with costumes and post-game skating. Come support the Heartlanders! 🦌🥳

More family fun:

• Thursday, 3:30pm: The Picture Show - The Little Rascals (FilmScene)

• Thursday, 4:00 - 8:00pm: Kid’s Cuisine Night (Big Grove Solon)

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

• Friday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Nerf Wars After Hours (North Liberty Library)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Youth League (BowlDogs)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Family Story Time (Tiffin and Oxford Libraries)

• Saturday, 10:00am & 1:00pm: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus Musical (Centennial Park)

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

• Saturday, 12:00pm: Mushroom Day (UI Museum of Natural History)

• Saturday, 2:30pm: UI Youth Ballet Spring Ensemble Wizard of Oz (ICPL)

• Sunday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Powwow Preview (Iowa Children’s Museum)

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

• Sunday, 4:30pm: Movie Night - Bee Movie (Tavern Blue)

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

• All Weekend: Easter Egg Hunts (Crosspark Road Hy-Vee, 8th Street Hy-Vee, Stride PT & Wellness, Wilson’s Orchard, Tiffin Soccer Fields, Oxford)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Laught Your Weekend Off

🎭 Margaret Cho - Choligarchy | Fri., 7:30pm | 📍The Englert Theatre
Comedy legend Margaret Cho brings her fearless, boundary-pushing stand-up to the stage for one unforgettable night. Bold, hilarious, and unapologetically honest—this show will sell out fast. Grab your tickets now before they’re gone! 🎤🔥

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Sauce Smackdown (Tin Roost)

• Friday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Supper Club (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Around The World Chef Series (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Adult Skate! (Glide & Go Skate City)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Great Plains Comedy Showcase (Alley Cat + Studio 13)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 4:00pm: Annual Stouts, Sours & Oysterfest (Club 76)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Brazilian Carnival Party (Tavern Blue)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Don’t Tell Comedy (TBA Iowa City Location)

• Sunday, 10:00. - 3:00pm: Simply Made Market (Bella Sala Reception)

• All Weekend: Trivia Nights (PinSocial, Tailgators, Cedar Ridge)

• All Weekend: Karaoke Nights (Shakespeare’s, Elray’s Live & Dive)

• All Weekend: Neighborhood Nights (Big Grove Solon)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Jesus Christ Superstar (CCPA)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Thursday, 4:00pm: JoCo Affordable Housing Coalition’s Spring Social (The Green House)

• Thursday, 3:00 - 6:00pm: Eat Out to Read (Micky’s Irish Pub)

• Thursday, 6:30pm: IC Speaks Fundraiser (Riverside Theatre)

• Thursday, 8:00pm: Trans Vibrations Fundraiser (Trumpet Blossom Cafe)

• Friday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: March Madness Watch Party (PinSocial)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Charity Rager Trans Visibility Day (Willow Creek Theatre Co.)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Trail Day (Sugar Bottom Bike Trails)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Coralville Comm. Cleanup (Coral Ridge Mall)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Ticked Off Lyme Euchre (Black Squirrel Tap)

• Saturday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: Dragonly’s 9th Annual Birthday Party (BowlDogs)

• Saturday, 4:30 - 8:00pm: 4thFest Basket Auction (Brown Deer Golf Club)

• Saturday, 5:30pm: Trans Day of Visibility Comm. Potluck (U.U.S.)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Sound Meditation w/ Tina McCoy (Heartland Yoga)

• All Weekend: Shelter House Book Sale (Old Antique Car Museum)

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

• Thursday, 6:15: Approach to Inflammation (The Wellness Way)

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

• Thursday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Thursday Night Line Dancing (DanceMor)

• Friday, 4:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam (Anahata Wellness Co-op)

• 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)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Friday, 1:00 - 3:30pm: Friday Crafternoons (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Paint + Sip A New Day (Brush & Barrel)

• Saturday, 11:00am & 2:00pm: Spring Planting Workshop (Forever Green)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Desert Daydreams Paint & Sip (Big Picture)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Candle Pour Bar (Brush & Barrel)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Shadow Bloom Creature in Clay (Big Picture)

• All Weekend: Jewelry Making Classes (Beadology)

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

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 5:30pm: Dietitian Talk & Taste (North Dodge Hy-Vee)

• Thursday, 5:30pm: From Dubuque to Selma & Beyond (Coralville Library)

• Thursday, 6:15pm: Intro to Irish Dance (Champagne Academy)

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Wonderful World of Waterfowl (Wild Birds Unlimited)

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Container Gardening Made Easy (NL Comm. Center)

• Friday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Free Community Meal (Coralville Library)

• Friday, 7:00pm: The Year to Save the Earth (Unitarian Universalist Society)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Salsa Night (Wildwood)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 1:00pm: Seed Starting Pots (Coralville Library)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 11:30am: Spring Houseplant Swap (ICPL)

• Saturday, 5:30pm: Old Capitol Roller Derby (Mercer Park)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Wellness Bingo (Rayo’s Mexican Bar & Grill)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Solo Sundays (Stride PT & Wellness)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 The Drive-Ins | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 David G Smith | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Return to Roots | The James Theater | 7:00pm
🎵 The Steve Grismore Trio | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 9:00pm
🎵 Redemption | J&A Tap | 9:30pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Trophy Dads | Shuey’s | 7:00pm
🎵 The Nadas Duo | The James Theater | 7:30pm
🎵 Barb Francisco| The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 The Fretliners w/ Cedar County Cobras | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Speed of Sound | Elray’s Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Sploinky Rave | Gabe’s | 9:00pm
🎭 Great Plains Comedy Showcase | AlleyCat | 9:00pm
🎵 The Fritters | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 UI Kantorei on Tour | Voxman Music Bldg | 3:00pm
🎵 Jazz Night | 401 Oak | 6:30pm
🎵 Schoochie Boochie w/ Coolzey | Gabe’s | 7:00pm

ALL WEEKEND
🎭 All Weekend: The Music Man (Hancher)
🎭 All Weekend: Iowa Disability Film Festival (FilmScene)

AND GO HAWKS!  💛🖤

🥎 All Weekend, Times Vary: Women’s Softball vs. Washington
⚾ All Weekend, Times Vary: Men’s Baseball vs. UCLA

NEXT MONTH 📅

Turn Up the Spring

♫ Girl Named Tom with Andrew Pauls | April 11, 7:30pm | 📍The Englert
Folk-pop trio Girl Named Tom, the first group to win The Voice, brings their soaring sibling harmonies to the stage on tour for their new album Dust to Dust. Don’t miss this special night of music with folk artist Andrew Pauls. Get your tickets now! 🎟️

More to look forward to next month:

• Apr. 3: Meditation & Yoga Nidra | Heartland Yoga | 4:00pm

• Apr. 4: Bunny Clue Trail | NL Comm. Center | 8:00 - 12:00pm

• Apr. 4: Team Read Shamrock Trail Challenge | Coralville | 9:00am

• Apr. 4: Spring Festival | Main St. Solon | 10:00 - 3:0pm

• Apr. 11: Boutique Bus Crawl | Swisher | 9:00 - 5:00pm

• Apr. 12: Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast | Coralville | 7:00 - 12:00pm

• Apr. 12: Landers FanFest | Xtream Arena | 3:00pm

• Apr. 14 - 19: SCUBAFEST | Diventures | Times Vary

• Apr. 17: After Dark | Iowa Children’s Museum | 7:00 - 10:00pm

• Apr. 19: Sound Meditation w/ Tina McCoy | Heartland Yoga | 4:00pm

• Apr. 21: Soulja Boy with Lil Xan | Wildwood | 6:00pm

• Apr. 22: Fran Lebowitz | The Englert Theatre | 7:30pm

• Apr. 22 - 26: Wilson’s Tulip Festival | Wilson’s Orchard | Daily

• Apr. 24: Paul Poundstone | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Apr. 25: UI Day of Play | Mercer Park | 10:00 - 12:00pm

• Apr. 25: XFC54 Ascension | Xtream Arena | 5:00pm

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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