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🎖️ May 21 - 25 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

🎖️ May 21 - 25 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

The JoCo Know
May 21, 2026

TOGETHER WITH

The grills are heating up, calendars are filling fast, and summer is officially knocking. Here are almost 100 ways to make the most of Memorial Day weekend. ☀️

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Your MDW Starts Here

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Spend MDW at Cedar Ridge with live music from Mill Creek Band, Nick Stika, and Forrest McCurren, the crowd-favorite 0.5K race, craft cocktails, vineyard views, and festive holiday fun all weekend long with something for everyone. 🎸🏃‍♂️🎵

More outing ideas for this weekend:

Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Girl Dinner (Twelve01 Kitchen & Tap)
Thursday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Tasting Room (Wilson’s Orchard)
Thursday, 6:30pm: Trivia Night (PinSocial)
Friday, 6:00pm: The Pork Tornadoes (Centennial Park, North Liberty)
Saturday, 7:30 - 12:00pm: IC Farmers Market (Chauncey Swan Ramp)
Saturday, 2:00pm: Gaymers Gathering (Press Coffee)
Saturday, 8:00pm: Bawdy Bawdy Ha Ha (The James Theater)
Saturday, 8:30pm: The Princess Bride (FilmScene in the Park)
Sunday, 10:00am: Free Outdoor Yoga (Van Allen Hall Lawn)

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Let Summer Begin!

Sponsor Highlight

☀️ Summer Camp | All Summer |📍BODYARMOR Ice Rink + Field Trips
Keep kids cool and active this summer at BODYARMOR Ice Rink with daily skating, pool days, crafts, snacks, and exciting weekly field trips like bowling, movies, mini golf, and trampoline fun—an action-packed camp for grades 1–6!

And now for this weekend:

Thursday, 10:30 - 12:00pm: Toy Time (Coralville Public Library)
Thursday, 3:30pm: The Picture Show - The Cat Returns (FilmScene)
Thursday, 5:30 - 7:00pm: Touch-A-Truck (Swisher)
Friday, 10:30am: Snuggle & Sips (Springmier Community Library)
Friday, 5:30pm: Zootopia (Dream City)
Saturday, 10:00am: Family Story Time (Springmier Comm. Library)
Saturday, 10:30am: Story Time (IC, NL & Coralville Libraries)
Saturday, 2:00pm: Page Against the Machine (Pentacrest)
Saturday, 5:30pm: Family Painting Event (Brush & Barrel)
Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Fun Day Craft (ICPL)
Sunday, All Day: Sundae Sundays (Big Grove Solon, Big Grove IC)

MEMORIAL DAY 🎖️

Monday, 7:00am: The Murph Challenge (Next Level Extreme Fitness)
Monday, 9:00am: Memorial Day Ceremony (Solon American Legion)
Monday, 10:00am: Memorial Day Service (Club 76)
Monday, 10:30am: Memorial Day Concert (Bandstand, Solon)
Monday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Memorial Day Potluck (Club 76)
Monday, 2:00pm: Memorial Day Concert (West Branch)

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

Thursday, 6:30pm: Line Dancing Night (DanceMor Ballroom)
Thursday, 6:30pm: Wildwood Line Dance & Lesson (Wildwood)
Thursday, 6:45pm: iRest Meditation (Full Moon Studio Iowa)
Friday, 9:00pm: Salsa Night (Wildwood)
Saturday, 7:30am: Java Jog (Fitness Sports)
Saturday, 9:00am: Weekend Flow w/ Betsy & Friends (Heartland Yoga)
Saturday, 10:00am: Pop-Up Hike (Muddy Creek Preserve)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

Friday, 6:30pm: Paint+Sip Campfire Nights (Brush & Barrel)
Sunday, 2:30 - 4:15pm: Write at the Stanley (UI Stanley Museum of Art)
Sunday, 3:30pm: Amateur Artisan Workshop (Mosaic Iowa City)
All Weekend: Walk-In Splatter and Pottery Painting (Brush & Barrel)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

Thursday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: Open Garden Time (NL Comm. Pantry)
Thursday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Festival of Flowers (Graduate Hotel Iowa City)
Thursday, 6:00pm: Novel Conversations (Coralville Public Library)
Friday, 5:00pm: Summer Kick-Off Party (Lake House Sports)
Friday, 3:00pm: “One Earth” Mural Ribbon Cutting (Downtown Iowa City)
Saturday, 12:00 - 3:00pm: Spring Adoption Event (Theisen’s)
Saturday, 4:00pm: Learn & Play - Chomp (Diversions)
Sunday, 11:30 - 2:30pm: Burlesque Classes (North Liberty Rec Center)
Sunday, 9:00pm: SBDR vs. The World (Studio 13)
All Weekend: Hobby Con 2026 (The Hobby Corner)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

THURSDAY
🎵 The DETOUR Band | Iowa City Harley-Davidson | 5:00pm
🎵 Alex Williams | Club 76 | 6:00pm

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

May 25: Tune Out Weekly Trivia | Big Grove Solon | 7:00pm
May 26: The Office Trivia | Barrett’s | 6:30pm
May 27: Wine 101 Workshop | The Secret Cellar | 5:30pm
May 27: Music Bingo | Field Day | 7:00 - 9:00pm
May 21: Bluegrass and Brews | Club 76 | 7:00pm
May 28: Tasting Room | Wilson’s Orchard | 5:30 - 8:00pm
May 28: A Meditation & Sound Refresh | Iowa City | 7:00pm
May 29: Summer Shop Crawl | Downtown IC | 4:00 - 8:00pm
May 29: Pigs and Clover’s Record Release Party | Big Grove IC | 5:00 - 8:00pm
May 29: Justin Bieber Trivia Night | Barrel House | 7:00pm

And for the fam:

May 25: Teen Art & Music Program | Ranshaw House | 4:00 - 7:00pm
May 26: Sidekick Storytime | Sidekick Coffee & Books | 9:30am
May 26: Books to Art Club | ICPL | 4:00pm
May 27: StoryJAM | ICPL | 10:30am
May 28: Toy Time | Coralville Library | 10:30 - 12:00pm
May 29: STEM Family Free Night | Iowa Children’s Museum | 5:00 - 8:00pm

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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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