🧸 Oct. 16 - 19 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Falling for Family Fun 🍁

🧸 Toddler Takeover | Friday, 9:00 - 12:00pm | 📍 Iowa Children’s Museum
Celebrate our littlest learners at Toddler Takeover! Enjoy hands-on play, learning activities, and tips from museum educators to make playtime at home even more meaningful. Member-only hours: 9–10 a.m.; open to all 10 a.m.–12 p.m.!

More fun for the fam:

• Friday, 5:00 - 7:30pm: HalloTEEN Masquerade Night (Ned Ashton House)

• Friday, 5:30 - 7:30pm: Spooktacular Weekend (Sleepy Hollow Campground)

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

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

• Saturday, 10:00am: Touch-a-Truck Event (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Lowe’s Kids’ DIY Workshop (Lowe’s)

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

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Mad Hatter Tea Party (RSFIC Iowa City)

• Saturday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Youth Chinese Calligraphy (NL Comm. Center)

• Saturday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Fall Art Workshops (United Action for Youth)

• Saturday, 3:00 & 5:30pm: Open Skate (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)

• Saturday, 3:00 - 7:00pm: Trick or Treat (West Overlook Campground)

• Saturday, 5:00pm: Movie in the Park (Creekside Park, Oxford)

• Saturday, 6:30 - 8:30pm: Trail of Treats (Sleepy Hollow Campground)

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

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Trunk or Treat (Iowa River Landing)

• Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00pm: Chinese Class & Mobile Library (NL Comm. Ctr)

• Sunday, 3:30 - 5:00pm: Floating Pumpkin Patch (Robert A. Lee Rec Ctr)

• Sunday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Kids Halloween Movie Sundays (Tavern Blue)

• All Weekend: Stick It to Fall Weekend (Colony Acres Family Farm)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Puck Drops, Fall Pops Off

🏒 Iowa Heartlanders Open Season | Friday, 7:00pm | 📍 Xtream Arena
Kick off the Iowa Heartlanders’ 5th anniversary season with an electric opening night! 🎉 Enjoy a pregame pyrotechnic show, giveaways, and exclusive merch. Grab tickets now—and check the full schedule and season ticket packages!

Other ideas for outings:

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Plant & Pour - Pumpkins & Flowers (Vue Rooftop)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Cathartic Comedy Show (Sanctuary Restaurant)

• Friday, 5:30 - 8:00pm: Final Live Music, Pizza & Lavender (Calyx Creek)

• Friday, 7:00pm: The One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (CCPA)

• Friday, 7:30pm: Jonathan Richman (The Englert Theatre)

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

• Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm: Dance Gala (Hancher Auditorium)

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

• Saturday, 10:00am: Harvest Moon Market (Little Lights on the Lane)

• Saturday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Diwali Festival of Light (UUS, Coralville)

• Sunday, 1:00pm: Iowa River Landing Sculpture Walk (Xtream Arena)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00pm: Pups & Pumpkins (Field Day Brewing Co.)

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Heartlanders - Jammies & Jerseys (Xtream Arena)

• All Weekend: Haunted Tractor Rides (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

• All Weekend: Terry Pratchett’s Mort (The James Theater)

• All Weekend: Karaoke Nights (Solon American Legion, J&A Tap)

• All Weekend: Trivia and Game Nights (Barrel House, BowlDogs, Harry’s Bar & Grill, PinSeekers, Tailgators, Watermill Kitchen + Bar)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Paint Nite Witch’s Moonspell (Tavern Blue)

• Friday, 5:30pm: Stained Glass Plant Stake Workshop (Earl May)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 3:30pm: Drawing Salon (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

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

• All Weekend: Jewelry Making Classes (Beadology)

GET ACTIVE 🧘

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Swing Dance Lessons (Iowa City Masonic Lodge #4)

• Friday, 12:00 - 5:00pm: Arts & Ice Cream Bike Ride (Hoover Trail)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Final Yoga & Lavender (Calyx Creek)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Carl’s 5K & Fall Fest (Iowa Farm Sanctuary)

• Sunday, 10:00am: Mindful Miles 5K Fun Run & Walk (North Liberty)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Thursday, 5:00 - 9:00pm: NL Comm. Pantry Fundraiser (Rusciano’s)

• Thursday, 5:15pm: Golden Hour Fundraiser Dinner (Wilson’s Ciderhouse)

• Thursday, All Day: Eat for the Arts (Hamburg Inn No. 2)

• Sunday, 4:00 - 7:00pm: Treats on the Wine Trail Benefit (Walker Homestead)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Thursday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Hoppy Harvest (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Thursday, 4:30pm: Ribbon Cutting (White Pumpkin, IRL)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Artist Convo & Screening (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Novel Conversations (Coralville Library)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Matthew Gavin Frank Author Talk (Prairie Lights)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Public Observing Night (Van Allen Observatory)

• Saturday, 10:30am: ICPL Fall Houseplant Swap (ICPL)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Queer Coffee Social (The Englert Theatre)

• Saturday, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Fall Mushroom Foraging (Coralville Library)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Wintering Lavender 101 (Calyx Creek)

• Saturday, 4:30pm: Author Visit - Tatiana Scholte-Bonne (The Black Rose)

• Sunday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: Iowa City Train Show (JoCo Fairgrounds)

• Sunday, 11:30 - 5:30pm: Iowa MTB Festival (Coralville Creekside Ballpark)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 6:00pm: Pool Tournament (BowlDogs)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Sound Bath Meditation (Heartland Yoga Studio)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series (Prairie Lights)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Full Circle | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Nathan Timmel | Coralville American Legion | 7:00pm
🎵 Mullins Brothers | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 David Zollo and Coop | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Brady Lee | Elray’s Live & Dive | 11:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Warlock Hour Fest III | Gabe’s | 4:00pm
🎵 Dogs on Skis | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00pm
🎵 Nicole Dean | Club 671, Swisher | 7:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Noah Hicks | Wildwood | 8:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Carson Parker | The Stuffed Olive | 11:00am
🎵 Forest McCurren | Cedar Ridge | 1:00pm
🎵 The Wildwoods | Wildwood | 7:00pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

⚾ Thursday, 3:00pm: Men’s Baseball (Black & Gold Series)
⚾ Friday, 3:00pm: Men’s Baseball (Black & Gold Series)
🏐 Friday, 6:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. USC
🥎 Friday, 6:00pm: Women’s Softball vs. Des Moines Area CC
🏈 Saturday, 6:00pm: Men’s Football vs. Penn State
🏐 Sunday, 1:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. UCLA

🏈 Need a tailgate or watch party spot for Saturday night? Checkout Big Grove Iowa City, Big Grove Solon, BlackStone, BowlDogs, Field Day, and Tavern Blue.

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Oct. 21 Vinyl Happy Hour | The Green House | 3:00 - 6:00pm

• Oct. 21: Game Night Trivia | Micky’s NL | 7:00pm

• Oct. 22: A Sound Journey | Unitarian Universalist Society | 6:30pm

• Oct. 22: Hawk Talk with Kirk | Vue Rooftop | 6:30pm

• Oct. 22: Bluegrass & Blues | Club 76 | 7:00pm

• Oct. 22: 90s Music Bingo | Joe’s Place | 8:00pm

• Oct. 23: Witch Walk Sip & Shop | Downtown Swisher | 4:00 - 7:00pm

• Oct. 23: Uncorked & Cured | Vue Rooftop | 5:30pm

• Oct. 23: Grey’s Anatomy Trivia | Harry’s Bar & Grill | 7:00pm

• Oct. 23: R U SMARTR? Trivia | BowlDogs | 7:00pm

• Oct. 23: Kelsey Cook | Hancher | 9:30pm

And for the kiddos:

• Oct. 20: Pumpkin Painting | Springmier Comm. Library | 5:30pm

• Oct. 21: Stringy Thingy | Iowa Children’s Museum | 9:00 - 12:00pm

• Oct. 21: Trick or Treat | Downtown Iowa City | 11:00 - 3:00pm

• Oct. 21: Music4Tots | Music4Life | 3:00pm

• Oct. 21: T&T: Circuit Cars | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Oct. 22: StoryJAM | ICPL | 10:30am

• Oct. 22: Wacky Wednesday | Oxford Public Library | 1:30pm

• Oct. 23: Annual Trunk or Treat | Pizza Ranch IC | 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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