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🎃 Oct. 25-27 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

🎃 Oct. 25-27 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

The JoCo Know
October 24, 2024

TOGETHER WITH

Boo! 👻 We’re back with another jam-packed newsletter. Today, we’ve got you covered with:

Family Friendly Events & Activities
Meet Me Downtown!
A Well-Balanced Weekend 🍷🛍️🧘
Halloween Happenings 🎃
Live Music, Shows & Sports Roundups
And On Your Calendar for Next Week!

We’ll be back in your inbox next Friday! Happy almost Halloween 🧙‍♀️

FOR THE KIDDOS 👪

Royal Fun & Fall Festivities

Sponsor Highlight

Harvest Princess Tea Party | Sun., Oct. 27 | 2:00 - 3:30 | Iowa City
Kick-off your Halloween weekend with a magical Harvest Princess Tea Party and meet Rapunzel, Snow White, Beauty, and The Bayou Princess! Enjoy tea, themed treats, singing, dancing, and royal activities. Perfect for families, this enchanting event promises unforgettable fairy-tale fun.

More fun with the fam:

Thursday, 7:00pm: Iowa Heartlanders Marvel Night (Xtream Arena)
Friday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Family Free Friday (Coral Ridge Mall)
Friday - Sunday, Showtimes Vary: Charlotte’s Web (CCPA)
Saturday, 7:30 - 12:00pm: Halloween at the Farmers Market (Chauncey Swan Park, Iowa City)
Saturday, 10:30 - 11:00am: Story Time (Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty Libraries)
Sunday, 11:00 - 7:00pm: Fall Family Fun Day (Backpocket Brewing)

MEET ME DOWNTOWN📍

Downtown Thrills & Chills

Iowa Homecoming Parade | Fri., Oct. 25 | 5:45pm | Downtown Iowa City
Uniting more than 20,000 Hawkeyes each year, this year’s Homecoming Parade will feature dozens of floats, performances, bands, dance troupes, community organizations, guests of honor, staff, faculty, and students.

More downtown action:

Thursday, 4:00 - 8:00pm: Back to Dubuque Street Block Party (Iowa City)
Friday, 7:30 - 10:00pm: Scope Homecoming Concert: The 502s and Magdalena Bay (UI Pentacrest)
Friday, 8:00pm: FilmScream 2024 (The Chauncey, FilmScene)
Saturday, 11:00am - 6:00pm: Heimoween (Heim, Iowa City)
Saturday, 11:59pm: Rocky Horror Picture Show (The Englert Theatre)

MOM’S ESCAPE 🍷

A Well-Balanced Weekend

Supporter Spotlight

Find & Flourish Market | Fri., & Sat. | Amana RV Park & Events Center
Not planning your weekend around Homecoming or Iowa football? Escape to Amana and shop from 40 local makers, bakers, and artisans. This event will feature live music, food trucks, and trick-or-treating for kids. $5 Admission (12 & Under: Free).

Other excursions:

Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Bordeaux & Brushes Outdoor Wine & Painting Class (The Secret Cellar, Swisher)
Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: If You Insist Bottle Share (WineStyles, Coralville)
Friday, 7:00 - 9:00pm: Harvest Puzzle Hustle (North Liberty Library)
Saturday, 10:00 - 1:30pm: Sprii Beauty Cafe (The Green House, Iowa City)
Sunday, 8:00 - 8:45pm: Bend & Brunch (Cedar Ridge Distillery)
Sunday, 4:00pm: Team Breast Friends Zumba Fundraiser (North Dodge Athletic Club, Iowa City)
Sunday, 5:00 - 6:00pm: French Wine & Cheese Tasting (Cedar Ridge Distillery)

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS 👻

THURSDAY
🎃 Witch Walk Sip & Shop | Swisher | 4:00 - 7:00pm
🎃 Movie Night: Hocus Pocus | Coralville Public Library | 6:00pm

FRIDAY
🎃 Iowa Raptor Project Presents: OWL-O-WEEN | Solon | 7:00 - 9:00pm
🎃 Haunted Tractor Rides | Wilson’s Orchard | 7:00 - 10:00pm

DID YOU KNOW? 👑
Move over Kansas City, Taylor Swift is expanding her Midwest real estate portfolio to Johnson County where she can be booked for appearances and experiences! In addition, Enchanted Crown Celebrations offers princess characters to turn your event into a fairy tale, with options like a 30-minute pop-in, a 1-hour enchanted wish experience, or a 2-hour pampered princess experience. Book now to add a magical touch to your next event!

_{Sponsor Spotlight}

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 + AT THE THEATRE 🎭

GO SPORTS! 🏀

Catch some Friday Night Lights action:
🏈 7:00pm - Bettendorf @ City High
🏈 7:00pm - Iowa City West @ Prairie

And Go Hawks!
🏊 Friday, 2:30pm: Women’s Swim & Dive (Intrasquad)
🏐 Friday, 6:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. Michigan
🏀 Friday, 7:30pm: Men’s Basketball vs. Minn-Duluth
🏈 Saturday, 6:30pm: Men’s Football at. Michigan State
🏐 Sunday, 2:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. Illinois

Need a game watch spot this weekend? Here are some of our faves:
🍺 Backpocket Brewing (Coralville)
🍺 Big Grove (Solon and Iowa City)
🍺 Field Day Brewing (North Liberty)
⛳ PinSeekers (Tiffin)
🍸 Vue Rooftop (Iowa City)

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NEXT WEEK 📅

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

Oct. 28: Bingo | Big Grove Solon | 5:00 - 8:00pm
Oct. 29: Iowa Haunted Corridor | Solon Library | 6:30 - 7:30pm
Oct. 30 - Nov. 2: FEaST | The James Theater | 7:30pm
Oct. 30: Iowa Women’s Basketball | Carver | 7:30pm
Oct. 30: Cocktail Class | Cedar Ridge Distillery | 6:00 - 8:00pm
Oct. 31: Halloween Bar Crawl | IRL | 6:30pm

And a few things for the kiddos (Halloween edition!):

Oct. 28: Plum Spooky | Plum Grove Historic Society | 4:30 - 6:30pm
Oct. 28: Spooky Tubas | Coralville Public Library | Starts @ 6:00pm
Oct. 29: Masquerade Ball | Field Day | 6:00 - 8:00pm
Oct. 31: Tot Monster Mash | Mercer Park | 9:30 - 11:30am
Oct. 31: Trick or Treat on Main Street | West Branch | 4:00 - 5:30pm
All Week: HalloWEEK | Iowa Children’s Museum | 10:00 - 6:00pm

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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