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🎃 Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

🎃 Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

The JoCo Know
October 30, 2025

TOGETHER WITH

Halloween’s here, the holidays are near, and Johnson County’s got 100+ reasons to celebrate this weekend. We’ve got you covered with:

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

A Smashing Good Weekend

🎃 Jack SPLAT! | Saturday, 9:30 - 11:00am | 📍Chauncey Swan Park
Give your Jack-O-Lantern one last epic sendoff as it takes a flying leap! 🎯 Enjoy the satisfying splats, outdoor activities, and warm breakfast treats from local favorites. Free, family-friendly fun that’s perfectly pumpkin messy!

More family fun:

Friday, 9:30 - 11:30am: Tot Monster Mash (Mercer Park)
Friday, 4:00 - 5:30pm: Trick or Treat on Main Street (West Branch)
Friday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Trick or Treat (Oxford Public Library)
Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Youth Fall League (BowlDogs)
Saturday, 9:30am: Music4TOTS (Music4Life)
Saturday, 10:30am: Story Time (IC, NL and Coralville Libraries)
Saturday, 3:00 - 5:00pm: UI Gymnastics Tricks & Treats Halloween Showcase (Nagle-Duda Gymnastics & Spirit Squads Training Facility)
Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Pumpkin SPLAT! (Green Castle Aero Club)
Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Fun Day Craft (ICPL)
Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00pm: Chinese Class & Mobile Library (NL Comm. Ctr)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Open Tasting Room (Wilson’s Orchard)
Thursday, 6:00pm: 2025 Bourbon and Wine (The Midnight Gem)
Thursday, 6:30pm: Cocktail Class - Tricks and Treats (Cedar Ridge)
Thursday, 7:30pm: Kathleen Edwards (The Englert)
Friday, 7:30pm: Don’t Tell Comedy (TBD Location)
Saturday, 9:00 - 2:00pm: Downtown Holiday Market (Swisher)
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Flannel Fest (Coralville Creekside Ballpark)
Saturday, 6:00pm: Heartlanders Honoring Heroes Night (Xtream Arena)
Saturday, 7:30pm: Heads in Motion - Talk Heads Tribute (The Englert)
All Weekend, 7:30pm: Only a Mask (The James Theater)
All Weekend, Times Vary: Eureka Day (Riverside Theatre)
All Weekend: Trivia and Game Nights (Barrel House, BowlDogs, Harry’s Bar & Grill, PinSeekers, Tailgators, Watermill Kitchen + Bar)

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

Thursday, 10:00 - 9:00pm: Trick or Treat (Kitty Corner Social Club)
Friday, 5:00pm: Halloween Costume Contest (Mexican Lindo Grill)
Friday, 5:00pm: Halloween Costume Contest (Rayo’s)
Friday, 6:00pm: Halloween at IC’s Historic Beer Caves (Johns Grocery)
Friday, 6:00pm: Halloween @ Big Grove (Big Grove Iowa City)
Friday, 7:00pm: Halloween On The Lanes (BowlDogs)
Friday, 7:00pm: Heartlanders Haunted Heartland (Xtream Arena)
Friday, 7:00pm: Games & Ghouls Halloween Bash (Diversions)
Friday, 7:00pm: Dandelion Stompers Haunted Hop (Wildwood)
Friday, 8:00pm: Halloween Scary-oke (Club 76)
Friday, 8:00pm: Annual Costume Party (Back Berner Bar & Grill)
Friday, 9:00pm: Halloween Party (Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill)
Friday, 9:00pm: Halloween Party (Bryant’s Off 6)
Saturday, 12:00 - 3:00pm: Harvest Festival (Willowwind School)
Saturday, 7:00pm: Halloween Party (The Black Rose)
Saturday, 8:00pm: Halloween Bash (Solon American Legion)
Saturday, 9:00pm: Halloween Party & Costume Contest (Tailgators)
Saturday, All Day: Pumpkin Smash (Colon Acres Family Farm)
Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Day of Death Celebration (Rayo’s)
All Weekend: Tricks, Treats & Terrifying Fun (Pat & Fran’s Irish Pub)

GIVING BACK 🤝

Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Power of The Purse (Bella Sala Event Center)
Friday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Pantry Clean Up Day (NL Community Pantry)
Saturday, 9:00 - 3:00pm: 2025 Fall Workday (Camp-Io-Dis-E-Ca)
Saturday, 4:00pm: No Foot Too Small Gala (Hyatt Regency Coralville)
Saturday, 4:00pm: First Responder Spooky Soup Supper (Oxford)
Saturday, 7:00 - 11:00pm: Summer of the Arts Disco Ball (First Avenue Club)
Sunday, 5:00pm: Pantry Pairings Farm-to-Table Benefit (Walker Homestead)
Nov. 1 - Nov. 8: Corridor CANstruction (Coral Ridge Mall)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

Thursday, 6:00pm: Mat Pilates Tricks & Treats (Wilson’s Ciderhouse)
Thursday, 6:30pm: Samba Nights (Tavern Blue)
Thursday, 7:00pm: Rachel Corbett + Kerry Howley (Prairie Lights)
Friday, 10:00am: Garlic Planting (Grow: Johnson County)
Friday, 7:00pm: Saw-whet Owl Banding (Iowa Raptor Project)
Saturday, 9:00am: Toppling Goliath Beer Breakfast (Reds Alehouse)
Saturday, 9:00 - 1:00pm: Church Fall Vendor Market (Shueyville)
Saturday, 9:00 - 3:00pm: Homemade with Heart Craft Sale (St. Andrew’s)
Saturday, 9:00 - 3:00pm: Mental Health Resource Fair (St. Andrew’s)
Saturday, 9:15am: Creekside Cross (Coralville Creekside Ballpark)
Saturday, 11:00 - 4:00pm: Planned Parenthood Pop Up (Revival)
Saturday, 12:30 - 2:30pm: Native Plant Seed Share (Solon Public Library)
Saturday, 5:30pm: 50th Anniversary Celebration (Old Brick)
Saturday, 2:00pm: Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa Opening Reception (Stanley Museum of Art)
Saturday, 3:00 & 5:30pm: Open Skate (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)
Saturday, 7:00pm: Karaoke Night with Loco Lee (Club 671)
Saturday, All Day: Game Story Day & Local Mini-Con (Diversions)
Saturday, All Day: Grand Opening Event (Wild Birds Unlimited)
Sunday, 11:00am: Paint Nite (Pat and Fran’s Irish Pub)
Sunday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Johnson Co Market (JoCo Fairgrounds)
Sunday, 12:00pm: Open House & Historic Building Tour (The Englert)
Sunday, 12:00pm: Day of the Dead Tourney (SpareMe)
Sunday, 1:00pm: Memory Lane Show & Tell (1876 Coralville Schoolhouse)
Sunday, 1:00 - 6:00pm: Pool Tournament (BowlDogs)
Sunday, 2:00pm: Silent Reading Sunday (The Black Rose)
Sunday, 2:00pm: Larry Baker - Tell It Slant (Prairie Lights)
Sunday, 3:00pm: Modern Calligraphy (Skin Deep Salon & Spa)
Sunday, 7:00pm: Drag Bingo (Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

🏀 Thursday, 6:30pm: Women’s Basketball vs. Ashland
🏊 Friday, 1:30pm: Women’s Swimming & Diving vs. Minnesota
🚣 Saturday, All Day: Women’s Rowing vs. Iowa Chase
🤼‍♀️ Sunday, 2:00pm: Women’s Wrestling vs. Central and Cornell

NEXT MONTH 🗓️

Big Hair, Bigger Month

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More fun in November:

Nov. 5, 5:00 - 8:00pm: LNO Holiday Edition (Main Street West Branch)
Nov. 6, 11:00 - 4:00am: Work From The Brewery (Big Grove Iowa City)
Nov. 7, 5:30pm: UI Lecture Committee: Morgan Sackett (IMU)
Nov. 9, 2:00 & 4:00pm: The Kraken’s Circus (Centennial Park NL)
Nov. 13, 7:00pm: Dan Soder (The Englert Theatre)
Nov. 13, 7:00pm: Brent Terhune (Field Day Brewing Co.)
Nov. 14, 7:00pm: After Dark (Iowa Children’s Museum)
Nov. 14 - 15: Corridor Market - Holiday Edition (Hyatt Regency)
Nov. 15, 16 & 20: The Picture Show - Toy Story (FilmScene)
Nov. 20 - Jan. 31: Sleigh Bar Christmas Pop-Up (Tin Roost)
Nov. 21: ‘Tis the Season Kickoff (Downtown Iowa City)
Nov. 21, 7:00pm: Iowa Heartlanders Dash’s Derby (Xtream Arena)
Nov. 23, 3:00pm: Iowa Heartlanders Wands & Wizards (Xtream Arena)
Nov. 26, 5:30pm: Holiday Lights at the Lake Open Night (Iowa City)
Nov. 28 - 30: Tree Fest at the Farm (Colony Acres Family Farm)

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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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