🏒 Sep. 18 - 21 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

From Story Time to Slapshots

🏒 Iowa Heartlanders Open Season | Friday, Oct. 17 | 📍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!

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 2:30 - 4:30pm: Kids Art Club (Artisan Insight Studios)

• Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: DogFest (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Friday, 9:00 - 10:30am: Devonian Fossil Gorge Tour (Coralville Lake)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Family Movie Morning (Springmier Comm Library)

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

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Fall Fest (Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee)

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

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

• Saturday, 2:00pm: 15th Anniversary Concert (Music4Life)

• Saturday, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Tumbling with Taylor (Inspire Athletics IA)

• Sunday, 9:30am: Farm Cycle 4 Youth (Iowa City Bike Library)

• Sunday, 11:30 - 12:00pm: Little Dribblers & Shooters (NL Rec Center)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Games in the Grove (Plum Grove Historic Site)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Sanctuary Strolls (Iowa Farm Sanctuary)

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

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Things That Fly (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)

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

• All Weekend: Pickle Patch Weekend (Colony Acres Family Farm)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

From Craft Brews to Classic Tunes

Northside Oktoberfest | Sat., 12:00 - 8:00pm | 📍Northside Iowa City
🍻 Raise your glass and celebrate 29 years of cheers! Enjoy unlimited craft samples from 40+ vendors, German-inspired eats, live music, games, and contests—an unforgettable fall tradition full of flavor, fun, and Northside community spirit.

Other ideas for outings:

• Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00pm: Swisher Sip & Shop (Downtown Swisher)

• Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Party on the Patio - Laid Back Band (Tin Roost)

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

• Friday, 7:00pm: Tom Petty Tribute Band (Wildwood)

• Friday, 7:00pm: The Mind Meddler Magician (The Highlander)

• Friday, 7:30pm: History That Doesn’t Suck (The Englert Theatre)

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

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Hawkmania XLV - Back in Black (Wildwood)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Hokus Pokus Live (The Englert Theatre)

• Saturday, 8:00pm: Don’t Tell Comedy (IC American Legion #17)

• Sunday, 7:30pm: Jefferson Starship (The Englert Theatre)

• All Weekend: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Riverside Theatre)

• All Weekend: Infinite Dream Festival (Various Iowa City Locations)

• All Weekend: Karaoke Nights (Shakespeare’s, J&A Tap)

• All Weekend: Trivia and Game Nights (PinSeekers, Barrel House, Tailgators, Watermill Kitchen + Bar)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Saturday, 10:30am: Tiny Art Workshop (North Liberty Library)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Wreath Making Class (Calyx Creek)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Drawing Salon (Stanley Museum of Art)

• All Weekend: Stitch Summit 2025 (Kinnick Event Center)

• All Weekend: Pottery, Splatting, and Paint & Sips (Brush & Barrel)

GET WELL 🧘

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

• Saturday, 11:00am: Fit & Fun FREE Pilates Class (Field Day Brewing)

• Sunday, 9:00am: Liver Wellness 5K (Centennial Park)

• All Weekend: A Weekend with Patrick Beach (Hothouse Yoga)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Thursday, 5:00pm: Community Conversation - Food Insecurity (ICPL)

• Thursday, 5:00 - 9:00pm: Dine Out for Education (Twelve01 Kitchen & Tap)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: 2025 Hammers & Hardhats (The Courtyard by Marriott)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00pm: Volunteer Fair (North Liberty Library)

• Saturday, 5:00pm: IWNJC Wings of Hope Gala (UUS Fellowship Hall)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Welcoming Week (Main Street North Liberty)

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

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Natalie & Dean Bakopoulos (Prairie Lights)

• Friday, 4:00pm: Renee Zukin Author Reading (The Black Rose)

• Friday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: Disability Comm. Social (Poindexter Coffee)

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

• Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: BookTok Bingo (North Liberty Library)

• Friday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: D&D Character Creation 101 (Diversions)

• Saturday, 11:00am: September Pet Social (Cedar Ridge)

• Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00pm: Gaymers Gathering (Press Coffee)

• Saturday, 3:00 - 6:00pm: Global Food Project Farmers Market (Grow JoCo)

• Saturday, 4:00 - 8:00pm: Pack the Park (Lone Tree Park)

• Saturday, 7:00 - 9:00pm: Sunflower Mini Sessions (Wilson’s Orchard)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: Public Space One Art Market (Big Grove Iowa City)

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

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Dogs on Skis | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Live Music | IC Ped Mall | 6:30pm
🎵 Satin Jackets + Lyndrum | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 River Glen and Ryan Phelan | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Patrick The Gathering | J&A Tap | 9:30pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Asking For a Friend | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Sounds of the Good Life | Elray’s Live & Dive | 7:00pm
🎵 Toxic Blonde | Shuey’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Nicole Dean | Club 761 | 7:00pm
🎵 Jervis Campbell | Old Brick | 7:00pm
🎵 Kimberli Maloy | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Saving Abel | First Avenue Club | 8:00pm
🎵 The Kennedy Brothers | Saddleback | 8:00pm
🎵 The Steve Grismore Trio | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Ryan Michaels Band | Elray’s Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Golden Alexander | Two Horse Farm | 11:30am
🎵 Jake Schrodt | Cedar Ridge | 1:00pm
🎵 Run Dog & Ingrid Streitz | Wilson’s Orchard | 3:00pm
🎵 Smokin’ Joe w/ Songbird Bethann | Wildwood | 5:00pm
🎵 More Than Physics | The Green House | 5:00pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

🏐 Friday, 6:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. East Texas A&M
🥎 Saturday, 12:00pm: Women’s Softball vs. Iowa Central CC
⚽ Sunday, 1:00pm: Women’s Soccer vs. Minnesota
🏈 Sunday, 2:00pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. Lindenwood

🏈 Need a watch party spot for Friday Night? Checkout Blackstone, Big Grove Iowa City, Big Grove Solon, Field Day, Micky’s, and Tin Roost.

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Sep. 22: Taste & Tour | NL Comm. Pantry | 5:00 - 7:00pm

• Sep. 22: Music Bingo | Micky’s NL | 7:00pm

• Sep. 23: College Night | PinSeekers | 5:00 - 9:00pm

• Sep. 24: Pilates & Pours | Rose Barn & Co. | 5:30pm

• Sep. 24: Uncorked & Cured | Vue Rooftop | 6:00pm

• Sep. 24: Farmer’s Table | Walker Homestead | 6:00pm

• Sep. 24: Bluegrass & Blues | Club 76 | 7:00pm

• Sep. 25: Free Friends Mixer | Barrett’s | 6:00pm

• Sep. 25: Chef-Led Guac Class | Twelve01 Kitchen & Tap | 6:30pm

• Sep. 25: Curtains Up | Cedar Ridge | 7:00pm

• Sep. 25: Croce Plays Croce | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Sep. 25: The Squares | Iowa Old Capitol Building | 8:00pm

• Sep. 26: An Evening with Duke Ellington | CCPA | 7:30pm

And for the kiddos:

• Sep. 22: Tot Time | Solon Comm. Center | 10:00 - 12:00pm

• Sep. 22: Family Craft Night | Springmier Comm. Library | 5:30pm

• Sep. 23: Book to Art Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Sep. 23: Super Tuesday - Lego Creations | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Sep. 24: Toddler Takeover | Iowa Children’s Museum | 9:00 - 12:00pm

• Sep. 24: Slime Day | Springmier Comm. Library | 1:35pm

• Sep. 24: Wacky Wednesday Movie | Oxford Library | 1:30pm

• Sep. 25: Movies on the Plaza | Main St. North Liberty | 7:00pm

• Sep. 25: Cinefamilia - Mexican Short Films | FilmScene | 7:00pm

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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