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Iowa Arts Festival | June 6-8, 2025

Location: Iowa City Downtown

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  • Summer of the Arts Iowa City Sponsors MidAmerican Energy Foundation logo
  • Summer of the Arts Iowa City Sponsors MidWest One Bank

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Summer of the Arts Iowa City Sponsors Dr Suzanne Stock Orthodontist

Ped Mall Stage Sponsor

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Art Fair Sponsor

Summer of the Arts Iowa City Sponsors River Products Company

Emerging Artists Sponsor

About the Iowa Arts Festival

The Iowa Arts Festival is an award-winning, weekend-long community celebration and Iowa City tradition that celebrated 40 years in 2023.

The event features over 100 local, regional and national visual artists in the Art Fair, and on Saturday and Sunday, we feature youth artists ages 16-25 in the Emerging Artist Area.

But that’s not all: there are music performances, food vendors serving regional and ethnic dishes, and creative, educational activities and entertainment for children. It’s the most anticipated art event of the summer!

Iowa Arts Festival Schedule

June 6, 2025

2:00 pm Panel Talk with The Original Pinettes Brass Band @ The University of Iowa School of Music – Voxman Building
5:00 pm Culinary Delights & Beverage Sales @ Iowa Avenue
5:00 pm Iowa Arts Festival Art Fair @ Downtown Iowa City
5:00 pm Street Entertainment – Pandelirium Steel Band
6:00 pm Tomar and the FC’s @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
8:00 pm The Original Pinettes Brass Band @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival

June 7, 2025

10:00 am Iowa Arts Festival Art Fair @ Downtown Iowa City
10:00 am Iowa Arts Festival Emerging Artist Area @ Old Capitol Mall
10:00 am Street Entertainment – Lena Earth Singers
10:00 am Art that makes a House into a Home: Iowa Arts Festival Collaboration @ Downtown Iowa City
11:00 am ABC’s: Arts, Books & Children @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
11:00 am Culinary Delights and Merchandise Sales @ Iowa Avenue
11:00 am Ambition Baton Twirling & Dance @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
11:45 am Overall Buddies @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
12:00 pm Iowa City Community Band @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
12:00 pm Beverage Sales @ Beverage Garden
12:45 pm School of Rock @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:00 pm Street Entertainment – Old Capitol City Roller Derby
1:00 pm Street Entertainment – Nicole Dean
1:00 pm Old Capitol Chorus @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:30 pm Subatlantic @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:30 pm Street Entertainment – Old Capitol Chorus
1:45 pm Sing Along Time with Music by Katie Roche @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
2:15 pm Family Folk Machine @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
3:00 pm Art Out Loud @ United Action for Youth (UAY)
4:00 pm The Trollies @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
4:00 pm Street Entertainment – Kinetic Entertainment
6:00 pm Kevin Gordon @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
8:00 pm Southern Avenue @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival

June 8, 2025

10:00 am Iowa Arts Festival Art Fair @ Downtown Iowa City
10:00 am Iowa Arts Festival Emerging Artist Area @ Old Capitol Mall
10:00 am Art that makes a House into a Home: Iowa Arts Festival Collaboration @ Downtown Iowa City
11:00 am Art-Making Sunday @ Ped Mall Stage
11:00 am Culinary Delights and Merchandise Sales @ Iowa Avenue
11:00 am Solon High School Mariachi Band @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
11:30 am Street Entertainment – Pete Balestrieri
11:45 am Intro to Typedance @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
12:00 pm Tanya English Band @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
12:00 pm Beverage Sales @ Beverage Garden
12:00 pm Kinetic Entertainment – Laura Ernst @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:00 pm Iowa City Flute Choir @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:30 pm Revolution Musical @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
1:30 pm Street Entertainment – Iowa City Flute Choir
1:30 pm Typedance Performance @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
2:00 pm Street Entertainment – Ingrid Streitz
2:00 pm Silver Swing Band @ Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
3:00 pm Streamline Deluxe @ Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival
Experience the magic of summer in Iowa City!

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2025 Iowa Arts Festival Map and Program PDF
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