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Downtown Farmers' Market
Downtown Farmers' Market
Oct 3 • Free
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
2026 Iowa Blues Challenge
2026 Iowa Blues Challenge
Oct 5 • Free
xBk Live
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Sep 22 · 5:00 PM • Free
Plain Talk Books & Coffee
Music Walk
Music Walk
Sep 17 · 5:00 PM • Free
Ames History Museum
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Nov 5 · 5:00 PM • Free
The Englert Theatre
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Oct 14 · 8:00 PM • Free
Gabe's
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Oct 3 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
Fridays at the Farm
Fridays at the Farm
Sep 18 • Free
Middlebrook Farm
Fitness in the Park – Fitness Crawl
Fitness in the Park – Fitness Crawl
Sep 19 • Free
The District at Prairie Trail
Wild Youth
Wild Youth
Sep 16 · 6:30 PM • Free
Eternity Church

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