Baseball, Fairs, & Live Music — Weekend Corridor Events
There's no shortage of great summer events here in Eastern Iowa this weekend! Here are some of the fun things going on in the area this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday:
- Uptown Friday Nights
- McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
- July 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Live music from Copperhead Creek
- Admission is $5 at the gate - 21 & over only
- Rock the Block
- NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids
- July 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- feat. Brass Transit Authority
- Event is free
- Friday Night Concert Series
- Just off the north end of the Pentacrest on Iowa Avenue between Clinton Street and Dubuque Street in Iowa City
- July 13th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- feat. The Beaker Brothers
- Event is free
- Kernels Baseball
- Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids
- July 13th at 6:35 p.m. - UNI Panther Night with a jersey auction and cap giveaway
- July 14th at 6:35 p.m. - Post-game fireworks
- July 15th at 2:05 p.m.
- vs. Fort Wayne (June 13th) and Lake County (July 14th & 15th)
- Tickets range from $8 to $12 - get yours HERE
- Heathers: The Musical
- Theatre Cedar Rapids
- July 13th & 14th at 7:30 p.m. and July 15th at 2:30 p.m.
- Rated PG-13
- Tickets range from $28 to $36 - get yours HERE
- Studio Improv - Summer Series
- Theatre Cedar Rapids
- July 13th & 14th at 7:30 p.m.
- Rated PG-13
- Tickets range from $10 to $15 - get yours HERE
- Wyoming Fair
- 409 E Green St in Wyoming
- July 13th through 15th
- Featuring a truck & tractor pull, food, shows, 4-H events, kids' activities, and more
- Parade is July 13th at 6:30 p.m.
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- July 13th admission is free until 6:30 p.m. and $5 after 6:30, July 14th is $5 until noon and $10 after noon, & July 15th is $5 all day
- Kids under 12 are free every day
- Winneshiek County Fair
- 900 E Main St in Decorah
- July 13th & 14th
- Featuring live music, food, 4-H events, a truck & tractor pull, a family fun run, kids' activities, and more
- July 13th - Jerrod Niemann at The Grandstand at 9 p.m.
- July 14th - Rodney Atkins at The Grandstand at 9 p.m.
- Fair buttons are $35 (good for all Grandstand shows)
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Delaware County Fair
- Delaware County Fairgrounds
- July 13th through 15th
- Featuring 4-H events, shows, live music, truck & tractor pulls, food, kids' activities, and more
- VIP Night with Cheap Trick on the Main Stage
- July 13th at 8 p.m.
- Ticket includes show and all you can eat & drink
- Tickets are $70 - get yours HERE
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Admission is $12 for adults and $3 for ages 1 to 11
- Heritage Days Festival 2018
- Uptown Mount Vernon
- July 13th & 14th
- Featuring food vendors, a beverage tent, games, live music, kids' activities, a car show, a softball tournament,and more
- Parade is July 14th at 11 a.m. - theme is country western
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Admission is free
- Pizza Friday Night
- Bloomsbury Farm in Atkins
- July 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Ticket includes admission to the farm, hayrack rides, a gourmet pizza bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., salad, 1 drink ticket, dessert, live music, and yard games
- Tickets are free for 2 and younger, $16.95 for kids 3-12, and $21.95 for 12 and up - get yours HERE
- Wall of Fame Night & Weekly Racing
- Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids
- July 13th with gates at 6 p.m. and opening ceremonies at 7:20 p.m.
- Tickets are $10 for ages 18-54, $7 for students ages 9 to 17 & seniors 55 and older, and free for kids under 8 with a paid adult
- The Classics at Brucemore: Picnic
- Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheater at Brucemore
- July 13th & 14th at 7:30 p.m. - gates open at 6:30 p.m.
- Tickets are $15 per Brucemore member or student, $20 per adult (purchased in advance), and $25 per ticket purchased at the event - get yours HERE
- Marion Farmers Market
- Taube Park
- July 14th from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Iowa City Farmers Market
- Chauncey Swan Ramp in Iowa City
- July 14th from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- The Riley Smith Youth Music Festival
- NewBo City Market
- July 14th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- All proceeds raised go to the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
- Food, games, and live music
- Tickets are $10 - get yours HERE
- North Liberty Blues & BBQ
- Centennial Park in North Liberty
- July 14th with events beginning at 9 a.m.
- Featuring food vendors, a beverage garden, live music, kids' activities, and the Turkey Trot
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Event is free
- CR Gospel Fest
- Greene Square Park in Cedar Rapids
- July 14th from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Featuring live music, poets, praise dances, bouncy houses, food vendors, free giveaways, and more
- Event is free
- Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Movies on the Riverbank
- McGrath Amphitheatre
- July 14th at 7 p.m.
- Showing Despicable Me 3
- Event is free
- Pianopalooza Dueling Pianos
- Klopfenstein Amphitheater at Lowe Park in Marion
- July 14th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Food vendors on-site
- Event is free
- Tour de Brew
- Begins and ends at Millstream Brewery in Amana
- July 14th from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- 38-mile bike ride through Norway, Blairstown, and West Amana
- Live music from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Nick Stika
- Registration is the day of the event at Millstream from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Indyca Outdoor Concert
- NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids
- July 15th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Event is free
New movies out this weekend:
- Skyscraper (PG-13) - 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG) - 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes