Fun Days, Festivals, & Football – Eastern Iowa Weekend Events
What are you up to this weekend? If you don't know yet, we have a few suggestions! Here are some of the big events going on in the Corridor this Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
- St. Joseph Fun Days
- St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion
- June 1st from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., June 2nd from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., & June 3rd from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- $25,000 raffle, Neon Run 5k, auctions, carnival rides, live music, food, beverage tent, and more
- Get a full schedule of events HERE
- Uptown Friday Nights
- McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
- June 1st from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Live music from Crazy Delicious
- Admission is $5 at the gate - 21 & over only
- Rock the Block
- NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids
- June 1st from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- feat. Surf Zombies
- Event is free
- Hawkeye Downs Weekly Racing & McGrath Auto Big 8 Series “Clash at the Downs IV”
- Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids
- June 1st at 5 p.m. - Racing begins at 6 p.m.
- Get more details HERE
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Final Weekend)
- Theatre Cedar Rapids
- June 1st & 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and June 3rd at 2:30 p.m.
- Rated G
- Tickets range from $31 to $40 - get yours HERE
- Fuddy Meers
- Theatre Cedar Rapids - Studio
- June 1st & 2nd at 7:30 p.m.
- Rated R
- Tickets range from $19 to $24 - gets yours HERE
- Downtown Farmers Market
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
- June 2nd from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Marion Farmers Market
- Taube Park
- June 2nd from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Tanager Place Summer Fest
- Rockwell Collins Sports Complex in Cedar Rapids
- June 2nd from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- "More than 75 FREE activities, including games, crafts, interactive displays and activity stations"
- Iowa Arts Festival 2018
- Downtown Iowa City
- June 1st at 4 p.m., June 2nd at 10 a.m., and June 3rd at 10 a.m.
- Carnival Parade begins at 5:30 p.m. on June 1st
- Featuring an art fair, live music and performances, a beverage garden, Culinary Row, and more
- Get a full schedule of events HERE
- Marion BBQ Rendezvous
- Lowe Park in Marion
- June 2nd from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- "Award-winning barbecue vendors from around the Midwest, music from 3 local bands, and children's entertainment including face painting and balloons"
- Admission is free
- Summer Kickoff Party in the Woods
- Edith Lucille's Bait Shack & Wing Depot in Cedar Rapids
- June 2nd from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Feat. Too White Crew
- Tickets are $10 at the gate
- 27th Annual Iowa Renaissance Festival & Gathering o’ Celts
- Middle Amana Park in the Amana Colonies
- June 2nd & 3rd from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- "Live entertainment featuring comedy, swordplay, music, magic, and even horseback jousting"
- Also featuring a marketplace full of unique merchandise, food, and beverages
- Tickets are $6 for ages 6 to 13 & $12 for 13+ and multiple day passes are also available - get yours HERE
- 2nd Annual Human Foosball Fundraiser
- Checkers Tavern in Cedar Rapids
- June 2nd at 1 p.m.
- Live music from 2 to 7 p.m.
- 6 person teams of adults 21+ with a tax-deductible donation of $100
- Event will benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital & the St. Florian Fire & Burn Foundation Miracle Burn Camp
- Contact Pam or P.J. Harrington at Checkers Tavern at 319-364-9927 to get signed up
- Titans Football
- U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids
- June 2nd at 7:05 p.m.
- vs. Nebraska Danger
- Tickets range from $8 to $40 - get yours HERE
- Iowa City Farmers Market
- Chauncey Swan Ramp in Iowa City
- June 2nd from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Hiawatha Farmers Market
- 10th Avenue parking lot of Guthridge Park
- June 3rd from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New movies out this weekend:
- Adrift (PG-13)
- Action Point (R)