
Top 10 Labor Day Weekend Events in Eastern Iowa
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Here are ten great choices around eastern Iowa.
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Earl Richardson, Getty Images 1FryFest
Friday, September 1 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. (fireworks)
Free except for the concert featuring The Arch Allies and The Pork Tornadoes. Those tickets are $5.
There's a huge Hawkeye trade show, Hall of Fame inductions, and much more, at the Iowa River Landing.
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Ellyn Felton 2Rock the Block at NewBo City Market
Friday, September 1 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Free
The Friday night concert series continues at NewBo City Market with Brass Transit Authority performing this week.
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Julie James 3Kernels Last Regular Season Home Game
Friday, September 1 at 6:35 p.m.
$8-$12
The Kernels host the Burlington Bees in the final regular season home game of 2017. The playoff-bound Kernels will have a home game Wednesday, September 6.
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Mario Tama/Getty Images 2Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market
Saturday, September 2 from 7:30 a.m. to noon
Join thousands of other eastern Iowans for this free event in downtown Cedar Rapids. It features hundreds of local Iowa vendors.
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Thinkstock 5Iowa City Farmers Market
Saturday, September 2 from 7:30 a.m. to noon
Free
The weekly event is held in the 400 block of Washington Street in Iowa City at the Chauncey Swan Ramp.
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Iowa Football Versus Wyoming
Saturday, September 2 at 11:01 a.m.
Tickets are $25-$45
Iowa opens the 2017 season against the Wyoming Cowboys inside historic Kinnick Stadium.
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Thinkstock 78th NewBo Run
Sunday, September 3 from 7:30 to 11 a.m.
Entry is $40 to $50 in advance and $50 to $60, day of.
There's a half-marathon and 10k run with craft beer, food, a post-race party and custom race medals.
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Sunday, September 3 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Free
The 11th Annual NewBo Art Festival in the New Bohemia District with performances and art, focused on artists from the midwest.
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Justin Sullivan, Getty Images 9Hiawatha Farmers Market
Sunday, September 3 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free
The weekly event continues (through October 29) in the 10th Avenue parking lot of Guthridge Park in Hiawatha.
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ThinkStock 10Festival of Iowa Beers
Sunday, September 3 at 1 p.m.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event.
More than 30 Iowa breweries and over 100 beers come together for this event at Millstream Brewing Company in Amana.
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