Iowa Music Festivals
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Jan 3 - 4 2025Eagles and Ivories - Muscatine
Ragtime music festival sponsored by the Muscatine County Arts Council. -
Jan 10 - 11 2025Kee Live Music Festival - Cherokee
The Kee Live Music Festival was created with the idea of bringing live music to Cherokee area during the cold Iowa winter. The event was formerly know ... more » -
Feb 1 - 2 2025Annual Northeast Iowa Steel Guitar Jam - Waterloo
Country, swing, blues, jazz, gospel and pop, with 28 artists from several midwestern states. At the Electric Park Ballroom. -
Apr 18 - 19 2025Simply The Blues - Fort Madison
Outdoor blues festival includes Grammy and W.C. Handy award winners/nominees. -
May 10 - 11 2025Taste Louisiana Cajun & Zydeco Festival - Amana
Taste Louisiana Cajun & Zydeco Festival brings the food, music and fun of a real Louisiana Festival to the Mid-America with five Cajun and Zydeco band ... more » -
May 27 - 1 2025Burlington Steamboat Days - American Music Festival - Burlington
National rock, country, pop, rhythm and blues, jazz, big band and oldies groups perform daily on outdoor stages. -
Jun 12 - 15 2025Glenn Miller Festival - Clarinda
Activities include various big band concerts, panel discussions, stage shows, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and a big band dance. -
Jun 27 - 29 2025Sturgis Falls Celebration - Cedar Falls
More than 20 bands play jazz, country, rock-n-roll and blues in three city parks. Parade, 5k, arts and crafts fair, carnival, talent contest and conti ... more » -
Jun 27 - 29 2025Cedar Basin Music Festival - Cedar Falls
This three-day festival is full of free, live music in a variety of styles (jazz, blues, contemporary rock and folk) at two venues, Sturgis Park and N ... more » -
Jun 7 2025Saturday in the Park Festival - Sioux City
Free music festival featuring top name national entertainers, Kid's Zone, Arts Alley, beer garden, and over 20 food vendors. -
Jun 12 - 14 2025IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival - Davenport
Annual festival along the banks of the Mississippi River features 20 top blues performers, children's classes, exhibits. -
Jun 27 - 28 2025FREE Promise Land Fest Music Festival - Ottumwa
Promise Land Fest is a free, family-friendly, 2-Day Rock & Rap Music Festival with great live positive music and entertainment for all ages. 24 Rock B ... more » -
Jun 27 - 29 2025Iowa City Jazz Festival - Iowa City
Come down for three days of live jazz performances and delicious dishes. You're sure to enjoy the music from two stages, which showcase a variety of w ... more » -
Jul 4 - 6 2025Bicycle, Blues and BBQ Festival - Clear Lake
Great food, music and family activities. Nationally known blues bands, bike ride and race, free entertainment. -
Jul 10 - 12 2025Guthrie's River Ruckus - Guthrie Center
Country Music show with 3 stages and various singers. Three nights featuring a range of music from local talent to big names like the 2012 headliner ... more » -
Jul 18 - 20 2025Annual Backbone Bluegrass Festival - Strawberry Point
Come enjoy a weekend of bluegrass music at Backbone State Park. Camping on the scenic and tree-filled 20 acre grounds or just driving in for the shows ... more » -
Jul 19 2025Central Iowa Music Festival: Sweet Music at Sweet Corn Time - Marshalltown
Blues, folk, jazz, classical, Latin/salsa. Barbecue, fresh sweet corn. -
Jul 26 2025Ushers Ferry Folk Music Festival - Cedar Rapids
August at Ushers Ferry means Folk Music! Join us beneath the shade trees on the beautiful Gazebo Square for the Annual Ushers Ferry Folk Festival. The ... more » -
Jul 26 2025Waukee Music Festival Presented by The Kee - Waukee
The Waukee Music Festival, presented by The Kee, is being launched to bring exposure to the Waukee Downtown Triangle area AND to bring a big music fes ... more » -
Jul 31 - 2 2025Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival - Davenport
Features 8 bands from around the U.S. and abroad, honoring the memory and perpetuating the music of Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke. -
Aug 4 - 10 202531st Annual National Old-Time Country and Bluegrass Festival and Contest - Missouri Valley
More than 25 bands playing 20 genres of old-time music on 10 stages. Arts and crafts, flea market, free food. Pioneer exposition of arts, crafts and a ... more » -
Aug 6 - 10 2025Annual Old Time Country Music Jamboree - Avoca
Country music, family entertainment, camping available. Stages run all day. -
Aug 8 - 9 2025Rollin' on the River Blues Fest - Keokuk
IOWA'S BEST FEST BY A DAM SITE - Keokuk, Iowa presents it's end of the summer blues festival on the third weedend of August each year. At various time ... more » -
Aug 8 - 10 2025Annual Central City Bluegrass Festival - Central City
Annual Bluegrass Festival with live music and all night jam sessions. No Alcoholic Beverages. Bring your lawn chairs. $7 per night camping. The oldest ... more » -
Aug 11 - 17 2025Annual National Old Time Country-Bluegrass-Folk Music Festival & Pioneer Expo of Rural Lifestyle - Anita
Over 650 musicians and performers show up for this seven day event to perform on no less than ten stages from 9am to midnight every day. It's the larg ... more » -
Sep 19 - 20 2025Soul & Blues Festival - Iowa City
The Soul & Blues Festival is a reworking of the former Iowa Soul Festival. This festival celebrates the local and global reach of Soul & Blues music t ... more »