Iowa City Live Music Events

2026 Iowa Arts Festival | June 5–7

Downtown Iowa City 5 Jun 2026

2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival | July 3–5

Downtown Iowa City 3 Jul 2026

Sierra Ferrell's Heavy Petal Tour

141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242 28 Aug 2026

Soulja Boy

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon 20 Apr 2026

Beetlejuice

141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242 2 May 2026

Ray LaMontagne (Rescheduled from 9/2/2025)

Hancher Auditorium 2 Sep 2026

The Wailers

Englert Theatre 22 Apr 2026

Soulja Boy in Iowa City

Wildwood 21 Apr 2026

Iron and Wine at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 3 May 2026

Iowa City Farmers Market

Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp 2 May 2026

Graham Nash

Englert Theatre 14 Jul 2026

Graham Nash at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 15 Jul 2026

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 21 Jun 2026

Ray LaMontagne at Hancher Auditorium

Hancher Auditorium 1 Sep 2026

Sunn O)))

Englert Theatre 19 Apr 2026

Gillian Welch at Hancher Auditorium

Hancher Auditorium 5 Aug 2026

Marty Stuart at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 4 Jun 2026

Beetlejuice - The Musical

Hancher Auditorium - Hadley Stage 30 Apr 2026

The Wailers in Iowa City

The Englert Theatre 23 Apr 2026

Jake Shimabukuro at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 10 May 2026

Brad Mehldau in Iowa City

Hancher Auditorium 10 May 2026

The Wailers

Englert Theatre 24 Apr 2026

Wilson's Tulip Festival! 🌷💐🌼

4823 Dingleberry RD NE, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 22 Apr 2026

Tulip Festival (Weekends of April 25/26 AND May 2/3)

4823 Dingleberry RD NE, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 2 May 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: UI Black Pop Music Group

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 15 May 2026

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Hancher Auditorium 4 Aug 2026

Beetlejuice - The Musical - Iowa City

Hancher Auditorium 2 May 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: The Beaker Brothers

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 28 Aug 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Stare Into The Night AND Early Girl AND Lipstick Homicide

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 18 Sep 2026

North Mississippi Allstars at The Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre 12 Apr 2026

Jackie Venson

Wildwood BBQ & Saloon 16 May 2026

Bright Future, a celebration of the Iowa City Public Library

123 S Linn St, 52240 11 Apr 2026

Iowa City Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

Tequila Cowgirl 5 May 2026

Lissie at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 18 Apr 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Jumbies

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 21 Aug 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Silt Creek AND The Whiskey Fund

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 7 Aug 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Big Begonias AND The Feralings

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 12 Jun 2026

Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime Tickets

Iowa City Ia 52445 3 May 2026

Lettuce Cook Tour

221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 16 Aug 2026

Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch

221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240-3952, United States 17 Apr 2026

MusicIC Presents THE BLACK ANGEL: Music, Myth, and Memory

123 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 30 Apr 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Bear Cat Hot Club

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 8 May 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: West Liberty & West High Jazz

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 22 May 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Winterland

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 10 Jul 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Clear Creek Amana AND City High Jazz

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 29 May 2026

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 6 Jul 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: The Dandelion Stompers

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 17 Jul 2026

Keller Williams at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 10 Jul 2026

Brianfest 2026

Big Grove Iowa City 26 Jun 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: River Glen Band

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 14 Aug 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: The Trollies

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 31 Jul 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Blast Choir AND The Wonderful Smiths

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 24 Jul 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: StrumDrum AND Jack Lion

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 4 Sep 2026

Music on the Move: Steve Grismore Trio

200 E Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52245, United States 29 Jul 2026

Walker Montgomery at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 30 Apr 2026

Friday Night Concert Series: Marc Janssen Trio AND Slim Chance & the Can’t Hardly Playboys

Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall 26 Jun 2026

Masterworks VI - IOWA CITY

Voxman Music Building 17 May 2026

Micky and The Motorcars at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 15 Aug 2026

Music on the Move: Dave Zollo and Brian Cooper

2451 Miami Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240-6768, United States 10 Jun 2026

Undeath

Gabe's Iowa City 21 Apr 2026

Reece - Elray's Live & Dive - Iowa City

211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 11 Apr 2026

Music on the Move: Hard Luck & the Troubles

Terry Trueblood Recreation Area 8 Jul 2026

Free Live Music | Logan Corbino

328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA 9 May 2026

Music on the Move: Ion & Friends

600 E College St, Iowa City, IA 52240, United States 26 Aug 2026

Molly Shannon @ Elrays!

Elrays Live&Dive 8 May 2026

8/14 Iowa City, IA: OVERTIME: "The Modern Day Outlaw Tour"

Wildwood BBQ & Saloon 14 Aug 2026

Macartney Reinhardt - Elray's Live & Dive - Iowa City

211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 29 Aug 2026

Macartney Reinhardt - Elray's Live & Dive - Iowa City

211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 28 Aug 2026

Folk for the Punks and Critters

Gabe's Iowa City 18 Apr 2026

Wildwood Saloon

Wildwood BBQ & Saloon 25 Jul 2026

Family Folk Machine Spring Concert: Dreaming Iowa

The Englert Theatre 2 May 2026

Free Live Music | Bart Attacks

328 S. Clinton St. Suite A, Iowa City, IA 24 Apr 2026

Redemption @ The Jobsite

The Jobsite 24 Apr 2026

Little Village's 25th Anniversary Celebration!

623 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240-4232, United States 27 Jun 2026

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band at Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon

Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon 8 Apr 2026

POLYESTER BLEND AND JULIA

225 IA-1, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246 11 Apr 2026

Buzzkill Summer - Iowa City

Gabe's 14 Jun 2026

Music on the Move: Stephanie Catlett with Dan Padley & Tara McGovern

1858 7th Ave Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240-6436, United States 22 Jul 2026

Joe Stamm Band

1550 S 1st Ave, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 19 Jun 2026

Only Echoes at Trumpet Blossom

Trumpet Blossom Cafe 23 Apr 2026

Heartfelt Trucking at Science Thursday - University of Iowa - Iowa City, Ia.

169 Newton Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242-1103, United States 20 Aug 2026

Heartfelt Trucking at Lucy's in the Highlander Hotel - Iowa City, Ia.

The Highlander Hotel 22 May 2026

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Iowa City 27 Nov 2025