The Iowa Arts Festival is a weekend-long, free community celebration featuring over 115 local and regional visual artists displaying and selling their artwork, a music festival, a “Culinary Row” serving regional and ethnic food, a variety of activities and entertainment, both creative and educational, for children and families. The Iowa Arts Festival is the most anticipated visual art-centered event of the summer.
The Iowa Arts Festival kid's activities are educational and fun, featuring puppets, crafts, music and dance. Kids can pick up a passport and tour the Global Village traveling from country to country, all in one day. Families can listen to great music and dance to tunes from all over the world. Children's Day features over 10 booths of hands-on activities, crafts and learning experiences presented by area businesses and groups.
Be sure to come hungry! Culinary row features local food vendors with a global flavor. Roam about munching on some of the area's best foods from traditional, Indian and African fare to good old fashioned Barbecue. Don't forget Sunday is the annual ICARE Pancake Breakfast near the Weather Dance Fountain outside of the Sheraton Hotel.