The 2011 Iowa Arts Festival was voted Best Festival for Iowa City Press-Citizen's "Best of the Area" award
The 2010 Iowa Arts Festival was co-winner of Best Festival for Iowa City Press-Citizen's "Best of the Area" award
The 2008 Iowa Arts Festival was voted "Favorite Festival" by the Iowa City Press-Citizen for the fourth year in a row!
The Iowa Arts Festival won an "Icky Award!" for innovation and excellence in festival programming from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance for the 2006 and 2007 festivals!
Below you will find the previous years' headliners and Main Stage Acts
Crooked Still
Joe Ely
Tedy Thompson
Bottle Rockets
Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys
Sarah Jarosz
Darrell Scott
The Honeydogs
Sonny Landreth
The Damnwells
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Lipstick Homicide
Andy Carlson & Casey Cook
Dave Moore
Findres & Youngberg
The 100's
Kevin Gordon Band
Robert Earl Keen Band
Mike and Amy Finders Band
Tim O'Brien
Sam Bush Band
Turkana
Dave Zollo
Public Property
Amelia White & Her Band
Eddie from Ohio
CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
The Roches
Nancy Griffith
Noon the 100's
Euforquestra
Too Much Yang
Lake Street Dive
Sarah Borges
The Subdudes
Tish Hinojosa with Marvin Dykhuis
James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards
Lazy Boy & the Recliners
Big Wooden Radio
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
Ben Lee
Maura O'Connell
Nickel Creek