The Iowa Arts Festival is the most anticipated visual art-centered event of the summer. We expanded the layout in 2009 to make the festival bigger and better. The downtown streets will be lined with over 130 local and regional visual artists displaying and selling their work. Iowa Avenue will feature Culinary Row, the festival Main Stage and NEW this year a Beverage Garden Friday and Saturday evening. The Pedestrian Plaza will be filled with activities for families including the Family Stage, Global Village booths on Saturday and Children’s Day booths on Sunday. We’ve also added a FUN Zone at the corner of Linn and Washington Streets.
Friday, June 4:
4:00 p.m. Culinary Row Opens Click Here for a List of Food Vendors
MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE:
7:00 p.m. Sarah Jarosz
9:00 p.m. Darrell Scott
Saturday, June 5:
10:00 a.m. Art Fair – over 125 fine artists
Culinary Row – over 15 diverse food vendors
Global Village – over 12 countries kids can visit and learn about different cultures
(This year we’ll be featuring Denmark, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Puerto Rico,
Mexico, France, Germany and more!)
FUN Zone – FREE and paid activities for kids of all ages!
MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE:
10:30 a.m. Collectible Boys
12:00 p.m. Dustin Busch
1:30 p.m. Radoslav Lorkovic
3:00 p.m. The Pines
4:30 p.m. Jeffrey Foucault
7:00 p.m. The Honeydogs
9:00 p.m. Sonny Landreth, Sponsored by University of Iowa Community Credit Union
GLOBAL VILLAGE BOOTHS - Sponsored by West Bank:
* Africa – presented by the African American Museum of Iowa
* Arab Countries – presented by the Arab Student Association
* Argentina – presented by Nora Garda and Summer of the Arts
* Australia – presented by GLBTA
* Denmark – presented by Summer of the Arta
* France – presented by Summer of the Arts
* Germany – presented by Summer of the Arts
* Japan – presented by the University of Iowa Anime Club
* Mexico – presented by the Iowa Children’s Museum
* Puerto Rico – presented by Girl Scout Troop 8131
* Thailand – presented by Thai Student Association
* Vietnam – presented by the Vietnamese Student Association
* Music Around the World – presented by West Music
FAMILY STAGE/WEATHERDANCE FOUNTAIN STAGE PERFORMERS:
Special Guest Emcee – Scott McGill
10 a.m. Orchestra Iowa, Family Stage
10:45 a.m. Kojokan Samurai Dojo, Weatherdance Fountain Stage
11:45 a.m. The Beggarmen, Family Stage
12:45 p.m. Area Dancers, Weatherdance Fountain Stage
1:15 p.m. Ecaudor Manta, Family Stage
2 p.m. Iowa City Community Band, Weatherdance Fountain Stage
3 p.m. Kahraman Near East Dance Ensemble, Family Stage
3:30 p.m. Riverside Theater performance, Family Stage
Sunday, June 6:
CHILDREN’S DAY ACTIVITIES – Sponsored by Hills Bank & Trust and Little Village:
Produced for the Summer of the Arts and Iowa Arts Festival by the Iowa City Public Library. Children's Day is a celebration of the visual and performing arts. Free art activities are offered for kids to explore their own creativity as well as lively performances on the Family Stage.
MMake a Splash @ Your Library" Summer Reading Program Registration, Bubble Fun, & Toddler Duck Pond - Iowa City Public Library
· Digging Dinos Sculptures - Volunteers: Jack Neuzil & Solon Public Library
· Drum Fun Circle - Volunteers: Yahoo Drummers
· Paint the Town - Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
· Face Painting - Volunteers: Iowa Arts Festival & Iowa City Public Library
· Kindermusik Fun - Sponsored by West Music
· Time Travels Crafts & Old Time Chores - Volunteers: UI Museum of Natural History, UI Old Capitol Museum, and Johnson County Historical Society
· Alphabet & Book Crafts - Volunteers: Iowa Children's Museum
· Costume Dress Up - Sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation
· Magical Arts - Volunteers: Quad City Magic Club
· Splash Down Water Fun - Volunteers: Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department
· Worm Wrangling - Volunteers: Scotty Koepke & ECO Iowa City
· Pinch Pottery - Volunteers: Fired Up! Iowa City
· Felt Worm Fun - Volunteers: Iowa Fiber Arts
· Music Together - Volunteers: Preucil School of Music
· Overhead Bots Workshop - Volunteers: UI Department of Psychology (Note: this activity is limited to kids ages 8-12 and will be held in the Storytime Room in the Library. Preregistration required.)
(Note: In case of bad weather, Children's will take place inside of the Iowa City Public Library)
FAMILY STAGE SCHEDULE, Sponsored By Rockwell Collins:
12:00 p.m. Popo's "Make a Splash" Puppet Show - Deanne Wortman & Dave Panther
1:00 p.m. Magical Illusions with Craig Beytein & Quad Cities Magic Club
1:30 p.m. Old Time Music Concert with the Not So Hungry Oompah Band
2:00 p.m. Pirate Show with Terrible Todd (Herbst) & Quad Cities Magic Club
2:45 p.m. Storytelling with Deanne Wortman
3:15 p.m. Funny Magic with Jesus Rios & Quad Cities Music Club
12:00 - 4:00 - Pedestrian Plaza & Arts Fair -- Strolling Entertainers
15 strolling magicians, balloon artists, and magicians of the Quad City Magic Club plus old fashioned music with Iowa's own Tubador, Gary McCurdy
PLUS!
Culinary Row Hours Friday, June 4: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 5: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 6: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Art Fair Hours Saturday, June 5: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 6: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
FUN Zone Hours: Saturday, June 5: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 6: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.