22nd Annual Downtown Newark Food & Brew Fest
Grain Harvest - Urbandale, IA
2026
ConfirmedFree
Beer, Produce Harvest
Festivals in Iowa
24 festivals in Iowa, with confirmed dates, current ticket prices, camping info and clear updates on what's actually happening.
28th Annual Estherville Sweet Corn Days
Estherville, IA
2026
Confirmed
Produce Harvest, Food & Drink
515 Alive Music Festival
Des Moines, IA
Dates not yet announced
No word yet
House, Dubstep, Bass
80/35 Music Festival
Des Moines, IA
Expected July
No word yet
Indie
Annual Lazy River Beer & Wine Fest
Marquette, IA
Expected June 2027
Expected$35 pp
Wine, Beer, Produce Harvest
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival
Davenport, IA
Aug 4 to 8, 2027
Confirmed$20 to $155 pp
Jazz
Celtic Festival & Highland Games of the Quad Cities
Davenport, IA
Expected September 2026
No word yetFree
Highland Games, Celtic Festival
Elkader Sweet Corn Days
Elkader, IA
Expected July 2027
ExpectedFree
BBQ, Produce Harvest
Gays and Faes
Decorah, IA
Dates not yet announced
Confirmed<10kCamping, primitive
Indie, Americana
Green Gravel Comedy Festival
Iowa City, IA
Dates not yet announced
No word yet
Stand-up, Alternative Comedy
Harmony Festival
Cedar Rapids, IA
Expected July 2027
Expected$20 to $100 pp
Yoga Festival, Sound Healing, Meditation Mindfulness
Hinterland Music Festival
St. Charles, IA
Expected July-August 2027
ConfirmedCamping
Indie, Americana
Iowa Eats: Food & Drink Festival
Waterloo , IA
2026
Confirmed
Food And Wine, Food & Drink
Iowa Irish Fest
Waterloo, IA
Aug 6 to 8, 2027
Confirmed~50k$40 pp
Irish Heritage
Iowa's Latino Heritage Festival
Des Moines, IA
Expected September 2027
Expected$5 pp
Latin Cultural, Latin
Iowa Renaissance Festival
Middle Amana, IA
Oct 10 to 18, 2026
Confirmed
Renaissance Faire
Iowa State Fair
Des Moines, IA
Aug 12 to 22, 2027
Confirmed1.2M+Camping, rv
State Fairs, Food & Drink
Knotfest Iowa
Des Moines, IA
Dates not yet announced
No word yet
Metal
Knotfest
Des Moines, IA
Dates not yet announced
No word yet
Metal
LAZERfest
Clive, IA
Dates not yet announced
No word yet
Rock
The Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow
Des Moines, IA
Expected September 2027
Expected$25 pp
Renaissance Faire
Saturday in the Park
Sioux City, IA
Dates not yet announced
Confirmed25k+Free
Pop & Mainstream, Rock
Season of Souls Psychic Fair
Des Moines, IA
Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2026
Confirmed
Psychic Fair, Metaphysical Market, Tarot
Symmetry Music Arts Festival
Fairfield, IA
Expected October 2027
ExpectedCamping, primitive
Bass, Dubstep, Experimental
