In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, the Marshalltown Public Library will be hosting an Historic Textile Fair from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 18. Local fiber artists will display quilts and demonstrate spinning, weaving, tatting and quilt block cutting and ...

ELDORA — Families looking for some good old fashioned fun, filled with free activities, plan to come to the 2026 Threshing Festival and Power Show on July 25. The event will be hosted by the Hardin County Farm Museum on location north of Eldora. There is no admission to the show and all ...

DES MOINES — Just announced-the panel of expert judges has taken this year's lineup of more than 80 new foods and narrowed it down to the top three finalists for 2026. Fairgoer votes will be tallied Aug. 13-19 and the winner of the coveted People's Choice Best New Food for 2026 will be ...

DES MOINES — Celebrate summer and support unique local bars and restaurants during CITYVIEW’s Summer Stir cocktail party. The event will be held on July 31 in Des Moines’ Historic East Village. This is a casual, early-evening, summer stroll to local bars and venues. Enjoy this ...

Wilderness shows featuring life off the grid in remote parts of Montana or Alaska, living in harsh conditions below zero, have been popular to the point of having genre-specific channels, and may have a role in the increased interest in outdoors skills classes here in Iowa. Public interest in ...

July 15 Morning Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Walking Wednesday, Ann C. Keyser Trailhead, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free Sack Lunch Provided by Community Meal Organization, Melbourne Public Library, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. ...