Iowa Arts Festival 2013 Schedule: Celebrating 30th Year in Iowa City with Loads of Art, Music

Do you like art and music? How about food? How about all three of those together?

Since you're living in Iowa City, I'm going to assume that those were all stupid questions, the resounding answer to all of them clearly being yes.

It's Iowa City Summer of the Arts season again, and that means it will be kicked off as it traditionally has been with Friday Night Concert Seriesand the upcoming Iowa Art Festival. Below is more information from Summer of the Arts on this year's edition of the Iowa Art Festival being held two weeks from now on June 7-9. For more information on each of the Summer of the Arts events you can visit here.

2013 Iowa Arts Festival Schedule

Friday, June 7

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM Culinary Row, sponsored by Johnsonville Sausages
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Art Fair & Downtown Gallery Walk
5:00 PM - 11:30 PM Beverage Garden 

Main Stage, sponsored by Toyota-Scion of Iowa City

7:00 PM Redbird
9:00 PM Richard Thompson Electric Trio

Saturday, June 8

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Art Fair & FUN Stops
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Children’s Day, sponsored by MidWestOne Bank
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Family Stage Entertainment
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Culinary Row, sponsored by Johnsonville Sausages
12:00 PM - 11:30 PM Beverage Garden

Main Stage, sponsored by Toyota-Scion of Iowa City:

12:00 PM Mutiny in the Parlor
1:30 PM Slewgrass
3:00 PM The Beggarmen
5:00 PM Kelly Pardekooper
7:00 PM TBA
9:00 PM Old 97’s 

Sunday, June 9

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Art Fair & FUN Stops
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Family Stage Entertainment
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Global Village, sponsored by West Bank
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Culinary Row, sponsored by Johnsonville Sausages
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Beverage Garden

Main Stage, sponsored by Toyota-Scion of Iowa City:

9:45 AM UI Steel Drum Band
11:00 AM Rachael Marie
11:45 AM MovMnt Dance Group
12:45 PM Iowa City Community Band
2:00 PM Christy Brown-Kwaiser
2:40 PM William Danger Ford
3:20 PM Milk & Eggs
4 PM Sam Knutson

Media Release about this Year's Festival

Summer of the Arts invites you to come celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the Iowa Arts Festival, presented by Veridian Credit Union, on Friday, June 7^th through Sunday, June 9^th! “The Iowa Arts Festival is one of the longest running festivals in the area and its success is due to the vision and dedication of the handful of individuals who decided, in 1983, to formally celebrate the start of summer with an arts festival,” states Lisa Barnes, Summer of the Arts Executive Director.

The Iowa Arts Festival is the most anticipated visual arts event of the summer featuring over 125 local and regional fine artists displaying and selling their artwork. Celebrating the 30th anniversary in 2013, this award-winning festival is packed with activities including national and local musical performers on the main stage, a variety of entertainment on the family stage, a Children’s Day featuring activities for young and young-at-heart, a Global Village on Sunday featuring booths representing different countries and cultures, our ever-popular Culinary Row, a Beverage Garden, artist demonstrations outside of downtown businesses and an Emerging Artist Pavilion.

Artists performing on the main stage include bands such as Grammy Award Nominee, Richard Thompson and the Electric Trio on Friday, The Beggarmen and Old 97’s on Saturday, and Sam Knutson live on Sunday. Sample regional and ethnic food as you’re strolling through the Art Fair, listening to live music, or enjoying the kids’ activities. You’ll find FUN Stops and a variety of other activities throughout the festival including a bouncy house outside of the Iowa City Public Library on the Pedestrian Mall, and a variety of other activities at the FUN Stops throughout the Art Fair. New this year, the Carnaval Parade will be taking place at 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, June 9^th before the Art Festival, which is a wonderful celebration of storytelling & an amazing display of visual arts, where each person who joins in the Carnaval parade will themselves, become works of art.  

The Iowa Arts Festival takes place throughout the downtown streets in the heart of Iowa City.

For more information about this festival, including the full schedule and performer bios, please visit our website at www.summerofthearts.org or call (319) 337-7944.

The City of Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts is an umbrella organization for local arts and culture events, including the Iowa Arts Festival presented by Veridian Credit Union, MusicIC, Iowa City Jazz Festival presented by the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Iowa Soul Festival presented by Diversity Focus, Friday Night Concert Series, Saturday Night Concert Series presented by the Iowa City Downtown District and Integrated DNA Technologies, and Free Movie Series presented by M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers & UI Pentacrest Museums.