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Kids events and activities in the Iowa City, Cedar Rapids area.
There's plenty of kid friendly activities in the Iowa City / Cedar Rapids area to choose from. Browse our calendar of upcoming events!Previous Week | Next Week
June 24th - June 30th SundayJune24
Wild West Weekend: Sunday Shootouts
Time: 12:00 pm
Ushers Ferry Historic Village, 5925 Seminole Valley Tr. NE, Cedar Rapids
Join Willi's Territorial Roughriders for an afternoon of Old West action at Ushers Ferry Historic Vi...Hog Wild Days
Time: 12:00 pm
Guthridge Park, 704 Emmons St., Hiawatha
Hog Wild Days concludes on Sunday with an afternoon of games, dunk tank, bingo and more. Come out fo... Free admissionMechanicsville Public Library Pond Walk
Time: 1:00 pm
Mechanicsville Public Library, 218 E First St.
Tour six private ponds and water features in Mechanicsville. Stop at the Mechanicsville Public Libra... $5Family Storytime: with Karen
Time: 2:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents.Family Sto...Open Chess Play for Kids
Time: 2:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Other
Kids from k-6 grades are welcome to bring their chess sets and come to the Children's Room and play ...Lowe's Build and Grow: Madagascar 3 Luxury Assault Vehicle
Time: 2:00 pm
Lowe's
Each weekend, Lowe's holds a free kids clinic. Build a wooden project and get a free apron goggles, ... FreeFRANKENBOY! a Monsteropera
Time: 2:00 pm
CSPS Hall, 1103 3rd St. SE., Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre premieres Robert Lindsey-Nassif's one-act opera, "FRANKENBOY! a Monsterop... $10/children, $20/adults MondayJune25Iowa City Golf Association Junior Golf Tournament
Time: 8:00 am
Pleasant Valley Golf Course, 4390 Sand Road SE/Gilbert Street, Iowa City
Iowa City Junior Tournament #1 will be held on Monday, June 25 at Plesant Valley Golf Course. It is ... $30Preschool Power! Camp
Time: 9:00 am
The Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, Coralville.
Unleash your preschooler's brain power through daily learning adventures! Each day will include sen...Art Adventure Camp
Time: 9:00 am
The Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, Coralville.
Kids get creative working with clay, acrylic paint, watercolors, chalk, and oil pastels as they rele...Kids Movie Summer - Dolphin Tale
Time: 10:00 am
Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Rd.,
Every Monday-Thursday throughout the summer, Collins Road Theatres offers a free movie for kids! Thi... FREE!!! for kids under 18, adults just $1 to help cover expensesDream Big: Read! Story Time at Brucemore -- Sound Off/Pinwheel
Time: 10:00 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
The Cedar Rapids Public Library staff will offer Story Time with a craft at Brucemore Mansion, 2160 ...Toddler Storytime: with Nancy
Time: 10:30 am
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and T...Teen Tech Zone - Summer Session
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Computer Lab
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in ph...Synergy Gymnastics Open Gym
Time: 3:00 pm
Synergy Gymnastics, 390 Herky St 4E, North Liberty
Open Gym is a one hour of fun and gymnastics activities for children from 1 to 8 years of age. Syner... $5/childStarlight Story Time with Craft: Planet Mobile
Time: 6:30 pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
Stories, songs, and rhymes about Dreaming Big! And we'll have a different craft each week afterward....Preschool Story Time
Time: 6:30 pm
Hiawatha Public Library
This week's theme is Dragon Tales!...CPL Teen Reads Book Club
Time: 7:00 pm
Coralville Public Library
http://coralville.org/calendar.aspx?EID=2451... TuesdayJune26Play and Learn
Time: 9:00 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West at Seuss Room
For children....Archaeology
Time: 9:00 am
Wickiup Hill Learning Center & Area, 10260 Morris Hills Road, Toddville
During the session, we will cover an introduction to archaeological excavation (we work with profess... $50Barnes & Noble Preschool Storytime
Time: 10:00 am
Barnes & Noble, Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville
Preschool story time is held every Tuesday at Barnes and Noble in the Coral Ridge Mall. Each week ha... FreeDream Big: Read! Story Time at Jacolyn Park --Sound Off/Patriotic Pinwheel
Time: 10:00 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
A new offsite for library Story Time and Craft! Located at 4901 Gordon Ave NW, there'll be stories, ...Kids Movie Summer - Dolphin Tale
Time: 10:00 am
Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Rd.,
Every Monday-Thursday throughout the summer, Collins Road Theatres offers a free movie for kids! Thi... FREE!!! for kids under 18, adults just $1 to help cover expensesToddler Storytime: with Vickie
Time: 10:30 am
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and T...Pajama Storytime
Time: 10:30 am
Solon Public Library - Meeting Room
Enjoy stories, songs, and surprises with your little ones at the library as we nurture a love of boo...Toddler Time
Time: 10:30 am
Hiawatha Public Library
This week's theme is Dragon Tales!...Play and Learn
Time: 10:45 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West at Seuss Room
For children....Youth in parks session 1
Time: 11:00 am
GUTHRIDGE PARK GREEN PAVILION HIAWATHA
all students entering grades 5th through 8th next summer are invited to join us fo...Iowa City Secular Homeschool Group Splashpad Playdate
Time: 1:30 pm
Wetherby Park 2400 Taylor Dr., Iowa City
Join the Iowa Secular Homeschool Group for a playdate at the splashpad!... FreeTeens on Tuesdays @ 2pm
Time: 2:00 pm
Solon Public Library - Meeting Room
Activities for kids going into grades 5 and up.Programs will run approximately 45 minutes.This week'...Storytime with Officer Jorey Bailey
Time: 2:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Other
Come to ICPL Tech Zone @ Pepperwood Plaza for a special storytime!Open to the public....Family Movie Night
Time: 6:30 pm
Solon Public Library - Meeting Room
See DreamWorks Animation's story of a young Viking named Hiccup, the dragon he befriends, and the ob... FreeChess Club for Kids and Teens
Time: 6:30 pm
Hiawatha Public Library
Coach Ronn Munsterman shares his chess expertise with kids and teens. Get your game on!... WednesdayJune27Linn County Fair
Time: 9:00 am
201 Central City Rd., Central City
The 2012 Linn County Fair runs June 27-July 2. Throughout the day there will be 4-H/FFA Judging by c...Toddler Time
Time: 9:30 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
Tales, songs, and rhymes with our summer reading theme Dream Big: Read!...Kids Movie Summer - Dolphin Tale
Time: 10:00 am
Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Rd.,
Every Monday-Thursday throughout the summer, Collins Road Theatres offers a free movie for kids! Thi... FREE!!! for kids under 18, adults just $1 to help cover expensesJack and the Beanstalk
Time: 10:00 am
The Old Creamery Theatre Company, 39 38th Ave. Amana
The Old Creamery Theatre Company presents Jack and the Beanstalk. Some, including his mother, might... $8Babywearing at Bever Park
Time: 10:00 am
Old MacDonald's Farm at Bever Park, Cedar Rapids
Join the BabyWearers of Cedar Rapids at Bever Park. Bring slings, carriers, kids, and lunch if you w... FreePreschool Story Time
Time: 10:30 am
Hiawatha Public Library
This week's theme is Dragon Tales!...Story Time
Time: 10:30 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
Tales, songs, and rhymes with our summer Dream Big: Read! themes....Blank Park Zoo (Grades 1/2 and Grades 3/4 combined program)
Time: 1:00 pm
Coralville Public Library
http://coralville.org/calendar.aspx?EID=2354...Open Skating
Time: 1:00 pm
Super Skate, 5100 Northland Ave. N.E., Cedar Rapids
During the summer, Super Skate has open skating from 1-4pm on Wednesday afternoons. Price is $7 incl...Teen Tech Zone - Summer Session
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Computer Lab
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in ph...Teen SRP: Poetry Workshop
Time: 2:00 pm
Coralville Public Library
http://coralville.org/calendar.aspx?EID=2457...Wii Gaming for School-age Children
Time: 2:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
...Synergy Gymnastics Open Gym
Time: 3:00 pm
Synergy Gymnastics, 390 Herky St 4E, North Liberty
Open Gym is a one hour of fun and gymnastics activities for children from 1 to 8 years of age. Syner... $5/childCedar Rapids Chess Club
Time: 5:30 pm
2600 Edgewood Rd SW Cedar Rapids
Join the Cedar Rapids Chess Club each Wednesday evening between 5:30 - 8:30 pm in the Sendak Room. A... ThursdayJune28Linn County Fair - Youth Day
Time: 9:00 am
201 Central City Rd., Central City
On Thursday at the Linn County Fair, youth day events will be held from 9am-1pm. There will be free ...Children's Story Time
Time: 9:30 am
Cole Library, Cornell College Campus, Mount Vernon
Cole Library hosts a preschool story hour every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Cathy Boggs uses a wee... FreeKids Movie Summer - Dolphin Tale
Time: 10:00 am
Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Rd.,
Every Monday-Thursday throughout the summer, Collins Road Theatres offers a free movie for kids! Thi... FREE!!! for kids under 18, adults just $1 to help cover expenses5/6 Program: Grout Museum STARLAB
Time: 10:00 am
Coralville Public Library
Registration is required. Register by calling 319.248.1850 and asking for the Children's Services D...Wee Read
Time: 10:15 am
Coralville Public Library
Thursday's Wee Read is a storytime especially for infants and toddlers under 3 years of age. As t...Preschool Spanish Storytime: Move with the Music/ Mueva con la musica with Rachel Elijah
Time: 10:30 am
Iowa City Public Library - Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
A preschool-age oriented program for preschoolers where longer stories and books are shared with few...Youth in parks session 1
Time: 11:00 am
GUTHRIDGE PARK GREEN PAVILION HIAWATHA
all students entering grades 5th through 8th next summer are invited to join us fo...6th Grade Program: Book Discussion: The Truth About Truman School
Time: 1:00 pm
Coralville Public Library
http://coralville.org/calendar.aspx?EID=2377...STARLAB from the Grout Museum
Time: 1:00 pm
Marion Public Library, 1095 6th Ave, Marion
Stargaze in the middle of the afternoon at Marion Public Library! Step inside the dome and learn abo... FreeTeen Tech Zone - Summer Session
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Computer Lab
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in ph...Story Time at CRMA
Time: 1:30 pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
Beat the heat with stories, songs, and rhymes at CRMA this summer!...Preschool Play Program
Time: 2:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
A preschool-age program of stories, crafts, fingergames, and refreshments. Perfect for the younger ...Art Adventure: Clay Play!
Time: 3:30 pm
The Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, Coralville.
Art Adventure: Clay Play! is a workshop held every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30. Clay Play gives all t...Play and Learn
Time: 6:00 pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
For younger children....Five Seasons Ski Show
Time: 7:00 pm
Cedar River, 2021 Ellis Blvd, NW - Ellis Park, Cedar Rapids
The Five Seasons Ski Team presents a stunning water show with daredevil jump acts, 50 mph barefoot p... FreeVoices of Hope Patriotic Concert
Time: 7:00 pm
New Covenant Bible Church, 3090 N. Center Point Rd, Cedar Rapids
Voices of Hope is a choral presentation of patriotic music and narration that draws on our great her... FreeMoth Light, Moth Bright!
Time: 8:00 pm
Sugar Bottom Campground Ampitheatre, 2192 Mehaffey Bridge Road NE, Solon
As a moth is drawn to the light, you'll be drawn into this intriguing program all about moths-those ... Free FridayJune29Linn County Fair - Community Day
Time: 9:00 am
201 Central City Rd., Central City
On Community Day at the Linn County Fair, there will be special demonstrations and ehxhibits from 9a...Toddler Time
Time: 9:30 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
Tales, songs, and rhymes with our summer Dream Big:Read!...Birth, Baby & Beyond Park Playdate
Time: 10:00 am
Thomas Park, Marion
Meet other Birth, Baby & Beyond families at a local park each Friday all summer long. It's a differ... FreeDream Big: Read! Story Time at Bever Park -- Sound Off/Pinwheel
Time: 10:00 am
Cedar Rapids Public Library - West
The Cedar Rapids Public Library staff will host Story Time with a craft at Bever Park, 2700 Bever Av...Stories in the Park
Time: 10:30 am
Mercer Park, 2701 Bradford Drive, Iowa City, IA
The Iowa City Public Library and Parks and Recreation Department are sponsoring 8 weeks of outdoor s... FreeBook Babies - with Karen
Time: 10:30 am
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
The Book Babies program consists of rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimula...Preschool Story Time
Time: 1:00 pm
Hiawatha Public Library
This week's theme is Dragon Tales!...Teen Tech Zone - Summer Session
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Computer Lab
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in ph...Movie Matinee: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer
Time: 1:30 pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library, 2600 Edgewood Rd SW, Cedar Rapids
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer, PG, 93 min. Bring blankets and pillows for comfort; children u... FreeBook Babies - with Karen
Time: 1:30 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
The Book Babies afternoon program consists of rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed ...2012 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Time: 4:00 pm
Downtown Iowa City and University of Iowa Pentacrest
The Iowa City Jazz Festival not only offers a variety of fantastic jazz music on 4 stages (including...Trekfest XXVIII
Time: 5:00 pm
Riverside
Trekfest XXVIII will be held June 29 & 30 in Riverside, Iowa - "The Future Birthplace of Captain Jam... Free admissionSTEM Family Free Night
Time: 5:00 pm
The Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, Coralville.
"STEM literacy is a person's ability to apply his or her understandings of how the world works withi...Family Free Friday
Time: 5:00 pm
Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville
Come to Coral Ridge Mall on the last Friday of every month and enjoy an evening called Family Free F... FreeTeen SRP: Live Clue
Time: 6:00 pm
Coralville Public Library
There's been a murder in the library! Was it Miss Scarlet in the study room with the stapler, or Co...Family Swim Night at Coralville Indoor Pool
Time: 6:30 pm
Coralville Recreation Center, 1506 8th St., Coralville
Family swimming is available at the Coralville Indoor Pool on Friday nights from 6:30-8:50 p.m. is o... $10/familyTechnology Outdoors
Time: 7:00 pm
Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids
It's a Family Fun Friday night! Learn the basics of using a hand-held GPS receiver for hiking, geoca... $10 member family/$15 non-member family SaturdayJune30Trekfest XXVIII
Time: 8:00 am
Riverside
Trekfest XXVIII events on Saturday include a parade at 10am, Little Toot Express train rides, face p... Free admission4thFEST Firecracker Kids Mini-Marathon (26.2 yards)
Time: 8:45 am
Coralville Recreation Center
Following the 4thFEST 5K Walk/Run, youth age 8 and under can participate in their own race to kick o...Firecracker Kids Mini-Marathon
Time: 8:45 am
Coralville Recreation Center, 1506 8th Street, Coralville
As part of Coralville's 4thFEST, following the 5k run/walk there will be a Firecracker Kids Mini-Mar... FreeLinn County Fair
Time: 9:00 am
201 Central City Rd., Central City
On Saturday at the 2012 Linn County Fair, there will be live entertainment thorughout the day as wel...Duffy's Freedom Festival Car Show
Time: 10:00 am
Duffy's Collectible Cars, 1195 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha
Join in the fun for a "Day of Nostalgia" including music, food and fun for the whole family.... FreeFamily Storytime
Time: 10:30 am
Coralville Public Library
Saturday storytimes are planned with a broad age range in mind. Children and their families listen t...Family Storytime: Dig Those Dinosaurs with Debbie D
Time: 10:30 am
Iowa City Public Library - Storytime Room
Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents.Storytime ...Asbury UMC Fun Days
Time: 11:30 am
Asbury UMC Parking Lot, 350 27th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
A fun day for all with lots of inflatables, antique cars, dunk tank, indoor kids carnival games, clo... Free2012 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Time: 12:00 pm
Downtown Iowa City and University of Iowa Pentacrest
The Iowa City Jazz Festival not only offers a variety of fantastic jazz music on 4 stages (including...Firefighter Combat Challenge/Kid's Firefighter Challenge
Time: 12:00 pm
Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Hall, 6301 Kirkwood Boulevard SW, Cedar Rapids
It's action galore during the Firefighter Combat Challenge and Kid's Firefighter Challenge (Youth ag...Teen Tech Zone - Summer Session
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Computer Lab
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in ph...Maple Leaf
Time: 1:00 pm
Michaels Arts and Crafts, 2515 Corridor Way, Coralville
Children can make a glittery maple leaf at Michaels Arts and Crafts in Coralville....All Iowa Reads 2012 Book Discussion: Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Join us at the Iowa City Public Library for a book discussion of the 2012 All Iowa Reads selection, ...CRAFT BONANZA FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
Time: 1:00 pm
Iowa City Public Library - Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Free event for kids in grades K-6. Lots of different crafts to make and take home. Come for all th...Jack and the Beanstalk
Time: 1:00 pm
The Old Creamery Theatre Company, 39 38th Ave. Amana
The Old Creamery Theatre Company presents Jack and the Beanstalk. Some, including his mother, might... $84THFEST Carnival
Time: 3:00 pm
S.T. Morrison Park, Coralville
Coralville's 2012 4thFEST Carnival (by Superior Carnival) opens at 3pm on June 30.Tickets m... Free admission
