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Throughout the year, you'll find a number of festivals and events to entertain all ages, residents and visitors alike.

Art, culture, music, recreation and food festivals pay tribute to the area's rich heritage and Iowa traditions.

From walking tours to marathons, from live local music to national touring superstars, and from blockbuster art exhibitions to local craft fairs, find all the details right here!

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<p>Visit Santa & Mrs. Claus, enjoy traditional holiday activities and visit shops filled with one-of-a-kind, unique goods.</p>

Christmas in the Park & Peppermint Walk

Dec

6

2024

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Christmas in the Park & Peppermint Walk

Dec

6

2024

Marion will shine bright this holiday season with the lighting of the community peace tree at 6 p.m. Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus inside Modern Valley Hair Company. Enjoy music from the Heart…

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<p>Join us for the official lighting ceremony of Five Seasons Lights! ✨Be part of the excitement as we flip the switch & light up Cedar Rapids’ most magical holiday display!</p>

Five Seasons Lights - Lighting Ceremony

Dec

6

2024

Enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and festive holiday entertainment as you stroll through dazzling light displays along the Cedar River. It’s the perfect way to make memories with family and…

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<p>FIVE SEASONS LIGHTS<br />
Presented by Alliant Energy & Farmers State Bank<br />
5 Seasons Lights is back this December to light up Cedar Rapids!</p>

2024 5 Seasons Lights

Dec

6

2024

Stroll through an enchanting wonderland of holiday lights while enjoying local music, making memories and so much more! Don’t miss Cedar Rapids’ holiday glow up on the banks of the Cedar…

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<p>Our Holiday Cocktail Party serves as the grand celebration for our Annual Jewelry Showcase; some of our local artists will be in attendance for a meet and greet to talk about their jewelry. Our Library and Gift Niche has a selection of stocking stuffer-sized creations. The Party has become a festive tradition; join us for shopping, holiday spirits and appetizers.</p>

Holiday Cocktail Party: Art and Jewelry

Dec

6

2024

Jewelry Showcase: December 6, 2024 -February 15, 2025Gilded Pear Gallery features jewelry from talented local and international artists: Amber Carlin, Satomi Kawai, Cristina Leonard, Jillian…

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<p>Friday Flix is the Market’s family-friendly weekly screening series! Starting Friday, September 6, this is the perfect opportunity to get your family together and enjoy some free entertainment at NewBo City Market.</p>

Friday Flix at the Market

Dec

6

2024

Here's a few of the movies that' well be showing on our big screen in Rotary Hall:September 6: The SandlotSeptember 13: Freaky FridaySeptember 20: ShrekSeptember 27: Inside OutStay tuned for…

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<p>The Invisible Band offers a fresh take on Contemporary, Smooth and Standards Jazz ranging from Lee Ritenour, George Benson, Chick Corea, Al Dimeola, Marcus Miller, Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock to jazz standards from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk.</p>

Friday Night Music - Invisible Jazz

Dec

6

2024

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<p>Be our Guest this holiday season! The enchantment never ends in this stunning take on the classic fairytale. Adapted from the Academy Award-winning animated movie, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast tells the story of an unkind prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature as punishment for his selfish ways. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must learn to love and be loved by Belle — a bookish and adventure-craving young lady who he has imprisoned in his enchanted castle.</p>

Beauty and the Beast

Dec

6

2024

This ”tale as old as time” is filled with spectacular costumes, lavish scenic design, and the TCR reimaginging audiences have come to expect.

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<p>About A Christmas Pajam Party Concert<br />
Join us for RHCR Theatre Company’s annual Christmas singing and variety show. This year’s show features 23 local performers. The theme is Christmas Pajama Party. Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre Company is a 501(c)3 (non-profit) theatre organization based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa with a mission to create value and make a difference in our local community by enriching the lives of participants and audience members with quality theatre productions, inspiring children to get involved in all aspects of theatre, and creating awareness and support for community causes.</p>

A Christmas Pajama Party Concert

Dec

6

2024

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<p>One of the greatest debates of our age will be settled once and for all in Mirrorbox Theatre’s 3rd annual Holiday Fiasco, because DIE HARD …is a Christmas movie. In this world premiere parody musical, gruff cop John McClane leaves the friendly confines of NYC on Christmas Eve, only to be confronted by the three things that make him angriest: German terrorists, Los Angeles, and female empowerment.</p>

DIE HARD ...is a Christmas movie

Dec

6

2024

This loving homage to everyone’s favorite holiday shoot-‘em-up features new twists on iconic dialogue, as well as songs in the style of classic Christmas tunes like “Let It Snow,” “Little…

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Dec

6

2024

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You…

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