Arts and Entertainment Events
OSA at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow
Friday, August 7 to Saturday, August 8, 2026 (all day)
Meskwaki Powwow Grounds
OSA educators will be joining the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum staff in the History Exhibit tent at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow! Learn about archaeology and OSA's Tribal partnerships. Chat to archaeologists and try some hands-on games and activities!
OSA at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow
Saturday, August 8, 2026 (all day)
Meskwaki Powwow Grounds
OSA educators will be joining the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum staff in the History Exhibit tent at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow! Learn about archaeology and OSA's Tribal partnerships. Chat to archaeologists and try some hands-on games and activities!
Just a word, and the word a movement.
Thursday, August 20, 2026 9:30pm
Theatre Building
A Theatre Arts Interdisciplinary Summer Workshop
Experimental performances inspired by the University of Iowa Dada and Fluxus special collections.
Experimental performances inspired by the University of Iowa Dada and Fluxus special collections.
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
Sunday, August 23, 2026 2:30pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.
Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Battle of the Bands
Sunday, August 23, 2026 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
SCOPE presents Battle of the Bands
Live from Prairie Lights | Matthew Neill Null - 'Floodgate'
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Workshop fiction faculty member, Matthew Neill Null will read from his new novel, 'Floodgate'
Theatre Arts Fall Auditions
Thursday, August 27, 2026 7:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major!
Ensemble Chamarré: Quartet for the End of Time Quartet for a New Tomorrow: Messiaen and Stephenson
Thursday, August 27, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Faculty and Guest Recital: Ensemble Chamarré
Katie Wolfe, violin
Catherine Hudgins, clarinet
Vytas Baksys, piano
William Rounds, cello
This concert is free and open to the public.
Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale
Friday, August 28, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!
Theatre Arts Fall Auditions
Friday, August 28, 2026 6:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major!
Fall Welcome Concert: Sierra Ferrell
Friday, August 28, 2026 6:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
One of the brightest young luminaries in roots music today, Sierra Ferrell brings a dose of beautifully strange magic to everything she touches and enchants audiences with her high-spirited live performances.
This American rock band brings together indie hooks, sprawling improvisation, and driving rhythm to capture the ears of its dedicated and ever-growing fanbase. We invite the campus and community to a fun-filled evening of music by the Iowa River.
This American rock band brings together indie hooks, sprawling improvisation, and driving rhythm to capture the ears of its dedicated and ever-growing fanbase. We invite the campus and community to a fun-filled evening of music by the Iowa River.
Porchlight Lit Arts Center | Rooftop Music & Reading Series : Jordan Sellergren, Elizabeth Willis, Mark Levine, Sarah Minor
Friday, August 28, 2026 7:00pm
Market House
Workshop fiction faculty members, Elizabeth Willis and Mark Levine, and Workshop grad Sarah Minor join Porchlight Lit Arts Center for an evening of music, poetry, and prose.
Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale
Saturday, August 29, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!
Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale
Sunday, August 30, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!
Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale
Monday, August 31, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!