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Band Extravaganza

Sunday, December 6, 2026 3:00pm
Xtream Arena

Get Ready for the BOOM at Iowa’s Biggest Band Event!

Join us for the 57th Annual Band Extravaganza — an unforgettable afternoon of music, spirit, and Hawkeye tradition featuring the University of Iowa Symphony Band, Johnson County Landmark, the Hawkeye Marching Band with the Hawkeye Golden Girl and Drum Major, the Iowa Spirit Squads, and Herky the Hawk.

We're also proud to welcome our special guest band, the Marching Lions from Linn-Mar High School.

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Camila Fernández

Thursday, December 10, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
An incomparable singer expands what you think you know about Mexican music.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Saturday, December 12, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Celebrate the season with the gift of New Orleans jazz.
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Billy Hart Quartet

Saturday, January 23, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A spectacular drummer keeps driving the beat of jazz forward.
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Billy Hart Quartet

Saturday, January 23, 2027 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A spectacular drummer keeps driving the beat of jazz forward.
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A Beautiful Noise

Friday, January 29, 2027 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
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A Clairvoyant Case

Friday, January 29, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Cassel Friemel

Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series

Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

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A Beautiful Noise

Saturday, January 30, 2027 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
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A Beautiful Noise

Saturday, January 30, 2027 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
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A Clairvoyant Case

Saturday, January 30, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Cassel Friemel

Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series

Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

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A Beautiful Noise

Sunday, January 31, 2027 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
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Kansas City Symphony

Thursday, February 4, 2027 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A brilliant pianist and a top-flight orchestra bring a world premiere and music by Beethoven.
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to the yellow house

Friday, February 5, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris determined to finally make his mark as an artist. Weaving between the years of 1886 and 1888, with a contemporary spin on the language and the characters, we are given a seat at the renowned Tambourin Cafe and invited into the Salon of the famed painters of the Petit Boulevard.
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Hamilton de Holanda Trio

Saturday, February 6, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
The king of the bandolin brings Brazilian flavor—and more—to Club Hancher.
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to the yellow house

Saturday, February 6, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris determined to finally make his mark as an artist. Weaving between the years of 1886 and 1888, with a contemporary spin on the language and the characters, we are given a seat at the renowned Tambourin Cafe and invited into the Salon of the famed painters of the Petit Boulevard.