Cedar Rapids Daily

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode for Monday, August 3 , we're covering a full day of family activities, wellness classes, outdoor adventures, and community events. Highlights include Toddler Time , Game On at Greene Square , Your Library at Bever Park , MakerSpace Open Hours , an Evening Nature Hike at Pinicon Ridge Pa...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In this weekend edition for Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2 , we're highlighting the biggest events across the Corridor. Discover the Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market , Touch-A-Truck , Bluesmore at Brucemore , Blocktoberfest , Summer Harvest Fest at Bloomsbury Farm , Cedar Rapids Kernels base...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode for Friday, July 31 , we're covering a full day of family fun, live entertainment, wellness activities, and community events. Highlights include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night with the Cedar Rapids Kernels , Rock the Block at NewBo City Market, the Back 2 School Bash , Summer Movie...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode for Thursday, July 30 , we're covering a full day of family fun, outdoor wellness, community markets, and evening entertainment. Highlights include Toy Story Night with the Cedar Rapids Kernels , Meet Me at the Market , the Cultivate Community Market , the Five Seasons Water Ski Show ,...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode for Wednesday, July 29 , we're sharing the best ways to spend your day—from a lunchtime Cedar Rapids Kernels game and free family programs to outdoor concerts, wellness classes, and community events. Cool off with free skate rentals at ImOn Ice, shop fresh local produce at the Old MacDo...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode for Tuesday, July 28 , we're covering a full day of family fun, outdoor wellness, creative workshops, and evening entertainment. Highlights include Bark in the Park with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, free summer admission at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, outdoor yoga at Practice in the Pr...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode, we're highlighting the best events for Monday, July 27 , including free family fun with award-winning children's musician Tom Pease , story times, summer camps, library programs, wellness classes, creative workshops, and activities for all ages. You'll also find opportunities to enjoy...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily , your quick guide to everything happening across Eastern Iowa this week! From the excitement of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament and Harmony Festival to farmers markets, live music, outdoor movies, family festivals, wellness events, and community celebrations, we've rounded up the best events from July 18–26 . Whether you're looking for free family fun, local ente...

Friday, July 24 is packed with some of the biggest events of the summer across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode, we highlight the 2026 IHSAA State Baseball Tournament , Rock the Block at NewBo City Market, and Summer in the Square: Christmas in July in downtown Cedar Rapids. Families can enjoy story times, outdoor movies, and pioneer adventures, while adults can explore Czech Village Sidewalk Sale...

Summer is in full swing, and Thursday, July 23 is packed with great events across Eastern Iowa! In today's episode, we highlight free admission to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the excitement of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium, and one of the community's favorite weekly traditions—Meet Me at the Market. Families can enjoy Picasso in the Park, library story times,...

It's another beautiful summer day across Eastern Iowa, and we've rounded up the best events happening on Wednesday, July 22 ! Today's episode includes family favorites like the Blank Park Zoo Live Animal Visit at Ely Public Library, the Bounce Party at Butterfield Park, and Beat the Heat public skating at ImOn Ice. You'll also find wellness classes, community gardening, career workshops, book club...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily for Tuesday, July 21! Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a comfortable high of 84° and a low of 60° —perfect weather to get outside and explore everything happening across Eastern Iowa. In today's episode, we'll cover wellness classes, family-friendly library programs, creative workshops, local history, community gatherings, and an exciting evening of...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily for Monday, July 20! Today's forecast calls for a chance of storms with a high of 90° and a low of 70° , so keep an umbrella nearby as you head out to enjoy another busy day across Eastern Iowa. In today's episode, we'll share the best family activities, library programs, wellness classes, creative workshops, museum experiences, and community events happening througho...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily for the weekend of Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19! It's another hot July weekend across Eastern Iowa, with temperatures climbing into the low 90s on Saturday before cooling slightly on Sunday. In this weekend edition, we highlight everything from the Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market, Garden Walk 2026, family activities, art classes, and outdoor adventures...

Welcome to Cedar Rapids Daily for Friday, July 17! Today's forecast calls for a slight chance of storms with a high of 92° and a low of 73° , so keep an eye on the sky as you plan your day. In this episode, we'll highlight the best events happening across Eastern Iowa—from family-friendly library programs, kayaking adventures, and creative workshops to live music, community festivals, museum activ...

Today on Cedar Rapids Daily, we're featuring another packed summer day across Eastern Iowa with family activities, wellness events, community gatherings, and live entertainment. Explore hands-on STEM experiences at Collins Aerospace Community STEM Day, enjoy story times, art projects, engineering challenges, and outdoor library programs, or stay active with yoga, stretching, and Meet Me at the Mar...

Today on Cedar Rapids Daily, we're highlighting another busy summer day across Eastern Iowa with plenty of ways to stay active, creative, and connected. Enjoy family favorites like Finding Nemo at Brucemore, Picnic in the Park, and a live reptile presentation, or explore Makerspace, art classes, and community learning opportunities. You'll also find wellness classes, farmers markets, trivia, live...

Today on Cedar Rapids Daily, we're sharing another full day of summer fun across Eastern Iowa. Dress like a cow for free food and family activities at Cow Appreciation Day, enjoy story times, STEM programs, art projects, and family games, or unwind with Tai Chi, yoga, and wellness activities. You'll also find local history presentations, author talks, live music, comedy, trivia, and community netw...

Today on Cedar Rapids Daily, we're highlighting a hot summer Monday packed with family fun, wellness activities, and community events. Meet live reptiles, explore Shark Week at the Ocean Odyssey Touch Tank, enjoy storytimes, art camps, and outdoor games for kids, or catch a free showing of Finding Nemo at The Yard tonight. Adults can take advantage of yoga, GeriFit, career workshops, book clubs, M...

☀️ It's a beautiful summer weekend across Eastern Iowa! Saturday is packed with farmers markets, festivals, family activities, outdoor fitness, live music, Kernels baseball, a free movie at McGrath Amphitheatre, and postgame fireworks. On Sunday, slow things down with local markets, Civil War reenactments, Sundae Sundays, RAGBRAI Day at the Kernels, hands-on workshops, live music, and the Cedar Ra...

🌤️ Friday looks like a great summer day with just a slight chance of storms and plenty to do. Families can enjoy story times, outdoor movies, Finding Nemo at Brucemore, and hands-on library activities, while adults can explore art classes, writers groups, wellness events, and community programs. The evening features live music across Eastern Iowa, Rock the Block at NewBo, Mount Vernon Heritage Day...

Thursday brings a chance of storms with a high of 85° and plenty of ways to stay active, creative, and connected. Start the day with wellness activities like Morning Stretch, Metta Yoga, and outdoor fitness at Meet Me at the Market. Families can enjoy story times, Picasso in the Park, library programs, and creative activities for kids and teens. Explore local arts and hobbies with MakerSpace Open...

Wednesday brings another great day of summer fun in Cedar Rapids, with wellness classes, family activities, and community events happening throughout the area. Enjoy dinosaur-themed programs, crafts, public skating, gardening, and library activities for all ages, or take advantage of learning opportunities like résumé workshops, entrepreneur networking, and English conversation groups. Wrap up the...

Today's forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 76 degrees, making it a perfect day to get out and enjoy everything our community has to offer. Start your morning with free Tai Chi classes, then check out caregiver coffee groups, senior socials, and creative crafting opportunities throughout the day. Families can enjoy story times, STEAM activities, Picasso in the Park, coding programs, dinosaur a...

Monday brings a perfect midsummer day to get back into your routine with sunshine, comfortable temperatures, and plenty to do around Cedar Rapids. Families can enjoy outdoor story times featuring an excavator, live jazz performances by the Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra Sextet, reptile encounters at Hiawatha Public Library, games at Greene Square, and summer reading fun in Bever Park. Wellness takes...