Summer 2026 Concerts
- Dec 16, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: a few seconds ago
Check out our list of music events happening this summer...from local community music series to our area county fairs and the Iowa State Fair, The summer of '26 will bring an unforgetfable offering of great music in Northeast Iowa and Southwest Wisconsin (and beyond)!
Fri, May 15 | Jeremy Ober | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Sun, May 24 | Kentucky Headhunters & Mark Wills | Delaware County Fairgrounds - Manchester, IA
Thu, June 4 | Yesterday's Today | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Fri, June 5 | The Ditch Lillies | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Thu, June 11 | Dylan Harris and Good Company | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Strawberry Days Festival - Strawberry Point, IA Grand Slam Jam - Fri, June 12 5:00 pm - Beau Timmerman 7:00 pm - 3rd Offense 9:00 pm - Not Quite Brothers
Thu, Jun 18 | GTP Rock | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Fri, June 19 | Diamond Rio | Winthrop Days - Winthrop, IA
Thu, June 25 | 16 Strings and a Stick | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Fri, June 26 | Big Cat Eddie | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Sat, June 27 | Chase Matthews w/ Terri Clark | Linn County Fair - Central City, IA
Thu, July 2 | Wapsie River Ramblers | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, July 9 | One More Shot | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Fri, July 10 | Eli Young Band w/ Chayce Beckham | Buchanan County Fair - Independece, IA
Fri, July 10 | Driftless Magnolias | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Thu, July 16 | Electric Gravy | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Delaware County Fair - Manchester, IA Thu, July 16 - Daughtry w/ Crossfade
Fri, July 17 - Koe Wetzel
July 17 | Tracy Byrd | Allamakee County Fair - Waukon, IA
July 18 - Travis Denning w/ Kayka Green; Confederate Railroad | Winneshiek Co. Fair - Decorah, IA
Thu, July 23 | Kris Lager Band |Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI (Prairie Dog Kick Off)
Prairie Dog Blues Festival - Prairie du Chien, WI Fri, July 24 Mamas Worry ~ 5:30pm Joanne Shaw Taylor ~ 7:30pm Kings of Blues ~ 9:30pm Kris Lager Band ~ Beer Tent Sat, July 25 Dave Orr & The Providers ~ 1:00pm Yates McKendree ~ 3:10pm Russ Green ~ 5:20pm The Jimmys ~ 7:30pm Albert Cummings ~ 9:30pm The Other Brothers ~ Beer Tent
Fayette County Fair - West Union, IA
Fri, July 24 - Bohemian Queen - Queen Tribute
Fri, July 24 - Resurrection - Journey Tribute
Sat, July 25 - Nate Smith
Backbone Bluegrass Festival - Strawberry Point, IA Friday, July 24th
4:00 - 6:00 Jam Camp Bands
6:00 - 6:45 Grass Attack
6:50 - 7:35 William Lawson Band
7:40 - 8:25 Hannah Harper
8:25 - 8:40 Drawings & Announcements
8:40 - 9:25 Kristy Cox
9:30 - 10:15 Bluegrass Express
Saturday, July 25th
10:00 - 11:00 Workshops
11:00 - 1:00 Kids Stage & Open Stage
1:00 - 1:45 Bluegrass Blondies
1:50 - 2:35 Chicken Wire Empire
2:40 - 3:25 Bluegrass Express
3:30 - 4:15 Carson Peters & Iron Mtn
4:20 -5:05 Keith Yoder & Friends
Saturday Evening
6:00 - 6:45 Bluegrass Express
6:50 - 7:35 Bluegrass Blondies
7:40 - 8:25 Keith Yoder & Friends
8:25 - 8:40 Drawings & Announcements
8:40 - 9:25 Carson Peters & Iron Mountair
9:30 - 10-15 Chicken Wire Empire
Sunday, July 26th
9:30 - 10:00 Bluegrass Church
10:00 - 10:40 Keith Yoder & Friends
10:45 - 11:25 Grass Attack
11:30 - 12:10 Bluegrass Blondies
All bands and times subject to change
Great Jones County Fair - Monticello, IA Thu, July 23 - Bailey Zimmerman Fri, July 24 - Megan Moroney
Sat, July 25 - Riley Green
Sun, July 26 - Gary Allen
Fri. July 30 | Abbey Lane - Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
County Line Country Fest - Prairie du Chien, WI Thu, July 30 Scotty McCreery Cooper Allen TBA
Fri, July 31
Brothers Osborne
Chris Janson
Graham Barham
Lakeview TBA
Sat, August 1
Warren Zeiders
Tyler Braden
Josh Ross
TBA TBA
July 30 | Dylan Marlowe w/ Atlus | Dubuque County Fair - Dubuque, IA
July 31 | Michelle Ptacek | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Thu. August 6 | Driftless Magnolias | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Clayton County Fair - National, IA Thu, August 6 - "One of These Nights" - Eagles Tribute Fri, August 7 | Flatland Ridge
Fri, August 7 | John Foster
Sat, August 8 | J.R. Brink Band (Beer Garden)
Sat, August 8 - Benefit The Vets - Worthington, IA
Aaron Tippin
Tracey Lawrence
Thu, August 13 | Ted & Alice Miller | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, August 14 | Brian Herrin | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River - Elkader, IA
Iowa State Fair Grand Stand - Des Moines, IA
August 13 - Hardy w/ McCoy Moore
August 14 - Rod Stewart w/ Richard Marx
August 15 - The Red Clay Strays
August 16 - Lainey Wilson w/ Tigerlily Gold (SOLD OUT)
August 17 Staind w/ Hoobastank
August 18 - TLC / Salt n Pepa / En Vogue
August 19 - AJR
August 20 - Riley Green w/ Mackenzie Porter
August 23 - Josiah Queen w/ Ben Fuller
Thu, August 20 | One Headlight | Concerts on the River - Prairie du Chien, WI
Field Of Dreams "Velocityfest" - Dyersville, IA Fri, September 4 - Shinedown |
Sat, September 5 - Carrie Underwood
Sun, September 6 - Creed