Summer 2026 Concerts
- Dec 16, 2025
- 6 min read
Updated: 7 days 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)!erry Days Festival | Strawberry Point, IA Fri, June 12 Berry Bash (Inger Park) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Gypsy Grand Slam Jam (Ball Dimond) 5:00 pm - Beau Timmermam - 3rd Offense 9:00 pm - Not Quite Brers Sat, June 13 (Beverage Tent) 1pm -4pm Mike McAbee 4pm - 7pm MoJo Tex
Wed, June 17 | Jesse Bauman | Music in the Park | Cassville. WI
Thu, June 18 | Mitch Laue | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, June 18 | GTP Rock | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, June 18 | JayR Brink | Music in the Park | Waukon, IA
Thu, June 18 | Plum Street Jam | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Rendezvous / Flea Market | Firefighter's Shelter | Prairie du Chien, Wi Thursday, June 18 GTP Friday, June 19 JR Brink band 3pm-6pm The Schmidt Brothers 7pm-10pm Saturday, June 20 Andy Hagensick Noon-2pm No Turnin' back 2pm-5pm The Sundogs 6pm-10pm
Fri, June 19 | Acre Street Acoustics | River of Musiic | Guttenberg, IA
Fri, June 19 | Diamond Rio | Winthrop Days | Winthrop, IA
Thu, June 25 | Reegan Benzing | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, June 25 | 16 Strings and a Stick | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, June 25 | Chet Reagan | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Thu, June 25 | LaBarge | Music in the Park | Waukon, IA
Fri, June 26 | Wildcard | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
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 | David Woods | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, July 2 | The Detour Band | Music on the Maquoketa & Drone Show | Manchester, IA
Thu, July 2 | Wapsie River Ramblers | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, July 2 | Reegan Benzing | Music in the Park | Waukon, IA
Stump Dodger Bash | Gays Mills, WI
Fri, July 3
High Mileage
Bree Morgan
The Pat Watters Band
Sat, July 4
Feudin' Hillbillys Laura Bryna Kevin Jaggers Adysen Malek
Fri, July 3 | Triple Threat | River of Music (Stars and Stripes Celebration) | Guttenberg, IA
Thu, July 9 | Labarge | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, July 9 | One More Shot | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, July 9 | EEKAMALLA | Music in the Park | Waukon, IA
Thu, July 9 | Buck Hollow Band | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Fri, July 10 | Stone Wolf Duo | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
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 (Under the Lights on Main St) | Elkader, IA
Wed, July 15 | Countryfied Band | Music in the Park | Cassville. WI
Thu, July 16 | Woodshed Reboot | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, July 16 | Electric Gravy | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, July 16 | Beau Timmerman | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Delaware County Fair | Manchester, IA Thu, July 16 - Daughtry w/ Crossfade
Fri, July 17 - Koe Wetzel
July 17 | The DETOUR Band | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
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 | Addison Haas | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu, July 23 | Kris Lager Band |Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI (Prairie Dog Kick Off)
Fri. July 24 | Jimmy Welty Band | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
Sweet Corn Days | Elkader, IA Fri, July 24 Before I Met You 5:45pm - 7:45 pm Lonesone Road 7pm - Midnight Saturday, July 25 Bad Dog 20/20 2pm-7pm Doubting Thomas 7pm-9pm Wildcard 9pm-1am
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
Thu, July 30 | Two for the Road | Music in the Park | Monona, IA
Thu , July 30 | Abbey Lane - Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Thu, July 30 | Brittany Sword | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
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
Atlus TBA
Thu, July 30 | Dylan Marlowe w/ Atlus | Dubuque County Fair | Dubuque, IA
Fri, July 31 | Buck Hollow Band | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
Fri, 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
Thu, August 6 | Gypsie & The Ramblers | Music on the Maquoketa | Manchester, IA
Thu, August 6 | Caryn Stewart | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Clayton County Fair | National, IA Thu, August 6 "One of These Nights" - Eagles Tribute Fri, August 7 7:00 pm - Flatland Ridge
9:00 pm - John Foster
Sat, August 8 (Beer Garden After Bull Bash) J.R. Brink Band
Sat, August 7 | Sounds of Nashville | River of Music | Guttenberg, IA
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 13 | Denny & Bernie | Playin' on the Plaza | West Union, IA
Thu, August 14 | Brian Herrin | Main Street Elkader Rhythm on the River | Elkader, IA
Fri, August 14 | Triple Threat | River of Music | Guttenberg, 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
Wed, August 19 | Taylor Schereck | Music in the Park | Cassville. WI
Thu, August 20 | One Headlight | Concerts on the River | Prairie du Chien, WI
Field Of Dreams "Velocityfest" | Dyersville, IA Friday, September 4 Shinedown
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Kensington (NL)
Alana Springsteen
No Fly List
Saving Abel
Loess Hills
Saturday, September 5
Carrie Underwood
Collective Soul
Maggie Rose
Default
Danny Worsnop
10 Years
Roselano
Sunday, September 6
Creed
Skillet
Nate Smith
Filter
Cody Lee
Black Stone Cherry
12 Stones