Welcome To Downtown Iowa City
The Old Capitol Cultural District and Downtown Iowa City is a place to discover treasures. The tree-lined Pedestrian Plaza features locally-owned specialty stores, a variety of dining options, street vendors and regular entertainment.
Enjoy a variety of art and cultural options throughout the year, including: The Friday Night Concert Series, Downtown Saturday Night, Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival and Sand in the City.
Returning on August 25th is Taste of Iowa City. Taste of Iowa City offers up Downtown's best culinary dishes for your sampling. From 4:00p - 8:00 on the 25th, restaurants all over Downtown and the Northside Marketplace will set up shop in front of their locations and serve sample portions of their menu favorites. Food tickets, redeemable at all participating restaurants, will be available for purchase in the Pedestrian Plaza and near the intersection of Market and Linn Streets. Don't miss out on your chance to try a little of everything available to Downtown diners!
Premiering on September 18th in Downtown Iowa City is the Art + Craft Fair. Artists of all styles, ages and abilities are invited to participate in this event. Does your child create fantastic pieces of art? Have them set up shop and show their wares to the community. Are you a professional artist looking to showcase your talent? Come on down! For more information on Art + Craft, or to reserve your booth, please email events@downtowniowacity.com.
Explore Iowa City's unique literary history with a stroll down the Iowa Avenue Literary Walk. The Walk highlights the many authors who studied at the world-famous Iowa Writer's Workshop or called Iowa City home, among them: Robert Frost, Dylan Thomas, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, W.P. Kinsella and Tennesee Williams. Their work and the work of so many others has earned Iowa City recognition as one of only three UNESCO Cities of Literature in the world. The University of Iowa campus, intertwined with Downtown, showcases the Old Capitol Museum, the Pentacrest Museums and other cultural attractions.
