Mason City Events
Events Calendar Mason City Iowa
Check out all the amazing annual events in Mason City!
Fun community events occur throughout the year in the great city of Clear Lake, Iowa. Celebrate everything you love about living in North Iowa with your neighbors, family, and friends. Take a look at the major annual events in Mason City below. Click on the links for additional details.
NORTH IOWA FARMERS MARKET
Find the most delicious looking grown and handmade food at the North Iowa Farmers Market. It takes place every Tuesday and Friday evening in May through October and on Fridays in November and December. The summer market is held on the corner of 1st Street and Delaware while the winter market moves indoors at the Willowbrook Mall.
The North Iowa Band Festival is Mason City’s premier annual event. Every year in May or June, the largest free marching band concert takes place throughout the city. Experience all the incredible musical performances, fun parades, exciting carnival, and so much more.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
Come to East Park every Friday from June through September for incredible live music, delicious food and beverages, and great children’s games and activities.
CANNONBALL DAY
Family fun is head every year in June for Cannonball Day. Celebrate train and railroad history with fun activities throughout the day at East Park. Other great, special events held on this day include the Fun Run and Bill Riley Talent Search.
UP IN SMOKE BBQ BASH
Grab your bibs and wet wipes and fill your bellies with the best BBQ every July in East Park. This great foodie event features teams from around the Midwest as they cook to receive the coveted prize in this Kansas City Barbeque Society competition. Enjoy live music and fun family activities as you dine.
NORTH IOWA FAIR
A favorite early event in Mason City, the North Iowa Fair offers something for everyone at the North Iowa Events Center in July. Live musical performances, farm animals, cultural and agricultural displays, carnival rides and games, hot air balloon rally, car races, and so much more occur over the fair’s 4 days.
IOWA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
See the finest independent films from around the world every year in August. Enjoy a weekend filled with great films screened at The Main Event. Do not miss the student film showcase to celebrate the incredible talent of local, young filmmakers.
ANNUAL ETHNIC LUNCH
Celebrate the diversity of our great city in September at East Park. Dine on delicious ethnic food from around the world and check out the interesting cultural displays and presentations
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
Head to Music Man Square for Iowa’s longest-running holiday display! Annually from the day after Thanksgiving through the end of December, the square becomes a vintage winter wonderland with stunning festive decor, incredible window displays, and cheerful holiday music!
For more information about these and other events occurring throughout the year in Mason City, click HERE!