Hey there, Cedar Rapids! 🎉

From monster trucks and Winterfest to yoga, live music, and family fun—this weekend’s Cedar Rapids lineup is packed. We’re breaking down the can’t-miss events for Saturday Jan 24th and Sunday Jan 25th so you can plan your weekend fast.

A big shoutout to our sponsors, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust and Gutschmidt Properties for helping make Cedar Rapids Daily possible and supporting all the amazing things happening in our community.

🌤️ WEATHER

Saturday, Jan 24: Slight chance of snow | High: 2° | Low: -6°
Sunday, Jan 25: Partly cloudy | High: 9° | Low: -10°

📅 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY & KIDS

Saturday Story Time: PJs & Hot Cocoa | 10–10:30am | Ladd Library | Free
Friendly Flicks: Inside Out (Sensory-Friendly) | 10:30am | CR Public Library | Free
Family Indoor NERF | 2–5pm | Ushers Ferry Historic Village | $8–$28
Glow Lab | 8–11pm | Play Lab Action Park | $19.99
Monster X Tour | 1:30pm & 7:30pm | Alliant Energy PowerHouse | Varies

🎨 ARTS, CULTURE & EDUCATION

Amana Colonies Winterfest | 10am–10pm | Amana Colonies | Free/Varies
Robotics League Championship | 11am–6pm | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Free
Artist Forum | 2–5pm | DKW Art Gallery | Free
Curator-Guided Tour: Spotlight on Slovakia | 10am | NCSML | $5–$15
Basics of Wildlife Photography | 2–3pm | Wickiup Hill | $5
Black & White Photography | 10am–12pm | CR Photography Group | Varies
Triumphs & Tragedies: America & Iowa in Space | 11am–1:30pm | Marion Heritage Center | Free
From Tragedy to Triumph (Space Program Talk) | 11–1pm | Marion History Center | Free

🧘 HEALTH, WELLNESS & FITNESS

Tap In Fitness Bootcamp | 9–10am | Big Grove Brewery | Free
Dance Club Cardio | 9–10am | Big Grove Brewery | Free
Yoga w/ Kimberly Jeager-Arjes | 9:30am | Lion Bridge Brewing | $28
Morning Mayhem Metal Yoga | 11am–12pm | Breathing Room Yoga | Varies
It’s in the Cards (Oracle Workshop) | 9:30am | Illuminations | $35

🛍️ MARKETS, FOOD & EXPERIENCES

Winter Vendor Market | 11am–2pm | Culver’s Garden Center | Free
Asian Fluffy Donuts | 10am | Nara Thai | Varies
Pour the Roar (Beer Tasting) | 3–5pm | Whiskey River Grill | Free
All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Buffet | 5–9pm | Up In Smoke BBQ | $20
Coldlympics | All Day | Kickstand | $0–$125

🎭 THEATER, DRAG & LIVE SHOWS

Halfway to Pride: Flashback | 2–4pm | Olympic Theatre | $10–$15
Murder Mystery Dinner & Show | 5:30–9:30pm | Goldfinch Tap + Eatery | Varies
Dinner Detective Cedar Rapids | 6–9pm | DoubleTree | Varies
IMF Wrestling: New Year’s Vengeance | 6pm | Backyard BBQ Iowa | Varies

🎶 LIVE MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

Birdchild | 8–11pm | Ideal Theater & Bar | Varies
House Party at Moco | 8pm | Moco Game Room | $5
Rattlebox | 9pm | Tailgators | Free/Varies
Nikkie’s Birthday Bash (Auntie Heroine) | 10:30pm | Basix | Varies

📅 SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY & COMMUNITY

Sunday Bingo | 12–1:30pm | NewBo City Market | Free
Family Indoor NERF | 2–5pm | Ushers Ferry | $8–$28

🧘 WELLNESS & FITNESS

Dance Club Cardio | 9–10am | Big Grove Brewery | Free
Tap In Fitness Bootcamp | 9–10am | Big Grove Brewery | Free
Relax & Unwind: Yoga Nidra + Sound | 2pm | NE Cedar Rapids | Varies
Reiki Level I Training | 4–8pm | ReAlive Metaphysical | $135
Soundness with Sayde Yoga | 10–11:15am | Illuminations | $15

🎨 ARTS, MUSIC & CULTURE

Artists Talk & Art Exhibit | 10:30am | St. Paul’s UMC | Free
Linn County Uke Jam | 2–4:30pm | Marion Public Library | Free
Large Midgets Acoustics | 2–5pm | Mr. B’s Pizza | Free
Never Miss a Sunday Show | 5–8pm | Old Neighborhood Pub | Free

🎭 MAJOR EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

Eastern Iowa Wedding Show | 11am–3pm | DoubleTree | Varies
Celtic Throne II: Psalter of Ireland | 7pm | Paramount Theatre | Ticketed

📚 CLUBS & CREATIVE

What’ Cha Reading Book Club | 1–2pm | Craft’d | Free
Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop | 12–4pm | Painted Butterfly | Ticketed

Special Thanks

A big shoutout to our sponsors, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust and Gutschmidt Properties.

With convenient locations throughout the area, a deep commitment to relationship banking, and the best cookies on the planet, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust is the bank of choice for Cedar Rapids locals. CRBT provides full service commercial and consumer banking as well as trust and asset management services, all while making your banking experience so much more than you expected. Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust: The people you can bank on. Learn more at crbt.bank.

Employee-owned and tenant-focused, Gutschmidt Properties creates sustainable spaces that make a real community impact. From studios and sleeping rooms in their historic Smyth House, to both their old and new homes as part of the Rainbow Road project just off I‑380, or flexible commercial space at Averill House in downtown Cedar Rapids, they may have just the place for you. Every house has a story—write yours in one of their homes. Learn more at gutschmidtproperties.com.

Thank you for being part of the Cedar Rapids Daily community. We can’t wait to see you at these events! Until next time, stay curious and keep exploring.

Warm regards,

The Cedar Rapids Daily Team

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Events for Saturday, January 24th, and Sunday, January 25th, 2026