Hey there, Cedar Rapids! 🎉
It’s Halloween weekend, and Eastern Iowa is packed with fall fun and spooky celebrations! 🎃 On Saturday, enjoy trick-or-treating in Czech Village, meet costumed llamas at Llama-Ween, or explore the Iowa Fall Festival. 👻 For thrills, check out Frights by Candlelight, Circle of Ash, Scream Acres, or Hallowed Harvest. You can also catch Pippin at Kirkwood, shop the Rockwell Craft Fair, or dance the night away at Halloween parties across the area. 🎶 On Sunday, start your day with the El Kahir Shrine Omelet Breakfast, watch bird banding at Indian Creek Nature Center, or get creative with a terrarium or willow-weaving workshop. 🌿 Wrap up the weekend with live music from the Adam Ezra Group, a staged reading about democracy, or one last spooky visit to Brucemore. There’s something for every age and interest this Halloween weekend!
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☀️ CEDAR RAPIDS DAILY
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Your guide to what’s happening around Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa — in five minutes or less!
🌦️ FORECAST
A chance of showers, with a high of 63° and a low of 52°.
⭐ TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS
🎃 Trick-or-Treat in Czech Village
🐑 7th Annual Llama-Ween
🍬 Hallelujah Party at Spirit of Faith Family Church
🎥 Catching Fire Movie & Costume Contest
🕯️ Frights by Candlelight at Brucemore
🎃 Hallowed Harvest
👻 Circle of Ash Haunted Attraction
🎭 Pippin at Kirkwood
🎉 Iowa’s Biggest Halloween Party
🎸 A Crazy Delicious Halloween at The Ideal
🎃 HALLOWEEN & FAMILY FUN
🍬 Halloween Story Time
🕥 10:30–11 a.m.
📍 Hiawatha Public Library
Wear your costume for Halloween stories with Alicia and in-library trick-or-treating!
👻 Trick or Treat in Czech Village / Scary Saturday in Czech Village
🕚 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 Czech Village, Cedar Rapids | 💲 Free
Bring the little ghosts, goblins and superheroes for a family-friendly trick-or-treat experience at participating local businesses. Show off costumes, collect treats and support local shops.
🎉 Hallelujah Party
🕐 1–3 p.m.
📍 Spirit of Faith Family Church
A kid-friendly Halloween celebration featuring inflatables, carnival games, face painting, prizes, concessions and plenty of candy. For children 12 and under, accompanied by an adult. Costumes must be modest; no full-face masks, scary or violent costumes, or costume weapons.
🎥 Catching Fire Movie Showing & Costume Contest
🕐 1–4 p.m.
📍 Cedar Rapids Public Library, Downtown — Whipple Auditorium
Watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13). Costumes are encouraged, and a costume contest will take place during the movie. Registration is required for the costume contest. Details and registration.
🎃 Halloween at Big Grove Cedar Rapids
🕐 1–3 p.m.
📍 Big Grove Brewery, 170 1st St. SW, Cedar Rapids | 💲 Free
Bring the kids for Kingston Yard trick-or-treating, games, activities and Halloween fun. Costumes encouraged!
🎳 Spooktacular Halloween at Spare Time
🕐 1–3 p.m.
📍 Spare Time Cedar Rapids, 4601 1st Ave. SE
A Halloween event at Spare Time. Check with the venue for additional details.
🦙 7th Annual Llama-Ween
📍 Prairie Patch Farm
🎟️ $16.95 admission
Meet llamas in Halloween costumes, walk a llama through a family-friendly haunt, take Halloween photos, feed treats to llamas, goats and pigs, and browse the Prairie Patch Goods Store.
🍂 Iowa Fall Festival
🕙 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
📍 Bloomsbury Farm, 3260 69th St., Atkins
Enjoy U-pick pumpkins and flowers, a giant corn maze, photo opportunities, fall treats and attractions for all ages. The festival runs through October 31. Tickets and details.
🎃 Fall Festival at Bass Family Farms
🕙 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
📍 Bass Farm
Pick pumpkins, enjoy weekend hayrack rides, shop specialty foods and seasonal decorations, or try Snap O’ Lantern ice cream. No admission is required to shop or pick out pumpkins.
🎃 Halloween Week in Marion
🕚 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
📍 Cedar Witch Goods, 945 6th Ave., and Familiar Cat Café, 935 6th Ave., Marion
The final day of Halloween week includes 10% off purchases for customers who arrive in costume at both businesses. Familiar Cat Café will offer oracle readings by Kat Sung at special Meowloween pricing. Cedar Witch Goods will host DIY intention trays by Citrine + Sage and offer a free gift with purchases of $25 or more. The Friends of the Library book drive runs all week.
🌿 NATURE, PHOTOGRAPHY & OUTDOORS
📸 Close-Up & Macro Nature Photography: From Capture to Focus Stacking — Day 1
🕘 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 Indian Creek Nature Center
🎟️ $305 nonmembers / $295 members | Ages 16+
Learn macro photography techniques, camera settings, composition, lighting and depth of field in this two-day workshop. Participants will need a camera, suitable lens, tripod, laptop and Adobe photography software, among other supplies. Pre-registration was required by October 30; contact the Nature Center to check availability.
🎨 ARTS, CRAFTS & CULTURE
🖼️ The Art of Astrid Hilger Bennett: Making Her Mark
🕙 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 Grant Wood Studio
Explore the fiber art of Iowa City artist Astrid Hilger Bennett, whose work uses hand-painted and monoprinted fabrics inspired by the natural world. On view through January 3, 2027.
🧵 Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa
🕙 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 Grant Wood Studio
Discover an all-Iowa juried exhibition celebrating fiber and textile art, from traditional techniques to contemporary works exploring identity and social issues. On view through January 17, 2027.
🎨 October Fine Art Critique
🕙 Noon
📍 The Cherry Building, first-floor break room
👥 Ages 18+
Visual artists of all skill levels are invited to share work, exchange feedback and connect. Bring a piece of artwork to participate. Light refreshments will be provided.
🎨 Artist Forum
🕑 2–5 p.m.
📍 DKW Art Gallery and Studios
Artists of all ages, media and skill levels are welcome to work on projects, share experiences, ask questions or simply enjoy time with other creatives. No membership or dues required.
🎭 THEATRE & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
🕯️ Frights by Candlelight
🕔 5–9 p.m.
📍 Brucemore
Explore the mansion after hours and hear haunting tales from local actors in select rooms. A cash bar and card readings in the study add to this literary fright experience.
🎭 Pippin — Kirkwood’s Fall Musical
🕢 7:30–9:30 p.m.
📍 Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College
Follow a young prince searching for a meaningful, extraordinary life in this musical featuring Stephen Schwartz’s score and circus-inspired theatricality. Tickets are available at the door or online. Free for Kirkwood students, faculty and staff.
😈 The Exorcist
📍 Theatre Cedar Rapids
This stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel brings the chilling battle between faith and evil to life. The production runs through November 1. Content includes graphic language, loud noises, simulated medical procedures, violence and depictions of demonic possession. Check Theatre Cedar Rapids for showtimes and tickets.
📻 War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast
🕑 2–4 p.m.
📍 Giving Tree Theater
Experience a live radio-play recreation of the infamous 1938 broadcast that made listeners believe an alien invasion was unfolding. Expect live sound effects, vintage commercials and a suspenseful trip into radio history.
👻 HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS
🎃 Hallowed Harvest
🕡 6:30–10 p.m.
📍 Linn County Fairgrounds, 201 Central City Rd., Central City
🎟️ $30 per group of up to four; $5 per additional person
Enjoy glowing pumpkins and fall lights in this no-scares celebration for families and fall lovers. Tickets.
🧟 Scream Acres
🕡 6:30–10 p.m.
📍 Bloomsbury Farm, near Atkins
Face three indoor haunted attractions and a pitch-black haunted cornfield, with live music, food and drinks in the 21+ beer garden. Recommended for ages 12 and older; guests under 16 need an adult chaperone. Tickets and details.
🎃 Circle of Ash — 25 Years of Scares
🕖 7–11 p.m.
📍 Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City
🎟️ $31.58 online / $35 at the gate
Take on three haunted attractions: Frightmare Forest, The Manor and Socko’s Fun House. Tickets.
🎉 Iowa’s Biggest Halloween Party
🕗 8–11 p.m.
📍 Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City
🎟️ $31.58 online
Celebrate 25 years of scares with a live DJ, character appearances, photo opportunities, autographs, discounted merchandise and concession deals. Costumes encouraged. Tickets.
🎶 NIGHTLIFE, DANCING & HALLOWEEN PARTIES
🎸 A Crazy Delicious Halloween
🕗 8 p.m.–midnight
📍 The Ideal Theater & Bar
🎟️ Advance general admission $35.32; reserved tables for four also available
Dance to pop, funk, rap, R&B and country hits from party band Crazy Delicious. The costume contest winner at 10:30 p.m. takes home $500; contestants must enter by 10 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.
🎤 Spooky Ooky Halloween & Costume Contest
📍 Basix | 21+
Doors open at 5 p.m., with happy-hour specials from 5–8 p.m. The show starts at 10:30 p.m., followed by DJs and dancing. Costume contest and an extra hour of partying as the clocks fall back.
🍻 The Halloween Bar Crawl — Cedar Rapids
🕓 Check-in 4–6 p.m.; crawl 4–10 p.m.; after-party 10 p.m.–midnight
📍 Begins at Pub 217
🎟️ $18.41 | 21+
Bar-hop with a spooky crowd, enjoy drink and food specials, and get a crawl cup, bottle-opener lanyard, custom badge and access to a crawl map. Tickets include two to three drinks or shots. Tickets and details.
🎧 Mausoleum — IowaTechno Halloween
🕖 7 p.m.–2 a.m.
📍 North Point, 621 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids
🎟️ $25 at the door | 18+
An electronic Halloween party featuring two stages, a DJ competition and a lineup of electronic artists. Costumes are highly encouraged.
🎤 Viking Lounge Halloweekend
🕘 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
📍 Viking Lounge
Celebrate with karaoke, a costume party and contests. Prizes include a $50 bar tab for first place, a $25 bar tab for second and free pizza for third.
🎤 “Scaryoke” Costumes and Karaoke
🕘 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
📍 Sammy’s Lounge
Sing your heart out at this Halloween karaoke bash featuring a costume contest.
🏆 GAMES & COMPETITIONS
🎱 2026 Tournament of the Month
🕛 Noon–8 p.m.
📍 Union Station Sports Bar & Grill
🎟️ $10 entry plus quarters
Join the monthly qualifier tournament. Players earn points toward a December finale, with the top 32 qualifying players competing for a share of $500 in added prize money. The highest-point man and woman through November will each win $100 when they attend the finale.
☀️ CEDAR RAPIDS DAILY
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Your guide to what’s happening around Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa — in five minutes or less!
🌦️ FORECAST
A slight chance of showers, with a high of 66° and a low of 54°.
⭐ TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS
🍳 El Kahir Shrine Omelet Breakfast
🐦 Bird Banding at the Barn
🧺 Weaving Willow Angels Workshop
🌿 Terrarium Workshop at Moss Plant Shop
🎨 Seasonal Patterns Artist Talk
🎭 Women+ on the Edge of Democracy
🎸 Adam Ezra Group at CSPS Hall
🎃 Frights by Candlelight at Brucemore
🎭 Pippin at Kirkwood
🧩 Puzzle Exchange at Marion Public Library
🍳 FOOD & COMMUNITY
🍳 El Kahir Shrine’s Omelet Breakfast
🕣 8:30 a.m.–noon
📍 El Kahir Shrine, 905 Tower Terrace Rd., Hiawatha
🎟️ $12 adults / $6 children ages 5–12
Enjoy made-to-order omelets along with breakfast potatoes, pancakes, toast, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, orange juice and coffee. Bloody Marys and mimosas are available for an additional fee.
🎱 Sunday Bingo at NewBo City Market
🕛 Noon–1:30 p.m.
📍 NewBo City Market | 💲 Free
Play bingo, enjoy the community atmosphere and compete for prizes. Cards are provided. Sponsored by Collins Aerospace. Outside food and beverages are not allowed.
🌿 NATURE & OUTDOORS
🐦 Bird Banding at the Barn
🕣 8:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 Indian Creek Nature Center, behind Penningroth Barn, 6665 Otis Rd. | 💲 Free
Drop in to watch an ornithologist net, band and release birds, learn about the equipment and discover why bird banding matters. Families and children are welcome. Park across from the barn. Weather permitting; donations are welcome.
🧺 Weaving Willow Angels
🕘 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Indian Creek Nature Center
🎟️ $55; members receive $5 off | Adults only
Learn basketry techniques with instructor Mary Kopecky to create a peaceful willow angel with wings. Bring lunch, beverages and sharp hand pruners or basket shears. Pre-registration was required by October 23; check with the Nature Center for availability.
📸 Close-Up & Macro Nature Photography: From Capture to Focus Stacking — Day 2
🕤 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 Indian Creek Nature Center
🎟️ $305 nonmembers / $295 members | Ages 16+
The second day of this workshop focuses on field photography, focus stacking and editing multiple images into a detailed final photograph. Participants should bring their camera equipment, laptop and required Adobe software. Registration closed October 30; contact the Nature Center to check availability.
🎃 Fall Festival at Bass Family Farms
🕙 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
📍 Bass Farm
Pick pumpkins, enjoy weekend hayrack rides, browse specialty foods and shop seasonal decorations. No admission is needed to shop or select pumpkins.
🎨 ARTS, CRAFTS & LEARNING
🎨 Seasonal Patterns Artist Talk with Barb Thompson
🕥 10:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Upper Room Gallery
Meet local artist Barbara Thompson and learn about her plant-inspired paintings. Her Seasonal Patterns collection combines familiar designs such as stripes, polka dots and paisley with the changing forms of Midwestern vegetation. The exhibit is on view through November 29.
🌱 Terrarium Workshop
🕑 2 p.m.
📍 Moss Plant Shop
🎟️ $55 or $75
Learn to build a closed tropical terrarium and care for your own miniature garden under glass. Sign up.
🎸 Holiday Ukulele Course
🕑 2 p.m.
📍 City of Hiawatha Parks and Recreation
🎟️ $85 per person
Learn or refresh your ukulele basics with Lisa and get ready to play holiday favorites. The course meets November 1, 8, 15 and 29, with an optional performance at Hiawatha’s tree lighting on December 3. A free field trip to the Linn County Ukulele Club at Marion Library is planned for November 22. A minimum of four participants is required.
🧩 Puzzle Exchange
🕑 2–4 p.m.
📍 Marion Public Library
Exchange gently used puzzles! Participants could drop off puzzle boxes from October 17–31 and receive a ticket for each box. Bring your tickets to choose new puzzles in the Community Room. Puzzles should have all their pieces.
🎭 THEATRE & LIVE PERFORMANCE
🎭 Pippin — Kirkwood’s Fall Musical
🕑 2 p.m.
📍 Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College
Follow Pippin, a young prince searching for a meaningful and extraordinary life, in this musical featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and circus-inspired theatricality. Tickets are available at the door or online. Free for Kirkwood students, faculty and staff.
📻 War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast
🕑 2–4 p.m.
📍 Giving Tree Theater
Experience a live radio-play recreation of the infamous 1938 broadcast that made listeners believe an alien invasion was unfolding. The production features live sound effects, vintage commercials and a look at the power of radio storytelling.
😈 The Exorcist
📍 Theatre Cedar Rapids
This stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel explores the chilling battle between faith and evil. The production runs through November 1. Content includes graphic language, loud noises, simulated medical procedures, violence and depictions of demonic possession. Check Theatre Cedar Rapids for showtimes and tickets.
🎭 Women+ on the Edge of Democracy: Iowa Premiere
🕖 7–9:30 p.m.
📍 Marion Heritage Center & Museum, 590 10th St., Marion | 💲 Free
Corridor Artists and Actors presents selected works from an international initiative featuring 36 women+ playwrights exploring the state of American democracy. The staged readings use comedy, tragedy, hope and personal perspectives to encourage civic conversation. Reserve tickets.
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
🎸 Adam Ezra Group
🕖 7–9 p.m.
📍 CSPS Hall
Catch the independent folk/Americana group known for its grassroots following, community activism and energetic live shows. With no fixed setlist, each performance unfolds around the audience and the energy in the room.
👻 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
🕯️ Frights by Candlelight
🕔 5–9 p.m.
📍 Brucemore
Explore the mansion after hours and hear haunting tales from local actors in select rooms. A cash bar and card readings in the study add to this literary fright experience.
Special Thanks
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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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