# Events & Things To Do In Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 17th October 2026 - **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 17th October 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. - **Category**: ## About Discover the best events and activities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on 17th October 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. ## Events in Cedar Rapids - **Event Name**: Roper Romp - **Description**: Czech Village is hosting its very first Mrs. Roper Romp on Saturday, October 17, and everyone is invited! Grab your caftan, tease that red wig, and channel your inner Mrs. Roper! If you've never experienced a Mrs. Roper Romp, you're in for a treat. Thin - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 45 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/roper-romp/200030461809917 - **Venue**: Lion Bridge Brewing Company - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy8wNGRmMjZhNjJkMWMwNjUzZTM3YzE5ZDc5ZDVlZDBmYThiN2E1MzJiYTE0NjYyYjcyODNlOWY0NTA2ZGVkMmNkLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDEyMDAtZGNmOGU4ZDgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODY1MTE5MDY.avif - **Categories**: parties, entertainment, shopping - **Event Name**: 3rd Annual SouthSide Blues Fest! DUKE TUMATOE! JENI GROUWS! KAT BLUE & TB! - **Description**: WOW! Jeni Grouws returns to CR w KAT Blue & The True Believers AND...Duke Tumatoe! (If YKYK!) Amazing NEW VENUE-VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM!About this EventDON'T MISS the 3rd Annual SouthSide Blue - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/3rd-annual-southside-blues-fest-duke-tumatoe-jeni-grouws-kat-blue-and-tb/100001989763719849 - **Venue**: Veterans Memorial COLISEUM - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9mNmJlZmUwYjAyNmQ4ZTM3NDQ5NzdlYTBmYjk4MGYxMTFhM2JiZmNiMGI2ODJlOGZhOWEwMjAxZDViYTI5ZGU1LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDEyMDAtZGMwMzE1MzMtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc5MDQ4MDQx.avif - **Price**: USD 36 to 173 - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, parties, live-music - **Event Name**: Encore Legends at Otis Tailgators - **Description**: Encore Legends at Otis TAILGATORS! The house will be rockin! Get ready to rock! Encore Legends, a 2025 Iowa Music Awards Nominee, is the ultimate party band, igniting stages and dance floors with their high-energy performances and genre-fusing sound. Wit - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 27 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:00 pm – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 01:00 am (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/encore-legends-at-otis-tailgators/200030430329249 - **Venue**: OTIS' TAILGATORS SPORTS BAR - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9mYzk3YjI1ODRmYTRmMzVhMGE5MGE5Y2FhYWI5N2YyMDViMTNhNTZmYmQ3MmMxMmQ2NzlhMmE5MjAxZWFjODA5LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3MC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjU1MDM5NQ.avif - **Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, parties, festivals - **Event Name**: Bus Trip To Scrapmania from the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL - **Description**: Our other Scrapmania bus trips were such a big success, that customers are adding more dates and pick up locations! This is our 8th trip planned for 2026, with more in the works! We absolutely LOVE this and are so appreciative of your support!! A huge - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 77 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/bus-trip-to-scrapmania-from-the-woodfield-mall-in-schaumburg-il/200030269788908 - **Venue**: 4750 Tama Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52403 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8xN2JiNGZiNGJmMzgzYjEwN2M2YTE2ZjBkNmI0YWU4OTJjZmE5M2M2ZjNhZDU2MzcyMTkwOTdkNTZhMDQ5ZWI5LXJpbWctdzEwMjMtaDE1MzctZGNmOGY4ZjgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODYzMDU0OTQ.avif - **Categories**: trips-adventures - **Event Name**: Black Jacket Symphony: Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/black-jacket-symphony-bon-jovis-slippery-when-wet/2300029767923144 - **Venue**: Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9hZmRiNmIyMC05Njg3LTExZjEtODk3Zi1lZmY4YzhiMDBhNGYtcmltZy13MTAyNC1oMTAyNC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODY1NjQ1MDg.avif - **Categories**: art, theatre - **Event Name**: Made in Iowa Fall Market - **Description**: This is your Fall Holiday Market Experience. Shop with the best of Iowa's artisans, bakers, and crafters, all under one roof. Shop with 150 vendors from across Iowa. From unique handmade items to delicious local treats, there's something for everyone! 🛍️✨ - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/made-in-iowa-fall-market/200030427533008 - **Venue**: Hawkeye Downs Speedway and Expo Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9mYTE1ZGY3NDg2MDE2MGQwNzY4MWMxOGM2ZDRiMjMyMDZhNDhjZjJiMGY3NDU4NjdiOGI5MGI1MDczMWVkNzYwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2Y4ZThhOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjQ3OTIxNw.avif - **Categories**: business, sports, exhibitions, kids, football, holiday - **Event Name**: Cedar Rapids Roughriders vs. Sioux Falls Stampede - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsCedar Rapids Roughriders has 42 upcoming events.Sioux Falls Stampede has 38 upcoming events. - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:05 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:05 pm (-06:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/cedar-rapids-roughriders-vs-sioux-falls-stampede/210003753368459 - **Venue**: IMON Ice - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy8yMzIxYzg1NGZjODMyMDQyMWRjZmY5YzJjYTZlMjdmZjVhNWIyZjI2MTJhNTM5NmVhZDU1NzBhNmUwNjE1ZTIxLXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDU3Ni1kYzE2MTYxNy1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODQzNDA2Nzc.avif - **Categories**: Sports - **Event Name**: Andy Gross — Comedy, Magic & Ventriloquism - **Description**: Over one billion people have watched him online. On October 17, Cedar Rapids gets its turn. Comedian, magician, and ventriloquist Andy Gross brings his nationally touring MindBoggling Variety Show to The Olympic South Side Theater for his first-ever Iowa - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 3 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/andy-gross-—-comedy-magic-and-ventriloquism/200030529854215 - **Venue**: 1202 3rd St SE Ste 200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy8xOTM3Y2UxMTJmMDlmZDEzNTJiYWJiYzI2ODM1MGM3ZDk1ZDdkODRjODc2MTYwYWJiNjMwMjg3NjJmY2VjMmYwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjI3MjEzNA.avif - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment - **Event Name**: Papagayo - CRPL - **Description**: Cedar Rapids Opera's Season 29 touring children’s opera. With words & Music by Edward Barnes, based on “Papagayo: The Mischief Maker” by Gerald McDermott, the show features four singers utilizing puppetry to tell the story of the creatures of the rain - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 7 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/papagayo-crpl/200030427543534 - **Venue**: Cedar Rapids Public Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy9iODQ0ODgyMGE4MWIwOTUxOTkyMjAyYzkwNWNiMmIzNTc4MDU3Yjg4NWNhOTUwNDk5ZjVjZjcwYWE3NGVkYjNiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4MDgxOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjU1MDQxOA.avif - **Categories**: music, entertainment, dog - **Event Name**: Cash & King (Elvis) - **Description**: Tribute to Johnny Cash and Elvis performed by Nashvilles Cliff Wright. Doors Open at 5:30. Food and drinks available for purchase. Cash Only - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/cash-and-king-elvis/200030512069134 - **Venue**: 801 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy82N2E4YWNkNjY1OGE1MjA1NGFjNDQxODMwOGU0ZmZlNjNiMGMzYTI1YjkzMDU1ODdiMjY5ZDU5MDE1ZjIzMmVmLXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDE0NzYtZGMwODA4MDgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODU5NTgyOTQ.avif ## Trending Events in Cedar Rapids - **Event Name**: Market After Dark - **Description**: Downtown’s Biggest Outdoor Celebration One of Downtown Cedar Rapids’ most popular, free, open-air events, Market After Dark, features a variety of vendors mixed with lively entertainment. This event brings a unique atmosphere to Downtown Cedar Rapids with - **Venue**: 501 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/885c1be44d228fb3bbae9054f093d65ce83e5bcefee66e88b9cfda305d589b25-rimg-w1200-h628-dcc8c8c8-gmir?v=1786550325 - **Event Name**: Bluey's Big Play - **Venue**: Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/883a50c0-933c-11f1-8f1c-cf8ce96ac258-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1786202384 - **Event Name**: GARY OWEN - NO HARD FEELINGS TOUR - **Description**: General on-sale: Friday, April 10th at 10:00 a.m. Gary Owen has been entertaining audiences for more than two decades with his sharp observational humor and fearless storytelling. Known for his unapologetic, rule-defying style, his material draws from h - **Venue**: 123 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/33580ae52bc0101dd64f253b23a930468a8b547d713b39e2599e6ea9cac9b80d-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1786293545 - **Event Name**: Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids - **Venue**: Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/3e7e8d90-94a2-11f1-bef4-8b326733b405-rimg-w1200-h533-dce81828-gmir.png?v=1786356001 - **Event Name**: Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour - **Description**: Alabama native, Waffle House enthusiast and stand-up comedian Derrick Stroup is not your average slow talking Southerner. With the cadence of an angry auctioneer, he locks people in with his detailed stories and over the top energy. His debut Netflix spec - **Venue**: 123 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/a3e8edb46186724c3ae4b3d86d5d2ba8b55bf1da8027aa291ee6d8eeaecbbf80-rimg-w1200-h675-dc380818-gmir?v=1786385950 - **Event Name**: Gary Owen at Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids - **Venue**: Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bc2c0b40-434a-11f1-8b44-9fb43287db39-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1777412369 - **Event Name**: BEHIND THE SCREAM: A Live Conversation with David Arquette following a screening of SCREAM - **Description**: Get ready for an unforgettable evening when David Arquette goes BEHIND THE SCREAM, a thrilling live conversation featuring a special 30th anniversary screening of the iconic horror film SCREAM, followed by an in-depth moderated interview and Q&A with - **Venue**: 123 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52401 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/b1aa2b09cf0d3f0c1230a3cc3d0094abec5b1303857485154a2f81eb0de2fa83-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir?v=1786297905 - **Event Name**: Cedar Rapids Kernels vs. Quad Cities River Bandits - **Venue**: Veterans Memorial Stadium - Cedar Rapids - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ecf498f0-96a1-11f1-897f-eff8c8b00a4f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1786575804 - **Event Name**: The Commodores - **Description**: One of the greatest Motown and R&B / funk artists of all time, The Commodores have influenced artists both young and old, and in all genres with their classic songs. With a brand that is bigger than ever, The Commodores continue to blaze trails all ov - **Venue**: 777 4th St NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405, United States - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/ad70893d16adf363c040bd90987e8ecd14b705c93ca212736756526755968595-rimg-w1200-h628-dc081828-gmir?v=1786401671 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** Roper Romp (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 05:00 pm at Lion Bridge Brewing Company), 3rd Annual SouthSide Blues Fest! DUKE TUMATOE! JENI GROUWS! KAT BLUE & TB! (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at Veterans Memorial COLISEUM), Encore Legends at Otis Tailgators (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:00 pm at OTIS' TAILGATORS SPORTS BAR), Bus Trip To Scrapmania from the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 08:00 am at 4750 Tama Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52403), Black Jacket Symphony: Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids). - **Q**: How can I find events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Cedar Rapids on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Cedar Rapids include Lion Bridge Brewing Company, Veterans Memorial COLISEUM, OTIS' TAILGATORS SPORTS BAR. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** Prices for events in Cedar Rapids range from USD 36 to USD 173. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Cedar Rapids? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Cedar Rapids include Czech Village Association, Soul Shine Joyful Events, Beyond Media Entertainment - "BME". - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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