Upcoming Events

The biennial Iowa Arts Summit features dynamic sessions from leading state and national voices in the arts. Hear from Iowa's most creative minds and learn how they are transforming their...

Iowans are invited to take a healthy step forward by stepping back in time. The 8th annual Iowa State Fair Historical Walking Tour, co-hosted by the Iowa Department of...

Join Sara Egge, the Claude D. Pottinger Professor of History at Centre College, as she discusses some of the landmark scholarship about gender in Iowa's history. We'll examine several topics,...

The Alternating Currents film festival is open to all genres. Music. Film. Comedy. Art. In late August, downtown Davenport will be brimming with energy as over a dozen venues host a wide variety...

Join historian Dr. Anthony J. Miller to explore the lives of the first Chinese immigrants to live in the American Midwest and examine how they founded businesses, formed small communities, won...

Founded in 2007, the Iowa Independent Film Festival brings independent films, unique documentaries, and student productions from local, national, and international filmmakers as well as...

Join Jason Loper and Michael Schreiber as they share the remarkable story of the Delbert and Grace Meier House in Monona, the third building Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Iowa. Loper and...

Join Leo Landis, the state curator for the State Historical Society of Iowa, as he discusses the history of Juneteenth, which has been a state holiday in Iowa since 2002 and became a federal...

Join the State Historical Society and Annals of Iowa editor, Andrew Klumpp, to explore Iowa’s past. Each quarter a book related to a different aspect of Iowa history will be selected and at the...

Launched in 2005, the Sioux City International Film Festival (SCIFF) is the longest continuously running shorts festival in Iowa. Festival organizers, all volunteers, make film selections from...

The 48 Hour Film Project Des Moines debuts a special HORROR theme event for the first time in 2022! Film teams will be challenged to make a short horror film in celebration of Halloween in just...

Halloweenapalooza is Iowa’s only horror film showcase created by horror filmmakers for horror fans. The annual film festival takes place each October in Ottumwa and features vendors, celebrity...

Join the State Historical Society and Annals of Iowa editor, Andrew Klumpp, to explore Iowa’s past. Each quarter a book related to a different aspect of Iowa history will be selected and at the...