July Events
- July 2 - 1st Fridays Art Walk pARTy in the Park
On The Fairfield Square - July 4 - Jaycees 4th of July Fireworks
10:00pm - Jefferson County Fairgrounds - July 4 - 1st annual 4th of July celebration at Cypress Village
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cypress Villages 1.5 miles north of Fairfield on Hwy 1
Games, food, music, fireworks at 9:30 pm - July 10 - Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band
7:30 pm. Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band, an elite ensemble of Iowa high school musicians, will be bringing their performance to the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts - July 16 - 25 - Annie
Presented by Way Off Broadway
Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts - July 19 - 31 - Fairfield Creates; Get Your Art On
Take an Art vacation and study with some of the most talented instructors in the region - July 23 - The Midnight Swinger: Live Comedy Night
8:00 pm The Midnight Swinger is coming to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center for a comedy night of laughin’, singin’ and swingin’ - July 24 - Live on the Square Summer Concert Series
The talk of Des Moines music scene, One Nite Stand Band has been called smooth, hip and funky. Fairfield Square, 7:00 pm - July 25 - Eddie "devil boy" Turner
8:00 pm. Eddie Turner’s ethereal style is an amalgam of the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his heritage and the music that influenced him as a teenager: Chicago blues, jazz, R&B and psychedelic rock. Morning Star Studio. - July 29 - The Australian Bee Gees
7:30 pm. This show is not only the best Bee Gees show in the world, but also a stunning, emotive and musically unrivaled piece of entertainment in its own right. Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts
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August Events
- August 5 - Now or Never Silent Film Starring Harold Lloyd: Live Music performed by Donald Sosin
Now or Never is a zany comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd, the most popular comic of the 1920’s. Fairfield Arts & Convention Center - August 6 - 1st Fridays Art Walk Bark in the Park
On The Fairfield Square. An outdoor festival complete with a Pet parade, contests, vendors all around the Fairfield Square. - August 7 - International Folk Dance Ensemble
With a beautiful array of ethnic costumes, the International Folk Dance Ensemble presents a concert program of dances from more than a dozen nations, including Ukraine, Russia, Korea, Poland, Mexico, and the United States. Fairfield Arts & Convention Center 7:30 pm - August 11 - Tommy Castro Band
7:00 pm. Tommy Castro, winner of the 2010 Blues Music Awards B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year “Hard Believer” and Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year brings his international tour to the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. - August 13 - 22 - Big River
Presented by Way Off Broadway. Big River is the musical adaption of Mark Twain’s classic novel Huckleberry Finn. Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts - August 14 - Live on the Square Summer Concert Series
Taking country music to a new level, Rodeo Down brings passion and energy to country music. Fairfield Square, 7:00 pm
September Events
- September 3 - 1st Fridays Art Walk Culturefest
On The Fairfield Square. A celebration of world culture through the arts. - September 11 - Water Coolers
7:30 pm. Water Coolers is an award-winning, high energy “laugh out loud” music and sketch comedy about the things we share around the water coolers of American every-day life – work, kids, husbands, wives, travel, technology – and trying to balance it all.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center - September 18 - Live on the Square Summer Concert Series
The Jefferson County Green Band is one of the most popular bands in the Midwest, with music that is roots rock, infused with an-outlaw flair. Fairfield Square, 7:00 pm - September 25 - Southeast Iowa Wellness Expo
9 am - 4 pm Biggest Loser Winner Matt Hoover kicks off an exciting day of wellness seminars, demonstrations and exhibitors.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center - September 25 - Roy Eaton: Quantum of Preludes
The Chamber Music Society of Fairfield welcomes Roy Eaton from New York City to the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Mr Eaton will be performing a Quantum of Preludes featuring Bach, Chopin, Gershwin, Still and Joplin. At the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 8:00 PM. - September 30 - Glenn Miller Orchestra
7:30 pm. The World Famous, Glenn Miller Orchestra, is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
October Events
- October 1 - 1st Fridays Art Walk Oktoberfest
On The Fairfield Square. A celebration of German heritage and art - October 16 - Ashu and Kuang-Hoa Huang in Concert: Saxophone and Piano Concert
8:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. - October 17 - Kenyan Safari Acrobats
3:00 pm. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
November Events
- November 4 - Forever Plaid
7:30 pm. This show is a non-stop tour of humor and foot-tapping music and manages to cover a lot of nostalgic ground in a very short amount of time. Forever Plaid will entertain you and is guaranteed to leave a smile on your face.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center - November 5 - 1st Fridays Art Walk American Craft
On The Fairfield Square. - November 7 - Danish Pianist Werner Elmker: Piano Concert
7:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Mr. Elmker will be performing selections from Bach, Grieg, Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky and some of his own original compositions. - November 16 - Street Beat
7:30 pm. Street Beat is a high-energy explosion of urban rhythm, hip hop moves, astonishing break dance acrobatics and a full
evening of original entertainment for all ages. Fairfield Arts & Convention Center - November 25 - Sweet Dreams: A Patsy Cline Tribute
7:30 pm. Sweet Dreams recreates the sentimental sound, style, mannerisms and personality of the legendary Patsy Cline.
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
December Events
- December 3 - 1st Fridays Art Walk Gingerbread Extravaganza
On The Fairfield Square. Fairfield's Sweetest tradition, complete with a display of gingerbread houses. - December 4 - The Chamber Music of Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat Conducted by Carol Negro
8:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Carol Negro conducting L'Histoire du Soldat. Other works include Ballade for Violin and Piano, Three Pieces for Clarinet, Duet for Two Bassoons and the Pastoral.
