Join us in kicking off the holiday season with live entertainment, silent auction, and the premiere of the 2019 It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas holiday displays. Celebration begins at 6pm. Tickets: $55.00.

Pianist and music professor Richard Steinbach will perform. Concert begins at 4PM. This concert is free to the public.

Dubuque-native and composer Zane Merritt will perform on guitar. Concert begins at 4PM. This concert is free to the public.

The Music Man Square is excited to announce the 2019-2020 Footbridge Music Series. The inaugural presentation will be an evening of Marimba Music with Matthew Coley. The concert is September 15 at 4PM. This concert is free to the public. Matthew Coley is an internationally acclaimed performer and the founding executive/artistic director of Heartland Marimba (HM).

Get Active in Nature and join us on Lime Creek Prairie as we attempt to tag monarch butterflies. Perhaps a butterfly YOU tag will make it all the way to Mexico to their wintering grounds! There will also be information provided on the nature center’s Monarch Mania! program. 4pm-5pm. Registration is required – 641.423-5309.

Opies Skate Shop presents Skate Jam 2019 featuring contests for all skateboarding skill levels, prizes, giveaways, and free food! 12 Noon-6pm. All ages welcome. Entry is free!

Join Wright on the Park for a Wright After Work on Tuesday, September 3rd at 5:00 PM. Relax, network, enjoy light refreshments and learn. Michael Thompson, Vice President of the Walter Burley Griffin Society in Australian, will compare the Griffin’s Castlecrag to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian vision. The event is free and open to the

Wright on the Park presents the 4th Annual Murder Mystery – Deadly Beloved. Join us for an afternoon of scandal and fun as a mysterious death unfolds around you. Collect clues throughout the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel and see if you can catch the killer!  Matinee with dessert, coffee and prizes. Doors open at 1:30pm,

Wright on the Park presents the 4th Annual Murder Mystery – Deadly Beloved. Join us for an evening of scandal and fun as a mysterious death unfolds around you. Collect clues throughout the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel and see if you can catch the killer! Three-course dinner, dessert, cocktails, cash bar and prizes. Doors open

Wright on the Park presents the 4th Annual Murder Mystery – Deadly Beloved. Join us for an evening of scandal and fun as a mysterious death unfolds around you. Collect clues throughout the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel and see if you can catch the killer! Appetizers, cocktails, cash bar and prizes. Doors open at 5:30pm,

In celebration of the upcoming Ken Burns’ documentary, Country Music, Iowa Public Television will be hosting shindigs around the state showcasing a preview of the documentary hosted by local country music radio DJs who will share their experiences in country music with attendees. Join us at The Music Man Square in Mason City for food,

Michael Betz will be performing at the Mason City Public Library on Friday, August 16th from 11am-1pm in the Library Commons. The library’s summer music schedule for 2019, featuring different performers each Friday, will continue through August. These performances are free and open to the public. For further information, please call 641-421-3668.

Meet and talk in-person with area “Senior” experts on topics related to you! FREE admission! FREE refreshments! 9AM-Noon. Register at the KIMT booth for your chance to win one of many door prizes donated by exhibitors and Willowbrook Mall merchants. Exhibitors include (but are not limited to): Country Meadow Place, Elderbridge Agency on Aging, Good

Sam Crosser will be performing at the Mason City Public Library on Friday, August 23rd from 11am-1pm in the Library Commons. The library’s summer music schedule for 2019 will conclude at the end of August. Don’t miss the last two weeks of entertainment!  Music performances are free and open to the public For further information,

Live music from the Wright County Rambler – Clint Riedel from 9 pm to midnight.

This outdoor event features artist in three areas of arts interest: Visual arts – over 60th booths with visual artist from around the country; Performing arts – strolling entertainment Paul Imholte; Literary Arts – a book signing event with local authors. The event is FREE and open to the public. Help us celebrates the arts!

Karen Carr and Piper Anderson will hold a reading and book signing featuring their new book – ‘What’s That Strange Noise? At 1:00pm in the Mason City Room. Karen is an author of historical fiction, mystery, and children’s books. Join us for this entertaining event! This event is free, and open to the public.

Des Moines-based blues/folk/indi-pop singer-songwriter Nicholas Neibauer makes a triumphant return to his hometown with a rare north Iowa live show this July.  Performing since 2013, Nicholas says he has a wide range of inspirations, from old school musicians like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Van Morrison, and Paul Simon as well as contemporary musicians such

A multi-author book event, stop in to meet and support local authors, and the German Club from Mason City High School will be having a fundraiser bake sale to raise money for a trip to Germany.

Join the Mason City Earth Day Committee and Lime Creek Nature Center as we float a beautiful stretch of the Winnebago River, picking up trash along with way. This combination leisure/working float will ensure that we leave the river better than we found it! A limited number of canoes are available for use. No cost

August Comedy Show featuring Day Peace. Free & open to the public, must be 21+.

North Iowa native Will Bartz will be bringing his new solo project Erwin Wilhelm Otto to Fat Hill Brewing. Former member of The Euclids, Bartz has recently relocated back to Iowa after living in Nashville for the last three years. During his time with The Euclids, Bartz worked with Grammy award winning producer Joe Trevino

Fat Hill is partnering with Live Love Yoga to bring yoga to Central Park in Mason City!  Instructor Amy Bell says this fun outdoor adult yoga class is designed for all levels and abilities and you don’t need any prior experience with yoga to participate.  What a great opportunity to try something new this summer! 

Join us for a solo acoustic show with Kris Karr!  Kris is an experienced musician that has been touring for years, reporting that he loves to get crowds singing along.  His sets are highly influenced by his favorite musical era – the 1970s.  Expect a mix of originals and covers, including songs you haven’t heard

September Comedy Show featuring Day Peace. Free & open to the public, must be 21+.