Downtown Burlington, Iowa

09/05/2026

☀️🔥 IT MAY BE HOT OUT THERE, BUT DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON KNOWS HOW TO KEEP YOU COOL! 😎

Make Downtown Burlington your destination today!
🛍️ Cool off while you shop your way through 25+ boutiques and specialty shops.

🥤🍹 Grab an ice-cold drink, sweet treat, or bite to eat at one of our 25+ eateries and drinkeries.

🏈 And IT’S FOOTBALL SEASON! Find a spot downtown, grab something cold, order some great food and cheer on your favorite team!

Whether you're shopping, sipping, eating or catching the game, there are plenty of ways to beat the heat while supporting LOCAL! ❤️

☀️ Stay cool. 🛍️ Shop local. 🍹 Drink local. 🍔 Eat local. 🏈 Cheer local.

Come spend your Saturday in Downtown Burlington!
IT’S HAPPENING!

09/04/2026

IT’S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON!

Labor Day Weekend is here, and Downtown Burlington is the place to spend it!Whether you have a long weekend to fill or are just looking for something fun to do, downtown is packed with live music, art, comedy, food, drinks, shopping and plenty of reasons to get out and explore.

📅 THIS WEEK DOWNTOWN:

🎨 September 4
• Americans and the Holocaust at Burlington Public Library, continuing through September 30
• Friday Night Art Hop for Kids at the Art Center of Burlington
• Gallery Lounge Live Art Show & Live Music at the Art Center of Burlington
• Cool Grooves Live on the Patio at The Drake

🎤 September 5
• Hot Girl Summer Comedy: Laughing Through the Trauma at Night Cap Listening Lounge
• Sean Kistler Live on the Patio at The Drake
• Wayne Baker Brooks Live at The Washington
• Matt Landon Live at La Bohème
• Hawkeyes Kickoff at Cedar & Vine 🏈

LABOR DAY WEEKEND TIP: Make a day of it downtown! Grab breakfast or coffee, shop your favorite local stores, enjoy lunch or dinner, then stick around for live music and nightlife. Supporting local is a pretty great way to spend the long weekend! ❤️

💃 September 8
• SWING Line Dancing Lessons at The Washington

🎬 September 9
• Mystery Science Theater 3K: The Rifftrax Experiments - Sting of Death at the Capitol Theater
• Friendly Feud Game “Survey Says” Night at Corked 101

🎻 September 10
• Driftless Revelers: String-Band String Magic at The Washington
• 🌽 Jefferson Street Farmers Market from 4:30-7 PM with live music by John Heasley!

🎶 September 11
• David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers Live Round 2 at The Washington
• Wine Social at Cedar & Vine 🍷

There is ALWAYS something happening in our Downtown Burlington Cultural & Entertainment District! Come downtown, grab a bite, do a little shopping, catch some live music and enjoy everything our local businesses have to offer.

👇 Click the blue event links on our weekly guide for direct access to event information!
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📍 Downtown Burlington
✨ IT’S HAPPENING!

09/03/2026

☀️🔥 IT’S A HOT ONE, BURLINGTON… but it’s still a LOVELY day to support your Jefferson Street Farmers Market vendors! 🥕🍅🍉

Come Downtown this evening, grab your fresh produce, baked goodies and local favorites, and show some love to the hardworking vendors who make our market so special! ❤️

And guess what?! Downtown businesses are OPEN too! 🙌

Need a break from the heat? Pop inside, cool off, do a little shopping, grab an ice-cold drink, enjoy a sweet treat, then head right back out to the market. 🍦🥤🛍️

Make an evening of it:
🥕 Grab your produce at the market
🍪 Pick up something delicious
🥤 Cool off with a cold drink
🍦 Treat yourself to something sweet
🛍️ Shop Downtown
❤️ Support LOCAL!

A HUGE thank you to Shottenkirk Superstore for being our September Jefferson Street Farmers Market Sponsor! 🚗❤️ We appreciate their support of our vendors, Downtown Burlington and this wonderful community tradition!

Jefferson Street Farmers Market
🕓 4:30–7:00 PM
📍 Downtown Burlington

Hot weather or not, Downtown Burlington is still the place to be!

✨ IT’S HAPPENING! ✨

09/03/2026

☀️🔥 IT’S A HOT ONE, BURLINGTON… but it’s still a LOVELY day to support your Jefferson Street Farmers Market vendors! 🥕🍅🍉

Come Downtown this evening, grab your fresh produce, baked goodies and local favorites, and show some love to the hardworking vendors who make our market so special! ❤️

And guess what?! Downtown businesses are OPEN too! 🙌

Need a break from the heat? Pop inside, cool off, do a little shopping, grab an ice-cold drink, enjoy a sweet treat, then head right back out to the market. 🍦🥤🛍️

Make an evening of it:
🥕 Grab your produce at the market
🍪 Pick up something delicious
🥤 Cool off with a cold drink
🍦 Treat yourself to something sweet
🛍️ Shop Downtown
❤️ Support LOCAL!

A HUGE thank you to Shottenkirk Superstore for being our September Jefferson Street Farmers Market Sponsor! 🚗❤️ We appreciate their support of our vendors, Downtown Burlington and this wonderful community tradition!

Jefferson Street Farmers Market
🕓 4:30–7:00 PM
📍 Downtown Burlington

Hot weather or not, Downtown Burlington is still the place to be!

✨ IT’S HAPPENING! ✨

09/01/2026

✨ What a night! ✨

Our very first Downtown to Table is officially in the books, and we are still smiling!

Even with the heat, Jefferson Street was filled with amazing food, live music, laughter, conversation, and an incredible sense of community. Seeing long tables stretching down the street, surrounded by people who love and support Downtown Burlington, was something truly special. ❤️

This event would not have been possible without the incredible businesses, eateries, drinkeries, partners, and volunteers who came together to make it happen.

A HUGE thank-you to:

🍽️ The Collective Food Hub
🍽️ Corked 101
🍽️ The Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery
🍽️ The Drake Restaurant
🍽️ Martini's Grille
🍽️ Hawaiiowan Cafe
🍰 Taste & Seek
🍫 Thyme & Spice Company
🍸 La Bohème- Burlington,IA
🍺 The Busted Cup Brewery
🍷 Cedar & Vine
🍦 Burlington Black Water Mini Golf & Mississippi Moon Ice Cream Parlor
🌸 Downtown Daisy
✨ Parties Unlimited and Event Rentals
⛺ Sherwood Company
🗑 LaVeine Sanitation
🎨 Art Center of Burlington
🎶 Owen Wolfe

And an extra special thank-you to The Beancounter volunteer staff, the Downtown Partners, Inc. Board of Directors, the Greater Burlington Partnership team, and our entire Happening Crew who helped set up, serve, haul, organize, clean up, and jump in wherever they were needed.

It truly took a village to turn Jefferson Street into one long dinner table!

And to every guest who purchased a ticket and joined us for the evening, THANK YOU. Because of your support, Downtown Partners, Inc. will be ordering additional self-watering flower planters that will arrive in Downtown Burlington next spring! 🌸

Take a look at some of our favorite moments from the evening. 📸

Thank you for helping us turn an idea into a memorable night and for continuing to support the businesses, people, and places that make Downtown Burlington so special.

And stay tuned...we sure hope this won’t be the last Downtown to Table! 👀🍽️

It’s Happening in Downtown Burlington! ❤️

08/30/2026

🚢🚢 SHIPS HAPPENING THIS MONDAY! ✨🚢

The beautiful Viking ship will be docked along the Burlington Riverfront on Monday, August 31, and we’re ready to give our visitors a BIG Downtown Burlington welcome! ❤️

Come down, see the ship along our beautiful Mississippi Riverfront, wave hello and help us greet our Viking guests as they arrive in our community!

And while you’re here, make a day of it! ☀️

📍 Grab a Downtown BINGO card at the Port of Burlington Welcome Center
🛍️ Shop small at our locally owned businesses
🍽️ Grab lunch, a treat or a drink
🎨 Explore our arts, shops and attractions
👀 Wander Downtown and see what you discover
❤️ Help us show our Viking guests just how welcoming Burlington can be!

It’s a great opportunity to experience Downtown Burlington right alongside visitors who may be seeing our community for the very first time.

Looking for somewhere to stop? These Downtown businesses are open Monday and ready to welcome you!

☕ The Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery
🛍️ Hopefully Yours Thrift Store
🍽️ The Drake Restaurant
🎨 Art Center of Burlington
🛍️ Gypsi on Jefferson
🏠 About the House
⛳ Burlington Black Water Mini Golf & Mississippi Moon Ice Cream Parlor
📚 Burlington By the Book
🍿 Big River Popcorn & Treats
🍽️ The Som
🍺 The Busted Cup Brewery
🛍️ Traces Boutique
🧵 Stitch 'n Smile
🎶 Weird Harold's Records
🚢 Port of Burlington Welcome Center
🛍️ Original Cyns
🌿 Nature's Corner
🍣 Go Fish Sushi

Grab a friend, pick up a BINGO card and spend your Monday exploring Downtown Burlington!

And if you see some Viking guests along the way, be sure to give them a wave, a smile and a warm “Welcome to Burlington!” 👋❤️

🚢 SHIPS HAPPENING! 😉
✨ IT’S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON! ✨

08/29/2026

🥂 SIP, TASTE & STROLL 2026 IS BACK! 🥂

And this year’s theme is… ANYTHING BUT A CUP! 😂

Now, before anyone panics, YES, we are still supplying the official Sip, Taste & Stroll “cup.” We’re not sending you into Downtown Burlington completely unprepared. 😂

BUT if you want to get into the spirit of the night, bring your most ridiculous, creative, totally unexpected drinking vessel!

🫖 Teapot?
🪴 Flower pot?
🏆 Trophy?
🥣 Gravy boat?
🪣 Tiny bucket? Hint Hint

If it makes someone say, “You’re drinking out of THAT?!” you’re doing it right. 😂

Join us September 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM in Downtown Burlington for an evening of sipping, tasting, strolling, shopping and supporting your favorite local businesses!

Grab your friends, start planning your downtown route and, most importantly, start brainstorming your Anything But a Cup masterpiece.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW! Get them now for an early bird pricing and before they are gone!

https://members.greaterburlington.com/ap/Events/Register/oXFDB7BS6C2CB

👇 Now tell us... what are YOU drinking out of?

Wrong answers are absolutely encouraged. 😂

🥂 It’s Happening in Downtown Burlington!

08/28/2026

🎶🎨🌽 IT’S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON! 🌽🎨🎶

✨ This week’s lineup includes:

🎶 Friday, August 28
• 4th Friday Free Concert featuring Linc & The Drifters at Burlington Riverfront Entertainment
• Fretworks Live at The Drake Restaurant
• Felix Gato Peralta Live at The Washington
• Little Mania Midget Wrestling at Burlington Memorial Auditorium
• CatVideoFest at The Capitol Theater
• Americans and the Holocaust at Burlington Public Library

🎸 Saturday, August 29
• Rich & Brandon Live at The Drake Restaurant

🍽️ Monday, August 31
• Downtown to Table on Jefferson Street
• Movie Monday: Casablanca at Capitol The Capitol Theater

💃 Wednesday, September 2
• Line Dancing Lessons at The Washington
• Friendly Feud “Survey Says” Night at Corked 101
• Bottle Dating at Cedar & Vine

🌽🎶 Thursday, September 3
• Jefferson St Farmers Market from 4:30 to 7 PM with live music by Jared Rouggly
• Book Club at Cedar & Vine

🎨 Friday, September 4
• Friday Night Art Hop for Kids at Art Center of Burlington
• Gallery Lounge Live Art Show & Live Music at Art Center of Burlington
• Cool Grooves Live on the Patio at The Drake Restaurant
• Hot Girl Summer Comedy: Laughing Through the Trauma at Night Cap Listening Lounge

🎶 Saturday, September 5
• Sean Kistler Live on the Patio at The Drake Restaurant
• Wayne Baker Brooks Live at The Washington

And don’t forget, Americans and the Holocaust continues at the Burlington Public Library through September 30.

There’s no shortage of reasons to shop, dine, explore, and spend some time Downtown this week! 🛍️🍽️🎶

👇 Click the blue links on our graphic for direct access to event information.

❤️ It’s Happening in Downtown Burlington!

Check out this Facebook Post designed by Pwright.

08/27/2026

🍉 WE’RE LIVE from the Jefferson Street Farmers Market! 🍉

The Watermelon Eating Contest starts at 6:00 PM, so come grab a spot and cheer on our contestants as they compete to become the Jefferson Street Farmers Market Watermelon Eating Champion! 🏆🍉

And there is SO much more happening tonight!
🎶 Live music from Lillian Chavez
🍑 Fresh peaches
🍉 Melons
🌽 Fresh locally grown produce
🥧 Homemade baked goods
🛍️ Local vendors and more!

A HUGE thank you to our August Market Sponsor, First Mid Bank & Trust, for supporting the Jefferson Street Farmers Market and helping us bring fun community activities like tonight’s watermelon eating contest to Downtown Burlington! ❤️

Come shop, eat, listen to some great music, and spend this beautiful Thursday evening with us on Jefferson Street!

🍉🎶🌽 It’s Happening in Downtown Burlington!

08/27/2026

🍉🌽🍑 DON’T MISS TONIGHT’S JEFFERSON STREET FARMERS MARKET! 🎶

There’s so much happening on Jefferson Street tonight from 4:30 to 7:00 PM!

🍉 Watermelon Eating Contest at 6:00 PM!
Think you have what it takes? Sign up at the corner of 4th & Jefferson or contact Amy at 319-752-6365 to get your name on the list!

🎨 While you’re downtown, stop by the 400 Block and check out the progress on the new Aldo Leopold Legacy Mural. It’s coming to life more and more every day!

🍉 Fresh melons
🍑 Peaches
🥖 Homemade baked goods
🛍️ Local vendors
🎶 Live music by Lillian Chavez
🍴 Plenty of great food and fun throughout Downtown Burlington!

A huge thank you to First Mid Bank & Trust for sponsoring the Jefferson Street Farmers Market throughout the month of August and to F&M Bank & Trust, Member FDIC for bringing tonight’s entertainment!

Grab your friends, bring the family and spend your Thursday evening on Jefferson Street.

🍉🎶 It’s Happening in Downtown Burlington!