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Updated: July 24, 2026

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This Weekend
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Opera Venues
Next Opera:
Stone Temple Pilots, Candlebox & Buckcherry
Jul 31 · 7:00 PM · Riverside, IA
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Updated Daily • Upcoming Performances: 117
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Stone Temple Pilots, Candlebox & Buckcherry
    Stone Temple Pilots, Candlebox & Buckcherry
    Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
    Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
    locationRiverside, IA, USlocation52327, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA, US
    From $106Avg. price ~ $1507 tickets remaining!
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  • Jul
    31
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Fri
    Best Value
    Riki Rachtman
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $15Avg. price ~ $4321 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    01
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sat
    Weekend Event
    Lee Brice, Ashley McBryde & George Birge
    Lee Brice, Ashley McBryde & George Birge
    Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
    Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
    locationRiverside, IA, USlocation52327, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA, US
    From $173Avg. price ~ $2004 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Mon
    Jason Scott and the High Heat
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $6013 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    04
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Tue
    Fight From Within
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $4622 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    05
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Blacktop Mojo
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $62Avg. price ~ $721 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    05
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
    Hancher Auditorium
    Hancher Auditorium
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52242, 231 Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA, US
    From $66Avg. price ~ $111Tickets Available: 45
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  • Aug
    08
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Sat
    Weekend Event
    Subliminal Verses - Tribute To Slipknot
    Gabe's
    Gabe's
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 330 E Washington Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $509 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    08
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Sat
    Weekend Event
    Struggle Jennings & Loess Hills
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $23Avg. price ~ $4822 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    12
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $23Avg. price ~ $5616 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    13
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    Jeffrey Nothing
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $4516 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Overtime, Durte, Jake LaCoste, Wildcard & Shawn Paris
    Overtime, Durte, Jake LaCoste, Wildcard & Shawn Paris
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $7417 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    15
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Sat
    Best Value
    Weekend Event
    Micky and The Motorcars
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $16Avg. price ~ $3622 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sun
    Weekend Event
    Lettuce
    Englert Theatre
    Englert Theatre
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA, US
    From $78Avg. price ~ $118Tickets Available: 40
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  • Aug
    19
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Wed
    Psychostick
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $4418 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    20
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    The Fall of Troy
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $41Avg. price ~ $4922 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    20
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Umphrey's McGee
    Englert Theatre
    Englert Theatre
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA, US
    From $88Avg. price ~ $129Tickets Available: 132
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  • Aug
    22
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Weekend Event
    Maria Bamford
    Englert Theatre
    Englert Theatre
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA, US
    From $61Avg. price ~ $94Tickets Available: 60
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  • Aug
    22
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Sat
    Weekend Event
    Ward Davis
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $47Avg. price ~ $549 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    23
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Weekend Event
    Spitalfield
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $41Avg. price ~ $6711 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    25
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Calder Allen
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $26Avg. price ~ $3818 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    26
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Judy Collins & Bruce Cockburn
    Englert Theatre
    Englert Theatre
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA, US
    From $97Avg. price ~ $152Tickets Available: 140
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  • Aug
    26
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $23Avg. price ~ $5616 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    27
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Cultus Black
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $25Avg. price ~ $4319 tickets remaining!
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  • Aug
    28
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Fri
    Green Jello
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $32Avg. price ~ $5423 tickets remaining!
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  • Sep
    01
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Ray LaMontagne
    Ray LaMontagne
    Hancher Auditorium
    Hancher Auditorium
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52242, 231 Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA, US
    From $112Avg. price ~ $292Tickets Available: 32
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  • Sep
    05
    2026
    3:15 PM
    Sat
    High Demand
    Weekend Event
    Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
    Kinnick Stadium • 70585 seats
    Kinnick Stadium
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52242, 886 Stadium Drive Iowa City, IA, US
    From $33Avg. price ~ $108Tickets Available: 941
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  • Sep
    09
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52240, 4919 Walleye Dr. SE Iowa City, IA, US
    From $62Avg. price ~ $724 tickets remaining!
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  • Sep
    09
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Tig Notaro
    Hancher Auditorium
    Hancher Auditorium
    locationIowa City, IA, USlocation52242, 231 Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA, US
    From $69Avg. price ~ $11215 tickets remaining!
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  • Sep
    10
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Thu
    Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Volleyball vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
    Xtream Arena
    Xtream Arena
    locationCoralville, IA, USlocation52241, 200 E 9th Street Coralville, IA, US
    From $28Avg. price ~ $288 tickets remaining!
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Upcoming Operas: 1
Next Opera: Dec 08, 2026
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Pittsburgh, PA
Arena
Upcoming Operas: 6
Next Opera: Oct 10, 2026
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Theatre
Upcoming Operas: 35
Next Opera: Oct 23, 2026
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San Jose, CA
Theatre
Upcoming Operas: 18
Next Opera: Sep 13, 2026
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Atlanta, GA
Theatre
Upcoming Operas: 8
Next Opera: Nov 07, 2026
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Houston, TX
Theatre
Upcoming Operas: 4
Next Opera: Jul 25, 2026
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Arena
Upcoming Operas: 30
Next Opera: Oct 17, 2026
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Denver, CO
Cultural Venue
Upcoming Operas: 8
Next Opera: Nov 07, 2026
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Rockville, MD
Theatre
Upcoming Operas: 9
Next Opera: Sep 04, 2026
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Tampa, FL
Arena
Upcoming Operas: 6
Next Opera: Feb 05, 2027
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Great Lakes Center For the Arts
Petoskey, MI
Arena
Upcoming Operas: 2
Next Opera: Jul 29, 2026
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Opera in Iowa City FAQ

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When is the next opera performance in Iowa City?

The next listed opera performance in Iowa City is scheduled for July 31, 2026. Browse the latest schedule for dates, venues, and ticket availability.

Where can I see opera in Iowa City?

Opera performances take place at venues throughout Iowa City. Browse the venue directory and current schedule to explore upcoming productions.

How much are opera tickets in Iowa City?

Ticket prices vary by production, venue, seating section, and demand. Current listings start from $106, with an average ticket price of $150.

Which opera companies perform in Iowa City?

Several opera companies present performances throughout the season. Browse the company directory to explore productions and upcoming schedules.

What operas are playing in Iowa City?

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