Here’s What’s Happening In Clear Lake This Weekend!
July 3, 2019 9:10AM CDT
JULY 4th EXTRAVAGANZA!
Clear Lake’s premiere festival includes a midway, amusement rides, bingo, huge open-air vendor market by the lake, live music nightly in the bandshell, a traditional Independence Day parade down Main Avenue, and the biggest and best fireworks display in the area over the lake on the 4th!
Special entertainment:
Wednesday, July 3rd:
Evans United Shows Carnival opens at 5pm
Arts & Craft Fair open 5-9pm
BINGO Tent opens at 5pm
Live Music Highway 9 7pm (Presented by Clear Lake Bank & Trust)
Thursday, July 4th:
Parade, 10am (Parade Route)
Arts & Craft Fair 11am-9pm
Evans United Shows Carnival opens at 12pm
BINGO tent opens at 1pm
Clear Lake Municipal Band 8:30-10pm (Presented by Larson’s Mercantile)
Fireworks over Clear Lake 10pm (Musical Tribute on 106.1FM, AM1490, & AM1300)
Friday, July 5th:
Arts & Craft Fair 11am-9pm
Evans United Shows Carnival Opens 12pm
(Wrist Band Day – $20 Noon-5pm)
BINGO tent opens 12pm
Live Music: Arch Allies 7pm (Presented by Joshua Homes & Kingland Systems)
Saturday, July 6th:
Arts & Craft Fair 11am-9pm
Evans United Shows Carnival Opens 12pm
BINGO tent opens 12pm
Live Music: The Trip 7pm (Click here for video clip) (Presented by Amaroo Spa & O’Brien Promotions)
Sunday, July 7th: Family Fun Day
Arts & Craft Fair 11am-9pm
Evans United Shows Carnival opens 12pm
(Wrist Band Day $20, noon-5pm)
BINGO tent opens 12pm
Family Fun Day Events (sponsored by CL Tel/CL Vision & Woodford Lumber & Home)
Family Feud Game Show 1pm
Family Fun Time Games 3pm
Live Music: Strait Run (Family Band) 7pm (Presented by Cabin Coffee)
Website: http://www.clearlakeiowa.com
Location: Downtown Clear Lake
Email: [email protected]
Lady of the Lake Dockside Night
Sit back and enjoy a relaxing evening on the Lady of the Lake Dockside! Feel the fresh air on your face, sway to the music, and relax into the lake lifestyle. Cash bar is open.
Date: July 3, 2019
Website: http://www.cruiseclearlake.com
Location: Docked downtown at the Seawall.
Contact: 641-357-2243
Email: [email protected]
Fees/Admission: Free admission for Dockside night.
Bike Night at the OP
Bike night runs from 5:30 to 9:00 every Wednesday in the summer, weather permitting. Check their Facebook page for cancellations due to weather.
Date: July 3, 2019
Website: https://www.facebook.com/
Location: The Other Place Clear Lake
Contact: 641-357-8118
Santana & the Kingfish Band
Joe Santana and the Kingfish Band at PM Park’s Tiki Bar
Date: July 3, 2019
Location: PM Park
Yoga with Goats
Start your Holiday off with yoga & dwarf goat kids walking amongst you!! It’s fun, relaxing, therapy. Some of the best entertainment you will experience. You can not have a bad day watching, or recreating with goats.
Date: July 3, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 2209 242 Nd St. Ventura, Ia.
Contact: RSVP needed to 641-430-3774.
Email: [email protected]
Fees/Admission: $20/ participant must be 16 yrs old.
Jim and Dave at PM Park’s Tiki Bar
Jim and Dave Duo at PM Park
Date: July 4, 2019
Time: 03:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Location: PM Park
Fireworks Party Cruise
Cruise includes food, live entertainment, & door prizes! Board at 7pm, cruise at 8pm, dock following the fireworks display. There is a cash bar on board.
Date: July 4, 2019
Time: 07:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Website: http://www.cruiseclearlake.com
Location: Lady of the Lake
Contact: Lady of the Lake
Email: [email protected]
Fees/Admission: Purchase tickets from the Lady of the Lake.
Note: if fireworks are postponed due to weather, the cruise will be postponed to coincide with the fireworks.
Rockabilly Kid at PM Park
Date: July 5, 2019
Location: PM Park
Fresh on Friday
Every Friday, 8-11am through August, the public is invited to enjoy free coffee and refreshments on the patio, browse gardening magazines and purchase flower bouquets fresh from the garden! Kids activities take place in the Bee Happy Kids Garden from 9-11am.
Volunteers will be on hand to help kids explore the wonders of nature, sample at a tasting table and help in the garden! This Friday: Bubblemania in the garden! Kids can bring their favorite wand or use one of ours to create giant bubbles in the garden! The Clear Lake Arts Center will also have a kids’ make and take craft!
Date: July 5, 2019
Time: 08:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Website: https://
Location: Central Gardens of North Iowa
Contact: 357-0700
Fees/Admission: Free
Yoga by the Lake
Yoga classes suitable for all levels, held outdoors at the sea wall north of the Main St. boat ramp; bring your own mat or towel, registration onsite.
Date: July 6, 2019
Time: 07:00 AM – 08:00 AM
Website: http://www.cityofclearlake.com
Location: At the sea wall, north of the Main Street boat ramp in Clear Lake
Contact: 641 357-5267
Email: [email protected]
Fees/Admission: $2 per session paid directly to the instructor, registration onsite
Tai Chi in the Gardens
Enjoy Tai Chi in the Central Gardens with Glen Hepker
Date: July 6, 2019
Time: 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Location: Central Gardens of North Iowa
Contact: Becke Dorenbush
Email: [email protected]
Fees/Admission: No registration, no cost, donation to gardens are appreciated
Farmer’s Market
The mission of the Clear Lake Farmer’s Market is to offer healthy, fresh produce and handcrafted products to consumers while building community connections and supporting the local economy.
Date: July 6, 2019
Time: 09:00 AM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/
Email: [email protected]
Worship in the Park
Celebration and worship with lively music and relevant messages.
Date: July 7, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: City Park
Contact: Zion Lutheran Church 641-357-5261
Dan Wardell Reading Road Trip!
Dan Wardell, popular host of the IPTV Kids Clubhouse, is headed back to our library this summer! Come prepared to have a “Dantastic” adventure as Dan encourages kids to turn off the TV, go outside and play, use their imaginations, and read a good book.
Don’t miss your chance to see Dan in person!
Date: July 8, 2019
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Website: http://www.cllibrary.org
Location: Clear Lake Public Library
Contact: 641-357-0315
Email: [email protected]