🎉 Celebrate the 79th Annual Kanawha Labor Day Weekend September 3–7! 🇺🇸 Enjoy five days packed with family fun, including a color run 🏃♀️🎨, pancake breakfasts 🥞, live music 🎸, tournaments 🏆, a parade 🎊, kids’ activities 🚂, food trucks 🌭, a comedy magician 🎩✨ and so much more!
Get ready for a full day of fun in Rudd, Iowa at the End of Summer Bash! 🎊Join us on Saturday, September 5, 2026 for great food, family activities, a car and motorcycle show, a parade, and a spectacular fireworks finale over Rudd Lake. 🌭🚗🎆
⛳ Join the Crusade for a Cure Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 5, at Sunny Brae Golf Course in Osage! Enjoy golf, hole-in-one prizes, bingo, raffles, a silent auction and live music while supporting AFTD research initiatives.
🥞 American Legion Post 121 will host a breakfast Sunday, September 6, from 8 AM to noon in Forest City. Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, meat, biscuits and gravy, and drinks for a free-will donation
Join the Bras & Briefs Bash on Sept. 10 at Music Man Square for food, auctions and a fabulous runway show benefiting the American Cancer Society in Cerro Gordo County! 🎀💗
🎸 That ’70s Show is coming to the Boman Theater! ✌️ Enjoy two nights of classic hits featuring the music of Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, and Queen. 🎶 Cash bar opens at 6 PM, with the concert starting at 7 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door! 🎟️
💙 Join the Out of the Darkness North Iowa Walk on Saturday, September 12, at the Mason City High School Softball Field. The free event includes a ceremony, community activities, speakers, resources and a walk supporting suicide-prevention research and programs in North Iowa.
Save the date for Britt First Lutheran Church’s Game Day Waffle Breakfast! Enjoy Belgian waffles, eggs, sausage, and a beverage while getting into the game day spirit. Tickets are $10, and children 2 & younger eat free!
🧇 Kick off game day with a delicious Waffle Breakfast at Britt First Lutheran Church! Join us Saturday, September 12 from 9 AM–Noon for Belgian waffles, eggs, sausage, and beverages. Tickets are $10, and kids 2 & under eat free! 🏈🍳
🍗🍜 Join us for Bethel’s Annual Chicken & Noodles on September 16 from 4:30–7:00 PM at Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly! Enjoy chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, salads, pie and more. Takeout and gluten-free chicken & noodles are available.
🚐 The 10th Annual Vintage Forester Travel Trailer Rally runs Sept. 17–20, 2026, with camper displays, games, potluck meals, Friday Night Lights, an open house, scavenger hunt and plenty of Forester family fun! 🎉
🏈 Join the Forest City community for a Tailgate Meal on September 18 from 5–7 PM at Forest City High School! Enjoy great food before cheering on the Forest City Indians. 🍽️📣
🌿 BrickStreet Theatre proudly presents Anne of Green Gables! 🎭 Experience the beloved story live on stage Sept. 25–27 and Oct. 2–4 in Forest City. ❤️ With evening and matinee performances available, it’s the perfect chance to enjoy this timeless tale with family and friends! 🎟️
Veterans and their families are invited to the North Iowa Southern Minnesota Veteran Stand Down on September 26, 2026, at the North Iowa Event Center in Mason City! 🎖️ Enjoy free meals, veteran resources, health and career assistance, haircuts, BINGO, raffles, entertainment, military surplus distribution, and more. All services are FREE! 🦅
Join the 5th Annual When Pigs Fly on September 26 at Plain Ol’ Pumpkins! Buy a Foam Pig, back one of 12 celebrity contenders and help build the North Iowa Children’s Museum. The top fundraiser will kiss a pig!
