KALONA EVENTS
There is plenty to see and do in Kalona.
Check out this list of events coming up.
Upcoming Events
Before traveling a distance to attend an event, please double check with the Chamber office, Historical Village
or the sponsoring organization to ensure the event information is still accurate.
MARCH 2025 EVENTS
Thur-Sat, Mar 20-22
All Day
Just Us Chicks
Kalona Getaway
@ Shops & Cuisine
Thurs, Mar 27
4:30-7:00pm
Optomist Tenderloin Dinner
@ Kalona United Methodist Church
Fri-Sat, Mar 28-29
All Day
Kalona Home Show
@ Kalona City Center
APRIL 2025 EVENTS
Sat, April 5
6 am – 1 pm
Firemans Breakfast
@ Kalona Fire Station
Sat, April 5
9 am – 3 pm
Iowa-Illinois
Quilt Study Group
Happy Quilts from a Sad Time – Depression Quilts
@ Kalona Historic Village
Mon-Tues, Apr 14-15
Spring Draft Horse & Carriage Sale
@ Kalona Sales Barn
Fri-Sat, April 18-19
9am – 5 pm
Junkin Sisters Shop Hop
@ Various Shops
Sat, April 19
10 am
Easter Egg Hunt
Kids 10 and under are invited to search for goodies
@ Kalona Historic Village
Thurs-Sat, April 24-26
T 5-8 F 9-7 S 9-3
Kalona Annual Quilt Show & Sale
@ Kalona City Center
Fri & Sat, April 25-26
9 am – 5 pm
Rural Road Trip
Celebrate Small Shops
with Huge Hearts
@ Various Shops
Fri, Apr 25
11am – 7 pm
Pulled Pork Dinner
Proceeds benefits the new barn project
@ Kalona Historical Village
MAY 2025 EVENTS
May 1 – Aug 15
10 am – 5 pm
Its More Than Indigo Quilt Exhibit
@ Kalona Quilt Museum
$8 Admission
Sat, May 10
AM
Iowa Gravel Series
Bike Race
@ Kalona Horseshoe
Sat, May 10
9 am -Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Tues, May 13
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Fox Hill Troubadors
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, May 20
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Heartfelt Trucking
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, May 24
9 am – Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Tues, May 27
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Surf Zombies
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
May 29
Ascension Day
Amish Shops Closed
@ Amish Shops
JUNE 2025 EVENTS
Mon, June 2
Horse and
Special Pony Sale
@ Kalona Sales Barn
Tues, June 3
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Cedar County Cobras
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, June 10
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Two Bit Maniac
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, June 14
9 am – Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Sat, June 14
5 pm
Kalona Tractorcade
@ Downtown
Mon – Thurs
June 16-19
Village Summer Camp
@ Kalona Historical Village
Tues, June 17
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Todd Partridge
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri – Sat
June 20-21
Kalona Days
@ Downtown
Mon – Thurs
June 23-26
Village Summer Camp
@ Kalona Historical Village
Tues, June 24
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Pigs N Clover
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, June 28
9 am -Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
May 29
Ascension Day
Amish Shops Closed
@ Amish Shops
May 29
Ascension Day
Amish Shops Closed
@ Amish Shops
JULY 2025 EVENTS
Tues, July 1
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Saint Silver
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Thurs – Sat
July 3-12
Shop hours vary
Some closed 4th, Mon or Tues
Summertime Fun
Kalona Getaway
@ participating merchants
Look for punch cards at shops
to register for Kalona Basket Drawing
Tues, July 8
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Tanya English Band
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, July 12
9 am – Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Sat, July 12
Potluck 4:00
Music 5:30
Doris Park Day
Band TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, July 15
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Banjoy
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri – Sun, Jul 17-19
Fri 6:30 pm
Sat 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm
Sun 10:00 am
Kalona Bluegrass Festival
@ Windmill Ridge Campground
Tues, July 22
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Lojo Russo
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri, July 25
Family Night
at the Museum
@ Kalona Historical Village
Sat, July 26
9 am -Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Tues, July 29
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Dave Zollo
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri, July 25
Family Night
at the Museum
@ Kalona Historical Village
Sat, July 26
9 am -Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
AUGUST 2025 EVENTS
Fri, Aug 1
1 – 5 pm
Iowa-Illinois
Quilt Study Group
Feedsack Quilts
@ Kalona Historic Village
Sat, Aug 2
9 am – 3 pm
Iowa-Illinois
Quilt Study Group
Finders Keepers Show N Share
@ Kalona Historic Village
Silent Auction Benefit
Sat, Aug 2
5:00 pm
Mayors Classic
Car Cruise
@ Downtown
Tues, Aug 5
Special Horse Sale
@ Kalona Sales Barn
Tues, Aug 5
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Whiskey Fund
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, Aug 9
9 am -Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Tues, Aug 12
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Terry McCauley
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, Aug 19
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Silt Creek
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Aug 20 – Dec 20
10 am – 5 pm
Thuy Nguyen
Quilt Exhibit
@ Kalona Quilt Museum
Sat – Sun, Aug 22-23
Sat 10 am – 9 pm
Sun 10 am – 3 pm
Kalona Annual
Gospel Sing
@ Windmill Ridge Campground
Sat, Aug 23
9 am – Noon
Farmers Market
@ Downtown
Tues, Aug 12
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Terry McCauley
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, Aug 19
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Silt Creek
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, Aug 23
Pickleball Tournament
@ Mid Prairie High School
Benefits Kalona Historical Village
Tues, Aug 26
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
The Big Begonias
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
SEPTEMBER 2025 EVENTS
Mon, Sept 1
Fall Yearling and
Driving Horse Sale
@ Kalona Sales Barn
Tues, Sept 2
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
Goat Hollow Boys
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Tues, Sept 9
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, Sept 13
9 am – Noon
Farm Market
@ Downtown
Tues, Sept 16
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
The Poor Poor Rich
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri & Sat, Sept 19-20
Fri 9-5, Sat 9-5
Junkin Sisters
Shop Hop
@ numerous stops
lots of craft & specialty shops
offer great products
Tues, Sept 23
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Fri & Sat,
Sept 26-27
F 9-9, St 9-5 pm
Kalona Fall Festival
@ Kal Hist Village
Two Day – One Low Price
Live Music, Crafts, Antiques, Old World Demos, Food Booths, Kids Activities, Museums
Fri & Sat
Sept 26-27
F9-5, Sat 9-5
Fall Fest Open Houses
@ Participating Shops
Fri & Sat
Sep 26-27
9-5
Rural Road Trip
@ numerous stops
Celebrate small shops
with huge hearts &
hidden treasures
Sat, Sept 27
9 am – Noon
Farm Market
@ Downtown
Tues, Sept 30
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
OCTOBER 2025 EVENTS
Tues, Oct 7
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Sat, Oct 11
9 am – Noon
Farm Market
@ Downtown
Mon-Tues, Oct 13-14
Fall Draft Horse
& Carriage Sale
@ Kalona Sales Barn
Tues, Oct 14
6:30 pm
BMB Live Music
TBA
@ Bunker Mill Bridge
Thurs – Sat
Oct 16-18
Shop hours vary
Nuttin’ But Fun
Kalona Getaway
@ participating merchants
Pick up punch cards at shops
to register to win Kalona Basket
Thurs, Oct 30
4:30 – 7:00 pm
Jack O Lantern Jaunt
@Kalona Historical Village
NOVEMBER 2025 EVENTS
Fri – Sat, Nov 14-15
Store Hourse Vary
Kalona Holiday
Open House
@ participating merchants
Small Town Christmas Shopping at its Finest
Fri & Sat, Nov 14-15
Shop hours Vary
Rural Road Trip
Holiday Edition
@ numerous stops
Celebrate small shops
with huge hearts & hidden treasures
Sat, Nov 29
Small Business Saturday
@ participating merchants
Enjoy a day of shopping away from the bustle
of the big malls and box stores.
Personalized service and special offers at
Kalona’s many antique and specialty shops.
DECEMBER 2025 EVENTS
Sat, Dec 6
All Day
Christmas in Kalona
@ downtown Kalona
Children accompanied by parents
can visit merchants to fill
walking stockings, take photos with Santa,
decorate cookies, create ornaments,
watch a holiday movie.
Cookie walk, vendor fair, toy drive
Sat, Dec 6
11 am – 7 pm
Holiday Open House
@ KHVillage
Christmas Tree Walk,
Free Access to Quilt Museum
Sat, Dec 6
Store Hours Vary
Christmas in Kalona
Christmas Shopping
@ downtown Kalona
Small Town Shopping at its Finest
Fri & Sat, Dec 5-6
Fri 9-6, Sat 9-6
Junkin Sisters
Shop Hop
@ numerous stops
lots of craft & specialty shops
offer great products
JANUARY 2026 EVENTS
Tues, Jan 6
Epiphany
Amish Shops Closed
@ Amish Shops Only
The English Shops normally open on
Tuesdays are still open
During January & February
Golden Delight is Closed
@ Golden Delight Bakery
FEBRUARY 2026 EVENTS
Mon-Tues, Feb TBA
9:00 am
Work Horse Sale
@ Kalona Sale Barn
Sat, Feb 7
All Day
LOVE KALONA
Shopping Specials
Live Music, Chair Massages
Wine Tasting
And Much More
@ Local Shops