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Artists • Music • Food • Activities
Come celebrate music, art, & culture for all ages at DBQfest. Enjoy this FREE summer festival held in Washington Park in picturesque downtown Dubuque, IA. Features live music, local food, & art fair on BOTH Saturday & Sunday. Free admission for all.
artists
ABIGAIL BUTCHER • AARON BUTCHER ART • A JOURNALED MIND • ANNIE LICHTER ARTS • ARTEM MATHEMATICA • ARTISAN JEWELRY BY ERICA GOODING • BERLYN DESIGNS • BLUE KOI FINE ART • BRENDA PEASE • BROKERUD DESIGN • BRITTANY MAE’S CLAY • BURRO BRANCH STUDIOS • CLAIRE THOELE ART & DESIGN • COURTNEY DIEDRICH CERAMICS • CRICKET HILL POTTERY • CUTE N COZY CO • DANK ARTISTRY • DAPPER RAPTOR STUDIOS • DARON KRUEGER PHOTOGRAPHY • DAYDREAM ILLUSTRATION • DENA DUNDEE STAINED GLASS ARTIST • DES ART DESIGNS • DEVIANT HENNA LLC • FAITH & FINDINGS • GABRIELA STANGL • GEEK WITH WOOD • GLEN ARTHUR LOWRY • HALEY HOLZER • HINOKI FLORALS AND GIFTS • HOMESTEAD AND HAMMER • HERB JONES DESIGNS • JEREMY MARQUIS ART • JILL ESTELLE ART • JUBILATION CERAMICS • KELSEY BENTON ART • KETTLER PADDLES • LAURA LARABEE • LEMONGRASS ART • LOOT OF LUNE • MARY BETH’S ARTICULTURE • MERFOLK • MOEN JEWELRY • MARTIN VANAGS • NASH COX • NORM’S CREATIONS BY TIM NELSON • NV DESIGN • OPALLIOS ART • ORACLE POETS • PAPER RAINBOW • PAUL STOLEN PHOTO • RESONATING ART • SIMPLY LUSH STUDIO • STARLIT CANVAS • TAB LINK HANDWORKS • TILSAAN TEA • TIFFANY CARR • TINY CHAPEL PHOTO BOOTH • TOM CACCIA
Music
Saturday, August 8
Ironside (Main) Stage
10:30 a.m. | The Groundhogs (Jazz)
12:00 p.m. | Faye (Jazz Singer-Songwriter)
1:30 p.m. | Addison Aronson (Singer-Songwriter)
3:00 p.m. | Daniel.Xavier & Co. (R&B)
4:30 p.m. | Allison Mahal (Pop/Rock)
Gazebo Stage
11:30 a.m. | Suonare (Classical Chamber Ensemble)
1:00 p.m. | Royal T Princesses (Family Entertainment)
2:30 p.m. | TK Dynamic (Youth Dance Program)
4:00 p.m. | Centrally Rooted (Youth Music Showcase)
DBQFest After Hours
Presented by Driftless Frequencies
The Goose (920 Main St.)
7:00 p.m. | Lame Witch (Jazz Fusion Group)
8:15 p.m. | Ion Alexakis (Rapper & Producer)
The Lift (180 Main St.)
9:30 p.m. | Joel Sires (Singer-Songwriter)
10:45 p.m. | Run Dog (Indie Americana Rock Band)
Sunday, August 9
Ironside (Main) Stage
10:30 a.m. | Dick Rogers: Space Detective (Live Radio Theater)
12:00 p.m. | Def Sonic (Electronic/ Singer-Songwriter)
1:30 p.m. | Lamplight Jazz Quartet (Jazz)
3:00 p.m. | Sun Centauri (Future Pop / R&B)
Gazebo Stage
10:00 a.m. | Glab II (Electronic)
11:30 a.m. | The Driftless Guild (Shakespeare Theater)
1:00 p.m. | Madison Loree (Classical Crossover Violin)
2:30 p.m. | Chozen (Spoken Word)
Food
Food trucks along 6th Street will serve up local flavors and refreshments both days.
EJ’s Wine Shop • Serving Slushies and other alcoholic beverages
ElevateHER Network • Snow Cones & other sweet drinks
Tu Wayy catering • BBQ Brisket, Jerk Chicken, and Seafood
The Rice is Nice • internationally inspired rice bowls
La Patrona Taco Wuey • Authentic Mexican
Hot Diggity Dogz • Chicago Dogz, Italian Beefs, and Maxwell Street Polish
Sour Joes • Kolaches with both savory and sweet fillings
Tesy’s Treats • Baked breads, handmade chocolates, and other treats
Activities
Community booths will offer visitors a chance to connect with local organizations and learn
about community initiatives, while the all-ages Creation Station, sponsored by the Dubuque Museum of Art, invites
youth and adults alike to tap into their creativity with hands-on art projects.
All weekend Long:
DIY T-Shirt in Partnership with Olliwood Action Sports: Learn how to silkscreen the shirt you bring, or buy one from us.
Oracle Poets Heidi Zull and Timothy Lehew-Juhl will be in the park, taking your ideas to write on-demand poetry
Tiny Chapel Dubuque debuts their Photo Booth with instant print film in Washington Park. The first 150 photos are on us. Come get a photo to commemorate the weekend!
Saturday 2:00-5:00pm:
Groundswell Joy Collective Puppet Making table will have all the supplies you need to make some paper mache puppets. Plus, they will have a Community Song and a spiral dance with their larger-than-life Snake puppet.