Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the City has suspended its 4th of July fireworks display for 2020.

The decision comes in collaboration with the Summer of the Arts, whose annual Iowa City Jazz Festival is held in unison with the City's fireworks display.

Summer of the Arts has announced a series of program changes to their list of summer events to ensure their programing continues during the pandemic. Those changes include:

Virtual programming for the Iowa Arts Festival, June 5-7, and the Jazz Festival, July 3-5. Drive-in movies at the Iowa City Municipal...

Community Connection: Community Foundation of Johnson County

Community Connection is a video series that highlights community response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Mayor Bruce Teague speaks with Shelly Maharry, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Johnson County, about how the organization is helping lift up our area nonprofits during these unprecedented times.

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The City of Iowa City’s Water Division encourages property owners to flush their plumbing following extended closures. This guidance pertains to commercial buildings, apartments, and private residential properties, and is recommended to help maintain water quality.

Flushing water lines moves fresh water into your plumbing, displacing any water that has been sitting in the pipes during the closure.

The following steps can be taken for smaller, basic building plumbing systems:

Disconnect or bypass any point-of-use treatment equipment (i.e. filters or...

The City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) announces the availability of matching funds up to $2,000 for public art projects. Funded through the Iowa City Public Art Program, visual, audio, or performance-based art such as sculpture, murals, performances, readings, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, spoken word, and other mediums, will be considered.

To be eligible, proposals must be for projects created by Iowa City artists that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City's city limits. Art may be displayed or performed on private...