Events

🎡 The Winnebago County Fair returns July 15-19 with carnival rides, livestock shows, live entertainment, family activities, food and exciting grandstand events, including an ATV rodeo, Tuff Trucks and Auto Cross! 🐄🎠🚜

Celebrate the 40th Annual Puckerbrush Days July 17–19, 2026! 🎉 Enjoy a full weekend of food trucks, family activities, contests, vendors, live music, the Puckerbrush Parade, car show, fireworks, and more. Featured entertainment includes Not Quite Brothers on Friday night and River City Rodeo on Saturday night. Mark your calendars and join the Forest City community for three days of summer fun! ☀️🎶🎆

🍗 Support the Clear Lake Noon Lions at their annual Chicken BBQ Fundraiser on Sunday, July 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Park. Meals are $12 in advance or $14 the day of the event and will be served until sold out! 🦁🔥

Celebrate 50 years of West Hancock Ambulance Service on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Britt Golf Course! 🚑🎉 Enjoy a golf tournament, inflatables, food, and live music from the Kraft Brothers from 4–7 p.m. ⛳🎶

Kids are invited to VBS 2026 – True North at Immanuel Reformed Church in Belmond, July 19–23 from 5:30–8:00 PM each day. This free event is open to children who have completed 4-year-old preschool through 6th grade. 🧭✨

Mark Kingland & Stuart McCulloh of Forest City will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day. The event is free to attend and open to the public. …

🎉 Join the Britt Chamber for the 4th Annual Monday Fun Day on July 20 at Britt City Park! Enjoy inflatables, games, music, food vendors and family-friendly fun from 5:30–7:30 p.m. 🌭🎈🎶

🎒 Get ready for the new school year at the Community Health Center of Mason City’s Back-to-School Block Party on Tuesday, July 21! Families can enjoy free healthcare services, shoes, backpacks, school supplies, food and activities for children. 🩺👟🎈

🎩📚 Enjoy a fast-paced journey through the world of Dr. Seuss when Duffy Does Dr. Seuss! visits the Thompson Public Library on July 21 at 2:30 p.m. This free program is fun for all ages! 🌈✨

🧠✨ Duffy Hudson brings Albert Einstein to life at the Thompson Public Library on Tuesday, July 21, at 7 p.m. The performance will be held in the library meeting room and is free and open to the public. 📚🔬

Be a hero close to home! 🩸 The Karly Lambert Scholarship Blood Drive will be held July 22 from 1:00–5:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Forest City. Walk-ins are welcome, and every donation helps save lives. ❤️

🦬 Celebrate Bison Days in Buffalo Center July 24–26 with a parade, kids’ activities, live music, food, games, community fundraisers and family fun throughout the weekend! 🎉❤️🤍💙

🎶 Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Mitch McVicker will perform Saturday, July 25, at Grace Church in Mason City. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person.

Step into the past at the History Alive Festival, August 1–2 at Heritage Park of North Iowa in Forest City! 🇺🇸 Enjoy Civil War reenactors, historical encampments, 19th-century demonstrations, music, food, vendors and family fun. 🏕️⚒️🎶

Lace up your running shoes and join the Hancock County District Fair for the 1M/5K Run & Walk for Breakthrough T1D on Saturday, August 1, 2026! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Held at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Britt, Iowa, this fun community event supports Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). Registration begins at 6:30 AM with the race starting at 7:00 AM. Gather your friends and family and help make a difference! 💙