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Fireworks, live music, a parade, plenty of food and a festive atmosphere are the order of the day at the Freedom Festival in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The huge affair celebrates America's Independence Day with over 75 different events.
View Details ›From Greek tragedies to great American classics, the beautiful amphitheatre near the pond on the Brucemore estate becomes the stage for an engaging classic play. Audiences are encouraged to bring picnics, blankets and lawn chairs to The Classics at Brucemore.
View Details ›Theatre Cedar Rapids is the largest and oldest community theatre in the region. From comedy and dramas to musicals and classics, it offers a range of entertaining and innovative programmes every year from September to July.
View Details ›Every year Brucemore's First Avenue lawn hums and sways to the sounds of authentic blues courtesy of Bluesmore. Presented in collaboration with the Linn County Blues Society, the festival celebrates local and national blues artists and features educational music workshops.
View Details ›Tired of the intricacies of technology? Then a journey to Cedar Rapids' Ushers Ferry Historic Village is for you. The 10-acre park shows what life in a typical Iowa town was like before the introduction of electricity and indoor plumbing.
View Details ›Using a range of permanent and changing exhibits, the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa preserves, promotes, publicises and educates the public about the heritage of African Americans in Iowa.
View Details ›With an extensive collection of around 100,000 volumes of Masonic literature, the Iowa Masonic Library & Museum in Cedar Rapids is the largest of its kind in the world. Among the many highlights are the Knight Templar swords.
View Details ›On the National Register of Historic Places, Brucemore in Cedar Rapids is a three-storey Queen Anne-style mansion with 21 rooms completed in 1836. Today it serves as grounds for concerts, festivals, performances, and various other activities.
View Details ›Educating young and old about the fragility and beauty of the environment is the 210-acre Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids. It includes woodlands, prairies, wetlands, and riparian forests, and also houses exhibits.
View Details ›Baroque and Rococo in architecture, the Paramount Theatre is a 1920 six-floor edifice in the heart of Cedar Rapids. The theatre is home to the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Cedar Rapids Area Theatre Organ Society and Community Concerts.
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