Summer has blown by here in the Quad Cities! Can you believe it’s August? Now don’t get the sads, there’s plenty of summer fun yet to be had by the whole family! Whether you want to get outside and enjoy the sun, or you prefer to stay inside where it’s cool, we have options for you. August brings a variety of events for everyone in the family, regardless of your preference! We also have included a few grown up events in case you can get out at night!
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QUAD CITIES AUGUST FAMILY FUN EVENTS: WEEK OF JULY 28-AUGUST 3
July 30 Dan+ Shay! Live in Concert Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA
Aug 1 Jake Owen! Live in Concert! Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Davenport, IA
Aug 1 The Carnival Geneseo Moose Lodge
Aug 1 DIY Door Mat Workshop Bierstube Moline, IL
Aug 1 Camanche Days Festival Camanche IA
Aug 1 Summer Toddler Thursdays! Elevate Trampoline Park Milan, IL
Aug 2 Anime-zing! RiverCenter/Adler Theatre Davenport IA
Aug 2 The 100th First Friday LeClaire, IA
Aug 2 Camanche Days Festival Camanche IA
Aug 2 Tesla! Live in Concert! Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA
Aug 2 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 3 Case Creek Obstacles Mud Run for Everyone Coal Valley, IL
Aug 3 Camanche Days Festival Camanche IA
Aug 3 Nickelback at the Mississippi Valley Fair
Aug 3 Abernathy’s Grand Reopening Davenport IA
Aug 3 Anime-zing! RiverCenter/Adler Theatre Davenport IA
Aug 3 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 3 Free Family Day at the Figge Art Museum Davenport, IA
QUAD CITIES AUGUST FAMILY FUN EVENTS:
WEEK OF AUGUST 4-10
Aug 4 Doggy Days Bent River Rock Island IL
Aug 4 Cubs vs Brewers Bus Trip from Rock Island IL
Aug 4 Little Conductors Day Quad City Botanical Center, Rock Island
Aug 4 Camanche Days Festival Camanche IA
Aug 4 Family STEAM Teams Two Rivers YMCA Moline IL
Aug 4 Brad Paisley! Live in Concert! Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA
Aug 4 Anime-zing! RiverCenter/Adler Theatre Davenport IA
Aug 4 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 4 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 5 Junior High Teen Night Splash Landing Bettendorf, IA
Aug 5 Quad Cities Walk to End Alzheimers Quad City Pizza Company Bettendorf, IA
Aug 5 Pack the Bus! School Supply Drive East Campus Genesis Health System Davenport, IA
Aug 5 Swarm Summer Basketball Camp TBK Bank Sports Complex Bettendorf, IA
Aug 5 Paint Night Barrel House 2011 Moline IL (advanced tickets needed)
Aug 5 1-74 Virtual Reality Tour Rock Island Downtown Library
Aug 5 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 5 Black River State Forest Backpacking Trip Maquoketa IA
Aug 5 Harry Potter Trivia Five Cities Brewing Bettendorf, IA
Aug 6 Quad City Moms Blog Summer Park Hop Series Duck Creek Park Davenport, IA See what else we’ve been up to at previous playdates!
Aug 6 National Night Out against Crime Willow Springs Swim and Recreation Club East Moline, IL
Aug 6 Swarm Summer Basketball Camp TBK Bank Sports Complex Bettendorf, IA
Aug 6 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 6 Black River State Forest Backpacking Trip Maquoketa IA
Aug 6 Kayak Experiences Scott County
Aug 7 1939 Film Festival at Eastern Davenport IA
Aug 7 Swarm Summer Basketball Camp TBK Bank Sports Complex Bettendorf, IA
Aug 7 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 7 Black River State Forest Backpacking Trip Maquoketa IA
Aug 7 Big Picture in the House Figge Art Museum Davenport, IA
Aug 7 Shine Kindness with Purpose (boys only) Moline IL
Aug 7 Outdoor Movie Night New Life Fellowship Moline IL
Aug 7 Uke’n Do it (string instrument intro class) Scott County Library Eldridge, IA
Aug 7 Sew Electric Robert R Jones Public Library Coal Valley IL
Aug 7 Uncork the Season at Wide River Winery, Davenport, IA
Aug 7 Summer Book Arts Academy at Main Library, Davenport IA
Aug 7 Historic House Tours Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House Moline IL
Aug 7 Birthfit Postpartum Series Motherhood Matters QC Davenport, IA
Aug 8 Party in the Park Tyler Park Davenport, IA
Aug 8 Freedom Run 5K
Aug 8 Dance me a Story: Exploring Literature through Ballet Figge Art Museum Davenport IA
Aug 8 Swarm Summer Basketball Camp TBK Bank Sports Complex Bettendorf, IA
Aug 8 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 8 Black River State Forest Backpacking Trip Maquoketa IA
Aug 8 Summer Toddler Thursdays! Elevate Trampoline Park Milan, IL
Aug 9 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 9 Back to School Bash Geneseo Park District
Aug 9 Outdoor Summer Movie Series Geneseo SpiderMan:Into the Spider-verse
Aug 9 Dino Days! Putnam Museum Davenport IA
Aug 9 Movie at the Ballpark Green Valley Sports Complex Moline IL Secret Life of Pets
Aug 9 Vacation Bible School Immanuel Lutheran Church Davenport IA
Aug 10 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 10 Tug Fest LeClaire IA Port Byron IL
Aug 10 DeWitt Family Movie Night in the Park Series- Mary Poppins Returns
Aug 10 Breakfast with the Cats Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley IL
Aug 10 Ya Maka My Weekend The District of Rock Island
Aug 10 Geneseo Kids Rainbow Run
Aug 10 Movies in the Park Longview Park Rock Island IL -Ralph Breaks the Internet
Aug 10 Dino Days! Putnam Museum Davenport IA
Aug 10 Trivia Night Fundraiser Tycoga Vineyard & Winery DeWitt, IA
Aug 10 Prowl the Prairie Wapsi River Environmental Education Center Dixon, IA
QUAD CITIES AUGUST FAMILY FUN EVENTS:
WEEK OF AUGUST 11-17
Aug 11 Matilda The Musical- Quad City Premiere! The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 11 Rock Island Artists’ Market
Aug 11 Dino Days! Putnam Museum Davenport IA
Aug 12 DIY Wood Sign Workshop Al & Gerry’s Eldridge IA
Aug 12 Metal at the Mansion Monday! The Renwick Mansion Davenport, IA
Aug 12 LA563 Kids Summer Camps Live Active 563 Bettendorf IA
Aug 13 Kindernature- Dirt Fun QC Botanical Center Rock Island IL
Aug 13 Whiteside County Fair Morrison IL
Aug 13 Toddler Tales Nahant Marsh Education Center Davenport, IA
Aug 14 Whiteside County Fair Morrison IL
Aug 14 1939 Film Festival at Eastern Davenport IA
Aug 14 Kayak Experiences Scott County
Aug 14 Vince Gill Adler Theatre Davenport IA
Aug 14 Shear Madness Circa ’21 Rock Island IL
Aug 14 Paint Night Armored Gardens Davenport IA
Aug 14 Uke’n Do it (string instrument intro class) Scott County Library Eldridge, IA
Aug 14 Historic House Tours Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House Moline IL
Aug 14 Birthfit Postpartum Series Motherhood Matters QC Davenport, IA
Aug 15 Back 2 School Bash and Clinton Night Out Clinton IA
Aug 15 New Windsor Fair, Rodeo, and Horseshow 80th Annual!
Aug 15 Whiteside County Fair Morrison IL
Aug 15 Summer Toddler Thursdays! Elevate Trampoline Park Milan, IL
Aug 16 Charlotte Days Charlotte, IA
Aug 16 Wilton Founders Day Wilton IA
Aug 16 Montez de Durango at Mercado on Fifth Moline IL
Aug 16 Quad City Moms Blog Summer Park Hop Playdate! Riverside Park Moline
Aug 16 New Windsor Fair, Rodeo, and Horseshow 80th Annual!
Aug 16 Whiteside County Fair Morrison IL
Aug 16 Sweatstock! East Moline IL
Aug 16 Charlotte Days Charlotte, IA
Aug 17 Galesburg Heritage Days Galesburg IL
Aug 17 Hurstville Center 15th Anniversary Celebration Maquoketa, IA
Aug 17 Wilton Founders Day Wilton IA
Aug 17 Quad City Orchestra Riverfront Pops on the Rock Island Arsenal: The Music of QUEEN
Aug 17 Floatzilla Moline IL
Aug 17 New Windsor Fair, Rodeo, and Horseshow 80th Annual!
Aug 17 Fejervary Family Fun Days Davenport, IA
Aug 17 Mississippi Mudder Coal Valley IL
Aug 17 Fairmount Library Block Party! Davenport IA
Aug 17 PinUp Contest East Moline IL
Aug 17 East Moline Food Truck Freedom Fest! East Moline IL
Aug 17 Main Drag Car Show East Moline IL
Aug 17 Whiteside County Fair Morrison IL
Aug 17 Midwest’s Largest Harley Parts Swap DeWitt IA
QUAD CITIES AUGUST FAMILY FUN EVENTS:
WEEK OF AUGUST 18-24
Aug 18 Galesburg Heritage Days Galesburg IL
Aug 18 Fur and Friends Riverside Aquatic Center Moline IL
Aug 18 Fun in the Sun Car Show Clinton IA
Aug 18 Midwest’s Largest Harley Parts Swap DeWitt IA
Aug 18 Car, Jeep and Bike Show Steve’s Old Time Tap, Rock Island IL
Aug 21 1939 Film Festival at Eastern Davenport IA
Aug 21 Birthfit Postpartum Series Motherhood Matters QC Davenport, IA
Aug 22 Party in the Park Slattery Park Davenport IA
Aug 22 Dried and Fresh Floral Arrangement Workshop K’nees Floral Moline IL
Aug 22 Paint Night Sippis American Grill Davenport, IA
Aug 22 Family Story Time and Family Movie Night Silvis Public Library
Aug 22 Summer Toddler Thursdays! Elevate Trampoline Park Milan, IL
Aug 23 Movies in the Park Vander Veer Davenport IA
Aug 23 Summer Social The Market Moline IL
Aug 23 Pints for Preservation Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley IL
Aug 23 BeckyFest RiverCenter/Adler Davenport, IA
Aug 24 Family Fun Day Martin Luther King Jr Community Center, Rock Island, IL
Aug 24 Davenport Destruction Demolition Derby Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Davenport, IA
Aug 24 BeckyFest RiverCenter/Adler Davenport, IA
QUAD CITIES AUGUST FAMILY FUN EVENTS:
WEEK OF AUGUST 25- 31
Aug 25 Doggy Splash Splash Landing Bettendorf IA
Aug 25 QC Cancer Awareness Ride Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Davenport, IA
Aug 27 Paint Night ages 6+ Quad City Pizza Company Bettendorf IA
Aug 28 1939 Film Festival at Eastern Davenport IA
Aug 28 Birthfit Postpartum Series Motherhood Matters QC Davenport, IA
Aug 29 Soul Storm at Bass Street Landing Moline IL
Aug 29 Family Movie Night Silvis Public Library
Aug 29 Summer Toddler Thursdays! Elevate Trampoline Park Milan, IL
Aug 30 Rock Island Grand Prix Rock Island IL
Aug 30 QCCT Glow Party QCBotanical Center Rock Island, IL
Aug 30 Arch Allies Concert Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center Bettendorf IA
Aug 31 Wildflower Walks Nahant Marsh Education Center Davenport IA
Aug 31 Steph DeLacy Drop In Dance Class The Spotlight Theatre Moline IL
Aug 31 Youth Outdoor Skills Day Hurstville Interpretive Center, Maquoketa IA
Aug 31 Utica Ridge 1st Birthday Bash Country Style Davenport IA
Aug 31 Iron + Grain Maker Festival East Moline, IL
Aug 31 Historic Walking Tours German American Heritage Center Davenport, IA
Aug 31 Rock Island Grand Prix Rock Island IL
Sept 1 Rock Island Grand Prix Rock Island IL
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November 2021
Edwards Congregational UCC Craft/Vendor Show
We will have a large variety of crafters and vendors offering everything from holiday decor, gifts, baked goods, handcrafted items, leggings, T-shirts to vendors such as Mary Kay and Tastefully Simply. It's a great way to get holiday shopping done in once place.
Find out more »Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Nonfiction Book Sale
The Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library are hosting a sale of nonfiction books and DVDs. Most items are $1.00 and all proceeds goes to support the Bettendorf Public Library. The Friends are members of a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Bettendorf Public Library. More information about the Friends can be found by visiting http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/contribute/friends.
Find out more »Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Nonfiction Book Sale
The Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library are hosting a sale of nonfiction books and DVDs. Most items are $1.00 and all proceeds goes to support the Bettendorf Public Library. The Friends are members of a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Bettendorf Public Library. More information about the Friends can be found by visiting http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/contribute/friends.
Find out more »Burlap Wreath Class
Put on your crafting pants and join us for some fun, relaxing artistry. The farmhouse look is the craze right now! We will show you how to make this simple wreath with all supplies needed. Pick your letter of choice as the finishing touch. Fee is $20 per person. Registration deadline is November 1 at 3:30pm. Call 309-524-2424 or visit www.molineparks.com to sign up.
Find out more »Eats & Treats – Personal Pizza & Popcorn Night
Want to try something fun for the entire family? How about letting us help you cook a simple and easy dinner and treat together? Sign up for one or all of our Eats &Treats nights! Families will be seated at their own tables. All supplies and ingredients will be provided! * Please note: Children will need to remain seated. You may have to reconsider if a child is not able to sit long. If a booster seat is needed, families…
Find out more »January 2022
Ross Education Open House
Meet a Ross Medical Education Center staff member today to talk about this semester’s classes to become a Certified Nurse Aide, Nursing Assistant, or earn your CNA Certificate!
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