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So many events...so little time.

If you are planning a visit to Ottumwa, there is always something to do. From balloon races and film festivals to live music, community markets and more, Ottumwa is the center for events in southeast Iowa. Check out what's happening during your visit on our events calendar. Subscribe to our events email so you don't miss out on anything that's happening in Wapello County.

Events for August 2025

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August 1
OCCP Presents: Willy Wonka Jr.
Bridge View Center
August 2
OCCP Presents: Willy Wonka Jr.
Bridge View Center Holes for Hospice
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cedar Creek Golf Course Rib Cookoff and Apple Pie Contest
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wapello County Fairgrounds The Crushers
6:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House
August 3
OCCP Presents: Willy Wonka Jr.
Bridge View Center
August 4
Community Cleaning Activity @ Bark Park
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Bark Park & Legacy Fields area
August 5
August 6
Evans United Carnival
Quincy Place Mall Adult Take and Make Craft Giveaway
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Grab and Go Craft Bag
Ottumwa Public Library Songs and Stories
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library
August 7
Evans United Carnival
Quincy Place Mall Cuentos y Cantos en Español - Spanish Storytime
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library
August 8
Evans United Carnival
Quincy Place Mall Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library
August 9
Evans United Carnival
Quincy Place Mall Ottumwa Community Market
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
St Paul Lutheran Church Motorcycle Safety Basic Rider Course (BRC)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College Advanced Technology Center Youth Summer Activity at the American Gothic House Center- Charlotte's Web
9:00 am - 11:00 am
American Gothic House Center Wisdom & Wonder: Multi-generational Storytime
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Haven Memory Care Teepsfest
7:00 pm
Uncle Buck's 2 Miles Deep
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House Hideaway Honey
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ottumwa Eagles Femmes of Rock
7:30 pm
Bridge View Center
August 10
Evans United Carnival
Quincy Place Mall Motorcycle Safety Basic Rider Course (BRC)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College Advanced Technology Center
August 11
NAMI Family Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom & Centerville
August 12
NAMI Connection Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom
August 13
Reader's Ink Book Club
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library
August 14
August 15
Shrek The Musical
Ottumwa High School Auditorium
August 16
Midwest Ford Fest
Jimmy Jones Shelter Shrek The Musical
Ottumwa High School Auditorium Cracktastic PlastiCon
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bridge View Center Hogtied
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House Brit Stokes with Ted Stockton
8:00 pm
Owl's Nest
August 17
Midwest Ford Fest
Jimmy Jones Shelter Shrek The Musical
Ottumwa High School Auditorium
August 18
August 19
Awakening Grace - 2025 Free Virtual Support Groups for pregnancy and infant loss
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual
August 20
Virtual Coffee Break - Chatbots for Small Shops
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Zoom
August 21
Bike Night
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chommy's
August 22
Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Healthy Kids Iowa Food Distribution Event
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gateway High School Pop Tunes by Trey
6:00 pm
AR 1933
August 23
Ottumwa Community Market
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
St Paul Lutheran Church Chat, Craft, & Create
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Porchfest
11:00 am - 4:30 pm
American Gothic House Painting Class: Ottumwa Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Parks N' Riffs Concert Series
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Izaak Walton League
August 24
August 25
NAMI Family Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom & Centerville
August 26
NAMI Connection Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom
August 27
Jenny Sammons: Layers of Becoming
Indian Hills Community College Songs and Stories
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library
August 28
Jenny Sammons: Layers of Becoming
Indian Hills Community College
August 29
Jenny Sammons: Layers of Becoming
Indian Hills Community College Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Bike Night with The Chickadees
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House
August 30
Jenny Sammons: Layers of Becoming
Indian Hills Community College Beatles vs Stones - A Musical Showdown
7:00 pm
Bridge View Center
August 31
Jenny Sammons: Layers of Becoming
Indian Hills Community College
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