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and decorate a kite to fly at the Color the Wind Kite Festival. First
come, first served, supplies are limited. Sponsored by NIACC and
Clear Lake Noon Lions Club. clartscenter.com
17 COLOR THE WIND KITE FESTIVAL Color the Wind is the
Midwest’s largest & most colorful winter kite festival, featuring
huge inflatable kites of all kinds flown on the ice downtown at
the seawall by serious kite-flyers from across the United States.
First come, first served. Free admission. Festival has hot food and
an indoor kite shop during the exhibition. colorthewind.org
23 HERE COME THE MUMMIES Here Come the Mummies is an
eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies
Grave” is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa.
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24 LEE BRICE
that showcase his supple, weathered voice and skilled song
structure. surfballroom.com
24 BREWERY TOUR Clear Lake Jaycees host a tour of North
Iowa Breweries starting at Clear Lake’s own Lake Time Brewery.
march
10 SLAUGHTER & LYNCH MOB In 1990, Slaughter hit radio, MTV
and the U.S. touring circuit like a tornado--coming seemingly
out of nowhere to roll through everything in its path and turn it
upside down. They’ll keep you Up All Night! surfballroom.com
18 IRISH STEW DINNER All you can eat Irish Stew dinner served
with a huge assortment of homemade pie. 11am-2pm at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church.
31 EASTER EGG HUNT Join the Easter Bunny for an Easter Egg
Hunt in City Park. Find a golden egg for a special prize. Organized
by the Clear Lake Jaycees.
april
7 NORTH IOWA BOOK BASH Over 50 authors from all over the
United States are coming to North Iowa. Each author will be
available with their books for purchase. Meet the author, take a
picture, visit and have a book signed. Held at the Best Western.
Open to VIP ticket holders at 10am, General Admission is 1-4pm.
19 GREEN EXPO Refresh yourself and the planet as you learn the
latest about fresh local foods, gardening, outdoor adventuring,
landscaping, and a whole lot more at the Surf Ballroom.
earthdayclearlake.org
21 EARTH DAY FESTIVAL The festival brings you close to nature
with an array of family activities, critters and games, plus paper
shredding and electronics recycling. Other events are held
throughout Clear Lake all week long, including a community-wide
clean up. Check the website for details. earthdayclearlake.org
21 The popular early season, chip-timed
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28 STAN HARRISON MEMORIAL SPRING TUNE UP MUSKIE
TOURNAMENT 18th Annual Stan Harrison Memorial Spring
Tune-Up Muskie fishing tournament organized by the Heartland
may
1 CENTRAL GARDENS GATES OPEN Central Gardens of North
Iowa officially opens their gates for the 2018 season. Daily hours
are sunrise to sunset. centralgardensnorthiowa.com
2 GENE SIMMONS Best known as the fire breathing, larger than
life co-founder of hard rock supergroup, KISS, Simmons continues
to sell out stadiums and arenas around the world, breaking boxoffice
records set by Elvis and The Beatles! surfballroom.com
6 PORK BBQ COOKOUT Kinney Pioneer Museum opens for their
50th season! Enjoy a pork meal and craftsmen exhibiting their art
with live demos.
18-19 PAINTING WITH PASTELS WORKSHOP AT THE ARTS
CENTER A two-day workshop with award-winning pastel artist
Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19. Master pastel artist Tom
Christopher of Eldora will lead the class, which will include
Pastels” with master pastel artist Tom Christopher will be 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the CL Tel and Walker Studios at
the Clear Lake Arts Center, 17 South Fourth St, in downtown Clear
Lake. Workshop Fee is $275 per person plus supplies. The supply
list is available at clartscenter.com. To register, call the Clear Lake
Arts Center at 641-357-1998 or email clac@cltel.net.
clartscenter.com
19-20 WALLEYE CLASSIC Hosted by the Clear Lake Fishing Club,
public weigh-ins and award ceremony at City Park at 3 p.m. both
days. clearlakefishingclub.com
19-20 CENTRAL GARDENS PLANT SALE & GARDENING FAIR
Purchase plants and get a head start on your summer garden!
centralgardensnorthiowa.com
26 FARMER’S MARKET OPENING DAY Find fresh & local products
plus live music and children’s activities each Saturday morning
from 9 a.m. until noon in the Surf Ballroom parking lot from
Memorial Day weekend until mid-October.
june
2 NITC BICYCLE PIE RIDE This bicycle event sponsored by the
North Iowa Touring Club where participants ride at their own pace
with three routes to choose from: 14, 28 or 50 miles. The event
includes a spaghetti lunch with the best homemade pie in north
Iowa. With registration, participants will receive a gift card for $20
from Wayne’s Ski and Bicycle plus other premiums. Funds raised
from this event are used by the NITC to promote outdoor activities
and bicycling road safety. Make the ride what you like, burn up
the road in a peloton with a group or ride casually enjoying north
Iowa’s countryside. northiowatouringclub.com
2 TAKE A KID FISHING TOURNAMENT An event to promote
fishing to local youth, prizes are provided for every participant.
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3 VINTAGE CAR DAY Vintage cars on the front lawn of Kinney
Pioneer Museum, as well as refreshments, music, and activities.
8 ROTARY’S BBQ & BREW Enjoy a delicious BBQ meal, icy cold
beverages, and live music and help the Clear Lake Rotary Club
raise funds for a local cause.
8-9 TAKE ME BACK FESTIVAL The festival celebrates its 21st year
of superb live music with proceeds going to local charities. On
Friday, the Johnny Holm Band performs your favorite party hits
at the Surf Ballroom. The party continues at PM Park on Saturday
with a solid lineup of bands starting at noon, featuring headliner
The Trip from Los Angeles.
9 TRI CLEAR LAKE New and seasoned triathletes will enjoy TRI
Clear Lake’s beautiful sprint course, experiencing an open swim
at State Park Beach, cycle through the countryside, and run
residential streets to the finish line at the downtown seawall.
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INDULGENT, ILL-ADVISED VANITY TOUR
the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. This scaleddown
show - no costumes or video screens, playing mostly
originals (non-parodies) is a rare opportunity to get up-close and
personal with this legendary performer. surfballroom.com
15 CELEBRATE THE ARTS! ANNUAL ‘FUN’DRAISER Celebrate the
is Friday, June 15 starting at 6pm and it’s time to celebrate!
Celebrating 41 years as the Clear lake Arts Council. Live music,
Fabulous Food and Lively Auctions. clartscenter.com
24 CENTRAL GARDENS SUMMER GARDEN PARTY Central
Gardens Summer Garden Party event. Come celebrate the sights,
sounds, tastes & scents of our Summer Garden Party. Incredible
food & beverages with a wonderful variety of live music. Auction
and door prizes. centralgardensnorthiowa.com
july
3 DRIVE-THRU BIKE AND HELMET DECORATING WORKSHOP
Get ready for the big parade! Drive your bikes right into our CL
Tel studio! The Clear Lake Arts Center will have festive 4th of July
decorations to trick out any bike with streamers, flags and so
much more! Let your creativity pedal you Red, White and Blue!
Date: July 3rd from 10:30am- 1pm Class is open studio style. Drop
Ages: All ages are welcome (5 and under must be accompanied
by an adult) Fee: Free for all Arts Center Members, Non-members
Location: CL Tel Studio (Northern most door on South 4th St.) Just
drive those bikes, trikes and strollers on in! clartscenter.com
3 JOE SANTANA & THE KINGFISH BAND Joe Santana and the
Kingfish Band at PM Park’s Tiki Bar
4 FIREWORKS PARTY CRUISE Cruise includes food, live
entertainment, & door prizes! Board at 7pm, cruise at 8pm,
dock following the fireworks display. There is a cash bar on board.
cruiseclearlake.com