Y3K by Younger Amid the magic of Day Party, the latest evolution of Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival held April 25, Iowa City rock band Younger debuted much of their latest album, Y3K. Inside the warm embrace of Trumpet Blossom Cafe, the audience hung on every quivering drumbeat, grizzled guitar shred and endlessly catchy hook […]
Day Party
Carrying on the Mission Creek spirit, Day Party is a bite-sized feast of Iowa City arts, all south of Burlington Street
Day Party is a brand-spanking-new arts festival launching April 25 on the south side of downtown Iowa City. Spring in town has long been associated with Mission Creek, which in 2025 celebrated its 12th (and final) year as a multi-day festival. The first thing that strikes one about Day Party is that it packs an […]
Mission Creek Festival and Brink announce lineup for Day Party, a new, one-day festival of music, arts and food
Saturday, April 25 will mark the first Day Party, a one-day mini-festival in downtown Iowa City co-directed by Mission Creek Festival and Brink, a literary nonprofit supporting hybrid writing. Tickets went on sale Friday morning.

