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Sturgis Falls Celebration

Cedar Falls, IA · Festival

When

June 25–27, 2027

Where

Overman Park · Cedar Falls · IA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Cedar Falls throws its biggest community festival on the last weekend of June, with a parade, live bands on multiple stages, a classic car show, and an arts and crafts fair anchored at Overman Park. It began in 1976 as the city's bicentennial celebration and is now billed as the largest free festival in Iowa.

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