Festivals in Iowa

In the heart of the Midwest, Iowa nurtures a festival scene that mirrors its landscapes: wide, heartfelt and rooted in the soil. It is here, in Dyersville, that the legendary cornfield from *Field of Dreams* becomes a giant stage for the Velocity Festival, where headliners like Creed, Shinedown and Carrie Underwood send rock echoing across the open prairie. Farther south, near Des Moines, the Hinterland Music Festival sets its rolling green hills in Saint Charles as the state's marquee indie gathering, which in just a few years has become an essential pilgrimage for lovers of americana and sharp songwriting.

In Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature, the Mission Creek Festival has spent two decades blending intimate concerts, poetry and folk discoveries across the historic venues of downtown, while up in the northwest, in Sheldon, RiseFest draws tens of thousands each summer to the region's largest family-friendly Christian music celebration. From one end of the Hawkeye State to the other, FestT calculates your FestiScore — the affinity between a lineup and your favorite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date so you never miss a single one of these gatherings.