North Liberty Blues & BBQ

A free festival with live music, Iowa craft beer, mouthwatering barbecue and family fun.

North Liberty Blues & BBQ, presented by Veridian Credit Union is a North Liberty summer traidtion! Join us for our 17th year for live music,  mouthwatering barbecue, Iowa craft beers, and family fun. 

Enjoy a smorgasbord of mouthwatering barbecue from our pitmasters. Traditional barbecue favorites such as ribs, pulled pork and burnt ends, as well as ice cream, tacos and more will be available in Food Alley.

This is a blues festival, so we get the best blues-inspired artists. The Main Squeeze will headline at 8:30 p.m., capping a lineup of exciting live, blues-inspired music all day with performances starting at 11:00 a.m. with Kevin Burt, followed by more bands. 

The Iowa Craft Beer Tent will be pouring cold ones from breweries around the state. There will be the best craft brews for every taste: hop lovers, cider fanciers, seltzer lovers, beer snobs and those who just want a cold, refreshing pint. Root beer and water will also be available.

Some programming is just for the kids! Navigate inflatable obstacle courses, jump in bounce houses, climb a rock wall and glide down slides. Ten inflatable attractions will be available to play on – for free – from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. After the inflatables end, children can still enjoy Centennial Park’s three playgrounds: a traditional play structure, a tot playground and a rock playground.

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