The City of Council Bluffs will kick off the summer season with Summerfest on Friday, June 5, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park. This free event will feature live music, a drone show, food trucks, local vendors and other activities.
Summerfest has become one of the metro area’s signature summer events, drawing thousands of attendees to the Council Bluffs riverfront each year.
The evening’s highlight will take place at dark, around 9:40 p.m., when Fantasy Drone Shows will launch a 20-minute drone show featuring 400 drones lighting up the night sky. The best viewing area is near the amphitheater stairs.
Summerfest activities include:
- A foam party and giant bubbles hosted by the Council Bluffs Public Library
- A live art and creativity zone hosted by Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Recreation activities including baseball, football, soccer and yard games provided by the Parks and
- Recreation Department and the Charles E. Lakin YMCA
- A mobile exhibit from the Kiewit Luminarium
- A Summerfest Pop-Up Market featuring more than 20 local vendors hosted by the CB Chamber
- More than 20 food trucks
- Free skateboarding activities with Skatefest Omaha
- Disc golf activities hosted by Nebraska Disc Golf
- A live music lineup featuring:
- Little Rooms | 6-6:45 p.m.
- Matt Cox | 7:15-7:45 p.m.
- Hector Anchondo Band | 8:15-9:30 p.m.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, water bottles and snacks. Dogs are welcome as long as they remain leashed, cleaned up after, and well-behaved.
More than 700 parking spaces are available in the parking garage at 4250 River’s Edge Parkway. An additional 1,000+ spaces are available in the lot near Stir Cove and Dodge Riverside Golf Club at Harrah’s Boulevard and River Edge Service Road. Attendees can also walk or bike to Summerfest using the local trail system or Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Bicycle parking will be available on site. Limited street parking is also available in nearby neighborhoods. Please expect traffic delays due to large crowds.
Summerfest is free thanks to the support of many community partners including the City of Council Bluffs, the Iowa West Foundation, Back to the River, the Council Bluffs Public Library, Kiewit Luminarium, Charles E. Lakin YMCA, the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce and Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment.
