Event Category: Children & Family

  • Downing Family Christmas Light Show

    Downing Family Christmas Light Show

    The Downing Family Christmas Light Show starts around Thanksgiving and runs nightly from 5:30-10:00PM. The show began ten years ago with eight simple trees and has grown to include over 12,000 lights and features ranging from trees up to 15’ tall, sparkle balls, dancing hoops, and more!  Tune your radio to 88.9 and watch the…

  • 48th Annual University of Okoboji Youth Soccer Classic

    48th Annual University of Okoboji Youth Soccer Classic

    The 48th Annual University of Okoboji Youth Soccer Tournament will be held this Saturday and Sunday, June 7th & 8th at the Bedell Family YMCA in Spirit Lake Iowa.  The tournament will be played on the seven fields and will be hosting 64 youth soccer teams.  Teams from the Omaha area include:  Christ the King,…

  • Farmers Market in the Park

    Farmers Market in the Park

    Your Saturday morning routine!  Spend your Saturday mornings at the park with family, friends live music, local vendors, and more! Visit by boat, bike, vehicle or foot!  Enjoy live music, food fresh produce and goods from local vendors, shopping, children’s activities and yoga on the pier every weekend throughout the extended summer!

  • Okoboji Blue Water Festival

    Okoboji Blue Water Festival

    ALL FREE, ALL DAY! The theme of the festival is clean water. We are committed to bringing this event free to the general public to instill the importance of water quality. KIDS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES: Milford Library Story Time, Water Tables with Pumps & Bubbles, T-Shirt & Face Painting, Chalkstock & Inflatables, Fun Giveaways &…

  • Milford Pioneer Days

    Milford Pioneer Days

    Join us for a great community celebration in Milford, IA – the gateway to the Iowa Great Lakes Area! The entire family will enjoy the parade, inflatables, music, and other entertainment. Click Here to learn more!

  • Okoboji Bible Conference

    Okoboji Bible Conference

    Since 1935, this annual late-summer gathering has served countless participants by encouraging Christian growth and global vision for people of all ages. This year’s Conference, themed “Forever Faithful”, will be August 2nd through August 8th.  There is deep refreshing in ancient truth from contemporary Christian leaders. World-class Christian musicians and worship leaders sweeten the gathering.…

  • Okoboji Winter Games – Boji Kite Festival

    Okoboji Winter Games – Boji Kite Festival

    Join us on the ice of West Lake Okoboji while we fill the sky with color for Iowa’s iconic Winter Games Boji Kite Festival!!  This event is free for everyone to enjoy throughout the weekend (weather permitting). Lighted kites will also be flying the evening of Friday, January 23 (weather permitting). Iowa Road Trip created…

  • Heartland Light Display

    Heartland Light Display

    Enjoy this festive holiday light display with a grand total of 178,566 lights! Remember lights are on from 5-10pm every night until January 3rd so come back & enjoy them again & again. For the rest of the season you can pull up the main driveway under the rainbow arch & turn around in the…

  • Lueders Light Display

    Lueders Light Display

    We at Lueders Ridiculous X-Mas Lights are doing a computerized light show, we have increased our channel count and added many more lights now we have 200,000+ lights. We hope you will come to enjoy it as much as we enjoy presenting it. Be sure to tune you radio to 97.5 FM. Most of all…

  • University of Okoboji Oktoberfest

    University of Okoboji Oktoberfest

    Join us Saturday, September 27th for the 34th year of University of Okoboji Oktoberfest fun brought to you by the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. This fun fall festival kicks off with a bike ride in the morning around the beautiful waters of Lake Minnewashta and West Lake Okoboji and is followed by…