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May 1st - Dec 31st » Villages Of Van Buren 2023 Events

Mark Your Calendar for 2023 

  • Jun 9th-11th ~ Farmington Strawberry Festival
  • Jun 10th ~ Fly Van Buren
  • Jun 10th ~ Pearson House Heritage Day
  • Jun 17th ~ Douds Field Day
  • Jun 24th-25th ~ Iowa Barn Foundation Van Buren County Barn Tour
  • Jun 24th ~ Bentonsport Heritage Day
  • Jul 1st ~ Bonaparte Independence Day Celebration
  • Jul 4th ~ Keosauqua 4th of July Celebration
  • Jul 15th-24th ~ Van Buren County Fair
  • Aug 12th ~ J40 Farm Crawl
  • Aug 19th-20th ~ Bike Van Buren XXXVII
  • Sep 1st-2nd ~ Stockport Lions BBQ Days
  • Oct 13th-15th ~ Scenic Drive Festival
  • Nov 3rd ~ Villages Folk School’s Bottomless Soup Supper
  • Nov 25th-Dec 31st ~ Christmas in the Villages
  • Dec 1st-3rd ~ Festival of Trees
Contact Person:Villages of Van Buren
Phone:319-293-7111
Email:info@villagesofvanburen.com

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May 2023

May 27th » Memorial/Alumni Pancake Breakfast

The Keosauqua Lions will be serving an All-You-Can-Eat pancake and sausage breakfast for a free-will donation.

Time:7:00am until 10:00am
Location:Keosauqua City Park
100 Van Buren St.
Keosauqua, IA 52565
Phone:641-799-7953
Email:duster1979@hotmail.com

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May 27th » Bonaparte City-Wide Yard Sales and Truck, Trailer, and Trunk Sales

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 27th from 9am-4pm for Bonaparte’s City-Wide Yard Sales and their first-ever Truck, Trailer & Trunk Sale!

If you have items you want to sell (new or used) and need a place to sell them, then load your items on a trailer, truck, or in your vehicle’s trunk and come down to 1st and Washington Street in Bonaparte, IA.

There are three (3) lots behind The Furniture More Store, formerly known as the Odd Fellows Lodge. Bring your own tables or you can sell your items off your trailer, truck, or out of your vehicle’s trunk. The selling of animals will be prohibited! 

Selling items is open to the public and everyone is welcome! There is NO CHARGE for the usage of the lots.

All shops will also be open! If you get hungry while in town, Simply Irresistible carries baked goods and other food items and will be open from 8-4, Bonaparte Retreat will be open for lunch from 11-1 and Jet Stop will be open for food.

For more information, please contact Dana Mabe at Waterfront Place Antiques, at 319-592-3773, or City Hall at 319-592-3400.

Time:9:00am until 4:00pm
Location:City of Bonaparte
Contact Person:Dana
Phone:319-592-3773

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May 27th - May 28th » Bentonsport Flea Market & Craft Show

Bentonsport Historic District will be having its annual Spring Flea Market and Craft Show during Memorial weekend.

Observe the local blacksmith and other demonstrations. Wine tasting by Wooden Wheel Vineyards will be there, fresh Amish baked goods (Sat. only) and local honey from the Honey War Bee Company.

There will be free horse-drawn covered wagon rides for the family to enjoy, and the shops will be open with antiques, locally made fudge, crafts, pottery, quilting, and Indian Artifact Museum.

The park will have food vendors, antiques, wood crafts, natural soaps, lotions, holy whistles, hand-crafted furniture, garden art, and flea market items.

Time:10:00am until 5:00pm
Location:Along the River
21968 Hawk Dr.
Bentonsport, IA 52565
Contact Person:Cheryl Duke
Phone:319-293-3589
Email:cheryl@netins.net
Website:http://greefstore.com

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May 27th » Van Buren County Conservation Movie Night

No need to drive to the movie theater! Bring the family out to Lake Sugema Campgrounds. Remember to bring your lawn chair, blankets, and snacks. This movie will be shown at the shelter house near the playground. Bug spray is recommended. Kids 10 and under must be accompanied by a guardian.

Registration is encouraged.
Registration: MyCountyParks.com

Time:8:00pm
Location:Lake Sugema
19640 Jersey Ave.
Keosauqua, IA 52565
Phone:3194610662
Email:cproffitt@vanburencounty.iowa.gov
Website:https://www.vbcountyconservation.com/

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May 28th - May 29th » Villages of Van Buren Memorial Day Services

Memorial Day Services
 
Sunday, May 28th
1pm ~ Spencer Cemetery N.E. of Stockport 
6:30pm ~ Bentonsport Presbyterian Church & Cemetery
8:30pm ~ Douds Community Center (Potluck before Service)
 
Monday, May 29th
9am ~ Riverfront Park Amphitheater in Keosauqua 
9am ~ Sunnyside Cemetery, East Side of Milton (Lunch at Milton American Legion Hall at Noon)
10am ~ Maple Grove Cemetery, South of Cantril
10am ~ Memorial Garden (Farmington Legion bldg.)
10am ~ Bonaparte Cemetery
Location:Throughout Van Buren County, Iowa

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May 28th » Rollin on the River

Enjoy a day full of fun, drinks, food, and music with the whole family at the Riverfront Amphitheater! Free to the public.

  • 1pm ~ Class Reunion
  • 3pm ~ Chickadees
  • 5pm ~ Big Guitars
  • 7pm ~ Jake Mcvey
Time:1:00pm
Location:Riverfront Park
Corner of Park St. and Market St.
Keosauqua, IA 52565
Contact Person:Joy Padget
Phone:319-293-3232
Email:joy@hotelmanning.com

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May 28th » Memorial Day Program

Enjoy an evening program of music and stories honoring all Veterans who gave their lives to protect our country.

No admission fee. Everyone welcome.

Milton American Legion Post 483 will present and retire the colors and perform Twenty-one Gun Salute on the church lawn. Larry Shipley officiates. "If You're Reading This," sung by Tom Allen. Readings from Civil War diary. Historical and popular patriotic songs, official songs of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, famous patriotic songs, and the Star Spangled Banner.

Time:6:30pm
Location:Historic Presbyterian Church
21827 Ridge Rd.
Bentonsport, IA 52565
Contact Person:Mindy Kralicek
Phone:(515) 991-0395
Email:Mindy.Kralicek@gmail.com
Website:http://bentonsportheritage.org

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