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Events

Christmas in July & HUMP Day

July 17 - 18, 2026
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Enjoy two days of family fun, shopping, music, and activities in historic Bentonsport during the combined Christmas in July and HUMP Day celebration.

Friday & Saturday, July 17-18
• North Pole Shop About featuring participating businesses in Bentonsport, Keosauqua, Bonaparte, and Farmington
• Sign up at participating businesses for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate
• Live music by Tom Shaddonix on the porch of the Greef General Store
• Food vendors and shopping opportunities throughout the village

Saturday, July 18
• HUMP Day family activities
• Youth Entrepreneurs Market (vendors age 18 and under participate free)
• Naturalist Pollinators Program
• Snakeman snake exhibit
• 30-foot Inflatable Obstacle Course
• 30-foot Inflatable Slide
• Christmas in July Animal Balloon Artist
• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides
• Scavenger Hunt
• Photo Booth
• Rudolph Run Flea Market along the Bentonsport Historic Riverfront (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

Food vendors include Blondies, Griddle & Giddy Up, Big Daddy Cajun, and Lucky Wives Wine Slushies.

For vendor information, call 319-592-3579 or text 641-233-7793.

Event Location

21964 Hawk Drive
Bentonsport, IA
(319) 592-3579

For More Information

Contact: Rhea
(319) 592-3579
[email protected]
Christmas in July & HUMP Day photo