Iowa City Songwriters Festival

10/14/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Bo Ramsey will not be able to perform at ICSF 2026. We are so happy to welcome Chicago-based songwriter Elizabeth Moen to the lineup! 🌼🧡

Threading indie rock grit through the warmth of Midwestern folk. With roots in small town Iowa, her songs pair confessional storytelling with sharp self-awareness.

Don’t miss Elizabeth Moen and Lucinda Williams Friday, November 6 at The Englert!

🎟️limited passes are left! Act quick to experience all of ICSF. Individual tickets for Lucinda William’s & Elizabeth Moen are on sale now. Link in bio

09/18/2026

We have limited passes left 🗣️ Don’t miss out on the passholder exclusive Trumpet Blossom show Thursday night with Craig Finn (Artist in Residence) and Samantha Crain 🌼 Get to Trumpet early and enjoy a yummy dinner! With limited capacity it is first come, first served 🙂‍↕️

🎟️ Full passes are on sale now at the link in our bio

09/16/2026

50 days until the festival but who’s counting (it’s us, we are) 🤩 That means you only have 50 days to secure your passes to see Lucinda Williams, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Bill Callahan, Craig Finn and plenty more!

🎟️ Link in bio

09/09/2026

24 HOUR GIVEAWAY! 🎟️

We are teaming up with Evanston Folk Fest to giveaway 2 two-day passes for the fest THIS weekend. You have 24 hours to win. Rules to enter below
🌼 Follow Iowa City Songwriters Festival + Evanston Folk Fest
🫂 Tag your festival buddy in the comments

*Winner will be selected Thursday, September 10

09/04/2026

Come have dinner with us 🐛🌻

Join us Wednesday, September 23 for dinner at Stella 15% of all proceeds will go towards our ICSF scholarship program! See ya soon 😊

07/21/2026

Dear songwriters and songwriting fans! We have prepared a handy-dandy breakdown of what is included in our festival passes (that are on sale now and going quick 👀)!

*Please note: Accessing Gabe’s stage requires ascending a flight of stairs. Please let us know if you have accessibility concerns. Thursday’s Trumpet Blossom show is exclusive to pass holders but is a first come, first served event! Friday and Saturday’s performances at The James are also first come, first served.

For accommodations or accessibility questions, please call our box office (319) 688-2653 or email us at [email protected]

🎟️ Full passes are on sale at the link in our bio
🕵️‍♀️ Watch out! Individual tickets, along with our festival schedule, will be released in the near future

07/16/2026

It's official: The Englert is proud to present the ICSF 2026 Lineup! We can't wait to see you in Iowa City in November. Passes are on presale now at englert.org/ICSF! 🌸🌹🌾

Come celebrate with us on the Northside Iowa City tonight for the Lineup Announce Party, featuring , , and !

Many thanks to our sponsors , , , , , .realtor, , and !

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Public passes will be available Friday, July 17 @ 10 AM CT

07/14/2026

Just two short days until YOU can find out the 2026 Iowa City Songwriters Festival lineup 🫵🩷

Celebrate with us Thursday, July 16 from 6:00-8:30 PM on the Northside just outside of Brix for vinyl + vino, IC Flea, AND early access to festival passes! 🎟️🕺

🫶 thank you to our partners Iowa Public Radio Studio One Brix Cheese Shop and W**e Bar and Iowa City Flea for making this such a special event

See you there 👀

04/03/2026

Meet Win Miranda F: Former Iowa City Songwriter Festival Scholar 🌸🩷

Win joined us our first year as a scholar, loved our community so much, decided to move here, and now works at in our box office! We love having Win on our team and in our community. Read more about Win’s experience and how being a festival scholar impacted this new chapter! Link in our bio to read more on our blog.

03/27/2026