Jazz Festival road closures, transit changes announced
The City of Iowa City will be closing multiple streets and changing transit routes beginning Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6, 2025, for the Iowa City Jazz Festival.
The annual jazz festival organized by the Summer of the Arts brings over a dozen of the world's best jazz musicians to Downtown Iowa City for a three-day music festival. The City's firework show will take place after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5, on the Pentacrest, following the last performance of the day.
The following roads will be closed for the festival at 6 a.m. on Friday, July 4, and will reopen late night Sunday, July 6:
Clinton Street from Jefferson Street to Washington Street
Iowa Avenue from Clinton Street to Dubuque Street
Though the road will remain open to traffic, there will be no public parking available on Dubuque Street from Jefferson Street to Iowa Avenue during this time.
Please note that North Madison Street from Washington to Jefferson, and West Iowa Avenue from South Riverside Drive to the Pentacrest, will be closed to traffic right before, during, and immediately after the fireworks show.
Parking meters on all impacted streets will be marked with "No Parking" signs before the event. Cars in violation of these regulations will be towed. Metered spots in this area do not allow parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. and these parking regulations will be enforced. Follow all posted parking signs to prevent your vehicle from being towed. Owners whose vehicles have been towed will need to obtain a vehicle release from the Iowa City Police Department, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St.
In addition to reduced street parking, some ramp and lot parking will be reserved for festival vendors, artists, performers, and service vehicles. Look for posted signs indicating restricted parking. All parking regulations will be in effect and enforced.
Parking ramps and meters will be free on Friday, July 4, but will go back to regular operations Saturday and Sunday.
Transit changes for Jazz Festival
Iowa City Transit's bus interchange will be located at Court Street between Clinton and Dubuque during the Jazz Festival. This change will be in place through Saturday, July 5. The bus interchange will return to its normal interchange at Clinton and Washington on Monday, July 7.
The bus will not be able to service the following stops in the Downtown area due to the detours in place. Affected bus stops are stops 7200, 7201, 7500, 7080, 7081, 7400, 7091, 7207, 7401, 7023, 7077, 7078, 7244.
