The VERY BEST way to start your summer!

Join us with John Resch & Doggin' Out playing the blues across the genres, but especially West Coast Swing and Chicago Electric Blues.

Recent winners of the Iowa Blues Challenge, a competition open to blues bands from across the state, they will represent Iowa at the Blues Foundation’s annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. They have also been selected for induction into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame for 2025 

Tri-M BBQ food truck at 5:30. Music at 6:00. Free admission. Family-friendly. Bring lawn chairs. Main Street will be closed between Make A Splash and Smiles on Main from 4:00-9:30 PM. Music is in the street.

FEATURED SPONSOR: Optimist Club of Maquoketa offering root beer floats for a freewill donation to benefit the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital

Sound by Bub Johannes.

Presented by Maquoketa Betterment Corp./Hometown Pride.

Supported by a 2025 Walmart Spark Good Local Grant through Maquoketa's Walmart. Supported by a 2025 Mini-grant from the Jackson County Area Tourism Association, and grants from Black Hills Energy, Maquoketa Community Services, Casey's, Kwik Trip | Kwik Star. And our generous sponsors: Innovate 120, Insurance Planning Services Corp.-Paul Miller, Maquoketa Brewing, Maquoketa Rotary Club, Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Maquoketa State Bank, Nemmers Realty, Optimist Club of Maquoketa, Mitchell-Maskrey/Maquoketa Feeds

With continuing assistance from Jackson County Fairgrounds, the City of Maquoketa, the Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce, and other generous organizations, businesses, and individuals.