Black event poster for Norwalk Music Fest with white text and brown crumpled paper accents featuring musical symbols.

SEPT. 6, 2026

LABOR DAY SUNDAY
1:30-10:30PM
NORWALK CITY PARK
907 NORTH AVE • NORWALK, IA

The Other Brothers

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Kinda Petty

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The June Bugs

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Riley Jane & Friends

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Beggars'Bargain

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Tina & Brandon Findlay

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Jake Schmidt + Taylor King

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The Other Brothers ✳︎ Kinda Petty ✳︎ The June Bugs ✳︎ Riley Jane & Friends ✳︎ Beggars'Bargain ✳︎ Tina & Brandon Findlay ✳︎ Jake Schmidt + Taylor King ✳︎

Bring a chair and join us!
Live music all day!

FREE ADMISSION

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Everything you need to know

  • The Date

    Sunday, September 6
    Labor Day Weekend
    2026

  • The Time

    1:30 - 10:30 PM
    Free - No tickets required

  • The Location

    Norwalk City Park
    907 North Ave, Norwalk, Iowa
    Located next to the Norwalk Easter Public Library

  • Free Shuttle Parking

    Park at the Norwalk High School and get a shuttle ride to the event. Shuttle runs for the entire event.

  • What to Bring

    Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Don’t forget your friends, family, neighbors to help you enjoy the fun! No Coolers or outside food or beverage allowed in the fenced event area. Dogs are allowed.

  • The Bands

    Two stages. Eight bands. All FREE all day. See schedule below.

  • The Activities

    Kid friendly yard games
    Putt putt golf course,
    Cornhole tournament
    Iowa Wild’s Wild on Wheels
    50/50 Raffle
    and more!

The Lineup

Schedule poster with photos of four bands and their performance times: Riley Jane at 1:30 PM, June Bugs at 3:45 PM, Kinda Petty at 6:00 PM, and The Other Brothers at 8:30 PM. Main stage headliner text is prominent at the bottom.

Who’s playing on the Main Stage?

A woman singing into a microphone on stage, with colorful stage lights in the background, wearing a black tank top, layered necklaces, and tattoos on her arm and chest.

1:30 PM • MAIN STAGE

A Des Moines and Cedar Falls singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with roughly 10 years of performing experience. With an alternative folksy-pop-rock sound, Riley's original songs offer relatable insight into the coming-of-age journey. She's played the 80/35 Music Festival, the Iowa State Fair, Capital City Pride Fest, and venues across the state including xBk Live and Captain Roy's.

Riley Jane & Friends

Group of five women standing in front of a large white door set into a brick wall, posing for a photo. They are dressed in summer outfits and wearing sunglasses.

4:15 PM • MAIN STAGE

A Des Moines cover band that showcases all your favorite songs written and/or performed by women. Officially formed in 2020, five talented musicians came together to highlight women in the music industry. They bring a wide range of music across genres and time periods and have played stages all across Iowa.

June Bugs

A group of five people on stage at a concert, under colorful stage lights, smiling and making playful gestures.

3:45 PM • MAIN STAGE

A Central Iowa Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute band — complete with a secret weapon who brings the sound of Stevie Nicks to the stage. Their set covers Tom's most-loved hits alongside Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, and similar favorites. These seasoned musicians bring over 100 combined years of live music experience.

Kinda Petty

Three men wearing sunglasses and hats standing against a brick wall under moonlight, with plants in foreground.

8:15 PM • HEADLINER • MAIN STAGE

From Des Moines, IA — The Other Brothers are turning up the heat heading into 2026. Finishing their sixth record and setting their sights beyond the Midwest, their sound fuses the grit of the blues, the swagger of rockabilly, and the soul of rock & roll. A 70s sound on 60s money — pure and unapologetic.

The Other Brothers

Who’s Playing on the Tent Stage?

2:45 PM • BEGGARS’ BARGAIN

5:00 PM • TINA & BRANDON FINDLAY

7:30 PM • JAKE SCHMIDT + TAYLOR KING

Blue brick wall with a black and white sign at the top that reads 'Norwalk Music Fest EST 2018'. In the center, large white text says 'Sign up today as a MUSIC FEST VOLUNTEER', with a white outline of a guitar at the bottom.

We love our Volunteers!

Sign up to be a volunteer it’s easy and you get to listen to music the whole time. Always a free shirt!

Sign up at the link below

Welcome
Capitol City Baggers!

Join us for a fun Cornhole Tournament with Capitol City Baggers while enjoying live music at Norwalk Music Festival.

Outdoor concert stage with a man playing guitar and singing, surrounded by audience seated in chairs at dusk, trees and tents visible around the stage.

Norwalk Music Fest started in 2018 with the first Norwalk Hometown Pride committee — a Keep Iowa Beautiful initiative — created to replace the Jazz in July event that had been discontinued. Norwalk loves music and has no shortage of talent, so we started with local musicians and have grown every year since. We're proud to celebrate Central Iowa artists on Labor Day weekend.

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