Community

Enjoy fresh produce and local goods at the Stacyville Farmers Market every Tuesday from May 19 through September 22, 2026, at Stacyville City Park from 4:30–6:00 p.m. 🌽🍅✨

🧁 Enjoy a sweet treat for a great cause! Grandma Sugars Cupcakery will donate 50 cents from every cupcake sold on Friday, August 14, to Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank. ❤️🥫

🏃‍♂️✨ Light up the night at the 45th Annual Britt Hobo Days Glow 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk on Friday, Aug. 14! The race begins at 8:45 p.m. behind Britt City Hall, with proceeds supporting Britt Parks and Rec youth sports and activities.

🌙🚴 Light up the night during Mason City’s 2026 Moonlight Bike Ride on Friday, August 14! Enjoy music, glowing decorations, a 10-mile community ride and late-night bites. Helmets and signed safety waivers are required. ✨

Make a splash for a great cause! 💦 Join One Vision’s Dunk Tank at Bash at the Lake on August 15 at Clear Lake City Park. Take your best shot at dunking community favorites while supporting people with disabilities. 🎯💙

🥞 Join VFW Post 6161 in Leland for a pancake breakfast Sunday, August 16, from 7 AM to noon. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, milk, juice and coffee for just $5!

🌊 Join the Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake for its 2026 Annual Picnic on Sunday, August 16! Enjoy a broasted chicken dinner, local environmental speakers, and an evening of community at PM Park. 🍗🌿

🎭 Current and prospective students are invited to the Stebens Children’s Theatre Open House on Tuesday, August 18, from 5–8 p.m. in Mason City. Tour the theatre, meet the staff, learn about the upcoming season and get registration and scholarship information! ✨

💛 Support 13-year-old Orlando in his fight against cancer during a benefit fundraiser Saturday, August 22, at Oakridge Golf Course in Goldfield. The event includes a golf tournament, kids’ zone, freewill donation meal and silent auction. ⛳🎈🍽️

🎗️ Join the annual Stomping Out Childhood Cancer fundraiser on Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Iowa Fairgrounds in Mason City. Enjoy food, a bake sale, car show, auctions, kids’ activities and more while supporting local families battling childhood cancer.

🌸 Join us for Party in the Gardens on Saturday, August 29, from 5–9 PM at Central Gardens of North Iowa—the social event of the season! 🌿✨

🎳 Join the Holly Johnson Benefit on August 30 at Sidetrack Lanes in Britt! Sign up a four-person team for the 9-pin bowling tournament, enter the raffle and help support medical bills and expenses. 💚

⛳ Join the Crusade for a Cure Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 5, at Sunny Brae Golf Course in Osage! Enjoy golf, hole-in-one prizes, bingo, raffles, a silent auction and live music while supporting AFTD research initiatives.

💙 Join the Out of the Darkness North Iowa Walk on Saturday, September 12, at the Mason City High School Softball Field. The free event includes a ceremony, community activities, speakers, resources and a walk supporting suicide-prevention research and programs in North Iowa.

Join the 5th Annual When Pigs Fly on September 26 at Plain Ol’ Pumpkins! Buy a Foam Pig, back one of 12 celebrity contenders and help build the North Iowa Children’s Museum. The top fundraiser will kiss a pig!