Thursday

People in the Park, Lincoln Park

• Opens at 11 a.m. with food vendors on the premises
• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., high school show choirs
• 5 p.m., the Beaker Brothers
• 8 p.m., the Salsa Band

Arts & Crafts Show, RiverLoop Expo Plaza, public market area

• Doors open at 9 a.m.

Merriam's Midway Shows, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. carnival hours

Friday

People in the Park, Lincoln Park

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., food vendors
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., disc jockey

Arts & Crafts Show, RiverLoop Expo Plaza, public market area

• Doors open at 9 a.m.

Merriam's Midway Shows

• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. carnival hours

Commercial Exhibits, Midwest One Parking Lot

• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour, Mutual of Omaha
• Humana
• DirecTV
• Climbing Wall, Iowa National Guard

Friday Concerts, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 3 to 11 p.m., food vendors at the food court on Jefferson Street
• 3 to 11 p.m., the Big Bar Under the Big Top
• 5:30 p.m., Checker & the Bluetones
• 9 p.m., Standing Hampton

MWD Fireworks

• 10 p.m.
• Fireworks will be shot off at river level in front of the Waterloo Center for the Arts; public viewing is from the new RiverLoop Expo Plaza and Park Avenue and Fourth Street bridges.

Saturday

Arts & Crafts Show, RiverLoop Expo Plaza, public market area

• Doors open at 9 a.m.

Merriam's Midway Shows, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. carnival hours
• Commercial Exhibits, Midwest One Parking Lot
• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour, Mutual of Omaha
• Humana
• DirecTV
• Climbing Wall, Iowa National Guard

Saturday Concerts, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., food vendors at the food court on Jefferson Street
• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Big Bar Under the Big Top
• 1 p.m., Urban Legend
• 3:30 p.m., Lotus
• 6 p.m., Never the Less
• 9:30 p.m., Great White

Downtown Historic Tour

• 1 to 4 p.m., begins at Waterloo Public Library

Dragon Boat Practice, George Wyth Park

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Next Sunday

Arts & Crafts Show, RiverLoop Expo Plaza, public market area

• Doors open at 9 a.m.

Merriam's Midway Shows, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. carnival hours

Commercial Exhibits, Midwest One Parking Lot

• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour, Mutual of Omaha
• Humana
• DirecTV
• Climbing Wall, Iowa National Guard

Sunday Concerts, RiverLoop Expo Plaza

• 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., food vendors at the food court on Jefferson Street
• 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Big Bar Under the Big Top
• 1 p.m., Beat Strings
• 2:30 p.m., Teddy Boys
• 4 p.m., Poison Control Center

Dragon Boat Races, George Wyth Park

• 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., races

Waterhawks Ski Show, Eagle Lake, Highway 20, exit 68

• 6 p.m. (no gate admission; donations accepted)