Free events in Cedar Falls, IA

This farmers market brings together vendors offering goods, crafts, flowers, and vegetables. A hot food service provides breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches on Texas toast, all-beef hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and walking tacos, along with beverages and chips. Homemade baked items are featured, and special orders are accepted.

Learn how to shape your home garden into a calming refuge focused on well being. This class highlights the key features of restorative and therapeutic outdoor spaces and shows practical ways to weave color, texture, fragrance, sound, and other sensory elements into a peaceful retreat, whether your space is large or small. The experience includes time spent exploring parts of the Arboretum to see examples in place. Attendees receive resources on plant selection and garden design to support continued planning. There is no additional fee beyond garden admission. Advance registration is required, and participation is limited to 15 people.

A decade in the making, this free contest features a progression of divisions, beginning with beginner, followed by intermediate and 30+, then advanced, and concluding with a best trick round called No Safety. The format spans multiple skill levels and builds toward a finale.

A free, themed water ski show inspired by Wii Sports Resort brings ski season to Eagle Lake in Evansdale. The program includes pyramids, barefoot skiing, jumps, swivel skiing, and performances on straps, and it begins with a pre show followed by the main event. Admission and parking are free, concessions are available, and seating is provided on bleachers or with personal lawn chairs or blankets.

Enjoy a free Tai Chi session at River Place Plaza. It is presented by Cedar Falls Rec in partnership with River Place Plaza.

Enjoy a free yoga session at River Place Plaza, hosted by Cedar Falls Rec in partnership with River Place Plaza.