Elizabeth Wood

The market in Uptown Marion is held the second Saturday of June, July and August, as well as on the last Saturday of September from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

CR Pride hosted its four festival and parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.

Community members gathered at Marion’s Lowe Park Thursday night for Fireworks and Fireflies, which featured live music, food, a petting zoo, face painting and inflatables

A visual walk through The Gazette’s best photos for the second half of June 2025

The Freedom Festival hosted a ‘Let’s Try DockDogs’ event to give pet owners a chance to try their dogs at the water-jumping event

Nearly 100 protesters registered their opposition to the “one big beautiful” reconciliation bill with representatives in U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s Cedar Rapids office on Wednesday.

The fair, which runs through Sunday, includes a full lineup of exhibits, entertainment, food and more.

Elizabeth Wood, a photojournalist at The Gazette, mulls the ethics of using the multiple-exposure photo technique at a partisan political event.

Iowa City Pride’s Pride Festival kicked off with the pride parade in downtown Iowa City.

Photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Thursday, June 19, 2025

The federal holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas received word that they were free

The Gazette’s best photos for the first half of June 2025

This weekend was the Iowa Arts Festival in Iowa City, a tradition that’s lasted more than 40 years. Artists and musicians shared their talents, and attendees participated in making art and dancing to the music.

Gazette photojournalists present their best photos they’ve produced in the second half of May 2025