Photos: A very tuba Christmas in Cedar Rapids

The 24th annual TubaChristmas brought the sound of dozens of tubas playing Christmas music in unison to the Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library Saturday morning.

Nick Rohlman

Dec. 14, 2025 4:18 pm

Oliver Stanley performs during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Audience members look on as tubaists perform during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Organizer Jim Engelbach speaks during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Audience members looks on as tubaists perform during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Tubaists perform during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Jared Wacker directs musicians during the 24th Annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Community members gathered to listen to several dozen tubaists perform a selection of seasonal music. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)