Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce Presents
ANKENY CHAMBER
SUMMERFEST 2026
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Summerfest® is a registered trademark of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., and is used with permission.
Presented by Karl Chevrolet
- July 10-12th, 2026
- The District At Prairie Trail - 1500 SW Main Street
- Ankeny, IA
let the fun begin!
Where?
The District – Prairie Trail
1500 SW Main Street, Ankeny, Iowa
When?
July 10th – 12th, 2026
Carnival Open Thursday, July 9th from 4-9pm
Let’s bring the holiday cheer with our 2026 JINGLE IN JULY theme!
Ankeny Chamber SummerFest has brought Ankeny and the surrounding metro area together for 3 days of music, carnival rides, great local food and fun! Every year, our committee members, staff and volunteers work hard to bring this festival to life.
So many great activities going on this year. Join us for our Grand Parade that travels through the city of Ankeny to the amazing fireworks at the end in The District At Prairie Trail, there’s something here for everyone to enjoy!
thursday July 9
- Carnival open 4pm - 9pm
Friday July 10
ENTERTAINMENT GARDEN
CARNIVAL &
VENDORS
BANDS TAKE THE STAGE in the District
AYP Family Fun Night in Uptown Ankeny
KIDDIE PARADE in Uptown Ankeny
Orphan Annie & The Hot Mess
4:00pm -6:00pm
The Schmidt Brothers
6:30pm-8:30pm
Not Quite Brothers
9:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday July 11
Grand
Parade
ENTERTAINMENT
GARDEN
CARNIVAL &
VENDORS
Lip Sync
Contest
BANDS TAKE THE STAGE
in the District
School of Rock
1pm-2pm
BS & The Liars
2:30pm-4:30pm
Bad Friends
5pm-6:30pm
Rebel Queens
7pm-8:30pm
Birdchild
9pm-11pm
Sunday July 12
Entertainment
Garden
carnvial &
vendors
Bands take
the stage
Fireworks
begin
The Sons of Gladys Kravitz
1pm -2:30pm
The Sheet
3pm-4:30pm
Dirty Champagne
5pm-6:30pm
Rival 5
7pm-9pm
FIREWORKS @ 9:30PM
Tune into 92.5 KJJY to hear music during Fireworks!
BECOME A Volunteer
It takes hundreds of volunteers to make all of this happen. Thank you to organizations like the Ankeny Community School District, City of Ankeny, The District at Prairie Trail, The Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce and Ankeny Police and Fire Departments for partnering to help make this event safe and possible!
If you would like to volunteer for this fun and rewarding festival, sign up below!
- Set Up and Tear Down
- Family Fun Night Activities
- Wristbands
INVESTOR MEMBERS
PREMIER MEMBERS
