The Cedar Basin Music Festival is a free annual celebration of music taking place during the Sturgis Falls Celebration in Cedar Falls, Iowa. No tickets are required for this free music festival.

The complete day-by-day stage-by-stage schedule for the 2023 Cedar Basin Music Festival.

This year there will be three stages at two locations: at the Ice House location (“Jam at the Dam”), we’ll have the Heritage Stage and the Main Stage, while at our NewAldaya location (“Basie to Krall, We’ve got it all”) we’ll have the Jazz Stage.

Thursday, June 22, 2023

NAL Jazz Stage

6:30 – 9:00 p.m. - UNI Jazz Camp Concert

Friday June 23, 2023

NAL Jazz Stage

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. - Saints All-Star Dixieland Band

5:30 – 7:45 p.m. - Elaine Dame

Heritage / Main Stage

5:00 – 6:45 p.m. - Katie and the Honky Tonks

7:00 – 8:45 p.m. - Dry Run Creek

9:00 – 11:00 p.m. - Jay Allen

Saturday June 24, 2023 

Heritage / Main Stage

12:00 – 1:45 p.m. - CBMF Big Band

2:00 – 3:15 p.m - Boogie Monster Funk

3:30 – 4:45 p.m - Wagg

5:00 – 6:30 p.m - Mint

6:45 – 7:45 p.m - Stable Daze

8:25 – 9:40 p.m - Birdchild

10:00 – Midnight - Pork Tornadoes

NAL Jazz Stage

12:30 – 1:30 p.m - Christopher’s Very Happy. Band.

1:45 – 2:45 p.m - Saints All-Star Dixieland Band

3:00 – 4:00 p.m - St. Louis Stompers

4:15 – 5:15 p.m - Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra Sextet

5:30 – 6:30 p.m - Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra Sextet

6:45 – 7:45 p.m - Jam Session

8:00 – 9:00 p.m - Jam Session

Sunday June 25, 2023

Heritage / Main Stage

8:00 – 10:00 a.m - Prairie Lakes

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m - Shindigs

12:30 – 2:00 p.m - Free Range Medicine

2:15 – 3:45 p.m - David Lee Paul Schroeder

4:00 pm – Close - Dickie

NAL Jazz Stage

9:00 – 9:50 a.m - St. Louis Stompers (Church Service)

10:00 – 11:00 a.m - Saints All-Star Dixieland Band Jazz Brunch

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m - St. Louis Stompers Jazz Brunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m - Hartsmith

1:45 – 2:45 p.m - Melodious Thunk

3:00 – 4:00 p.m - St. Louis Stompers

4:15 – 5:15 p.m - Choro Moingona

5:30 – 6:30 p.m - Saints All-Star Dixieland Band

Festival Dates: June 22-25, 2023

Location: 

Ice House (Heritage and Main Stage)

“Jam at the Dam” – Located at Sturgis Park just east of the Ice House in Cedar Falls 

NewAldaya Jazz Stage

“Basie to Krall – We Got It All” – Located at NewAldaya Lifescapes (7511 University Ave, Cedar Falls)

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