From golf courses to speedways, there is a full calendar of events in Mason City. Each weekend offers several choices for entertainment in the area. Come see for yourself that Mason City is a great place to enjoy life.

Meredith Willson himself—rather, a sculpture of the famous composer and musician—greets visitors to Music Man Square. Inside the square is the Meredith Willson Museum, filled with artifacts from his life. Just across the street are the Meredith Willson/Music Man Footbridge, the MacNider Art Museum and the historic public library. The Meredith Willson Boyhood Home is next door to Music Man Square and offers visitors a glimpse into the composer’s earliest years.

Leisure time is learning time in Mason City. A wealth of cultural opportunities awaits residents and visitors to Mason City. Music leads the program, with art, architecture, history and theater rounding out the bill. Mason City is proud to have the Charles MacNider Art Museum and the Kinney Pioneer

Museum, each special in their own way. The North Iowa Area Community College Performing Arts Series brings national touring groups, celebrities and presenters to North Iowa. The Community Theater and the Stebens Children’s Theatre showcase the best of community talent. Many architectural gifts from the past await you on the streets of Mason City. To learn about and appreciate the beauty of the Prairie School Style and a variety of other styles, take time for the Architectural Walking Tour or visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House.

The North Iowa Fair Facility is a multifaceted area offering a myriad of events through out the year from ag shows, dog and horse shows, to flea markets, craft shows, sport shows, conventions and more. The facility is home of the annual North Iowa Fair, North Iowa Recreational Arena, the North Iowa Outlaws NAHL team

During the summer and fall enjoy a lake cruise aboard the Lady of the Lake paddlewheel boat or put your navigational skills to the test as you wind through two miles of paths at the Fort Custer Wooden Maze in Clear Lake.

Who doesn’t love a parade? The area’s signature North Iowa Band Festival Parade is held every year at the end of May. There are fireworks on the Third of July in Mason City and on the Fourth of July over Clear Lake. East Park hosts the annual Up in Smoke BBQ Bash in July and the Civil War Battle & Encampment in August. The Downtown Association sponsors several Friday Night Lives in Central Park.