Audubon Elementary School

Thanksgiving Yarn Turkey

November 20, 2024
Start Time 4 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 6-11
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Lora LoBianco
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Gobble, gobble! In anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday, come to the library to make a little yarn turkey friend. Registration is required.

Esport Open House

November 30, 2024
Location DBQ Esports League - 3220 Dodge St Suite 109
Event For 4th - 12th grade students
Cost FREE
Organization Dubuque Esports League
Contact Susie Quinn
Phone (563) 590-9169
Additional Information
Esport Arena Open House November 30th 10a.m.-2p.m.

Winter Track Club

January 26 – February 22, 2025
Start Time 4p.m.-6:30p.m.
RSVP By December 1, 2024
Location University of Dubuque Indoor Track - Chlapaty Recreation Center
Event For Grades K-12
Cost $100-125 (depends on grade level)
Organization FASST Track Club
Contact Melissa Gunnelson
Phone (563) 580-6066
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Additional Information
Winter Track Club for students in grades K-12; four practices and a track meet; t-shirt included

Dinosaur Duck Challenge

November 1 – November 30, 2024
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For All Ages
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Visit the library to see if you can guess the number of dinosaur ducks in the tank! The closest guesses will be entered in a drawing to win a special dinosaur-themed prize at the end of the month.

Mini Kickers

December 3 – December 5, 2024
Start Time Ages 3-6 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.; Ages 7-10 6:10p.m.-7:30p.m.
RSVP By December 3, 2024
Location Veterans Memorial Training Center (Indoor facility) Univeristy of Dubuque Campus
Event For Ages 3-10
Cost $50 per session
Organization UD Women's Soccer
Contact Jason Berna
Phone (563) 589-3786
Additional Information
University of Dubuque Women's Soccer presents our Mini Kickers Camp. We're calling all soccer players from ages 3-10 years old. Each camp is lead by UD Women's Soccer coaching staff and current team players. Our goal is to focus on fun while teaching the mini kickers about the fundamentals of soccer

Beginning Chapters Book Club

September 4 – December 4, 2024
Start Time 4:00 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 7-9
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Lora LoBianco
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Read a new title each month and meet up for a discussion and an activity related to the book. Register and pick up books at the Children’s Help Desk.

Pokémon Club

October 9 – December 4, 2024
Start Time 5:30 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 6-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Haidee Cardoso
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Meet other Pokémon trainers at Pokémon Club! Trading Card Game, Nintendo Switch, and Pokémon Go gamers are all welcome.

Movin’ Groovin’ Mornings

October 5 – December 7, 2024
Start Time 10:30 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 2-6
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Bailey Keimig-Gehrke
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Grab your kiddos and head to the library for a morning of moving and grooving! We will listen to songs and stories, play with scarves and shakers, and have so much silly fun together. Best for ages 2 through 6, though all are welcome to attend. No registration is required.

Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek

December 20 – December 22, 2024
Start Time 5:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 8, 2024
Location Camp Bear Creek- 9106 42nd Ave. Wyoming, IA 52362
Event For 2nd-12th grade students
Cost $150 if registered by December 1, $175 if registered by December 8
Organization Camp Bear Creek
Contact Jake O'Connor
Phone (563) 488-3893
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Additional Information
All kids in 2nd-12th grade are invited to join us for 48 hours of fun for Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek! Winter Camp is December 20-22 this year and registration is now open. Camp Bear Creek is a Christian summer camp located just an hour south of Dubuque.

Beyond the Book Club

October 10 – December 12, 2024
Start Time 4 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 9-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Read a new title each month and then meet up for book discussion and a unique activity related to the book. Please register and pick up books at the Children’s Help Desk. Oct. 10 “A Perfect Mistake” Nov. 14 “Eagle Drums” Dec. 12 “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane"

Reading With Rover

September 14 – December 14, 2024
Start Time 10:30 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For All ages
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Read or listen to a story with some furry friends in the first-floor Program Room. Do not bring your own pet; we provide kid-friendly dogs each month. Registration is not required.

L&MOP Lollipops & Music for Our Preschoolers

October 12 – December 14, 2024
Start Time 10 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Preschoolers and their families
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
The L.&M.O.P. concert series is for preschool children and their families. Children will leave each concert with a greater appreciation of music and a lollipop to enjoy! The Northeast Iowa School of Music sponsors this series. An adult must accompany children. No registration required.

4th Annual Holiday Dribbling Club Camp

December 30 – January 3, 2025
Start Time 11:00 a.m.
RSVP By December 15, 2024
Location Moody Gymnasium at Hempstead High School
Event For Elementary age girls
Cost $30
Organization Hempstead Women's Basketball
Contact Ryan Rush
Phone (507) 217-2054
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Additional Information
Does your daughter want to either learn how to dribble or to sharpen their dribbling skills? Hempstead girls' basketball will proudly run our 4th Annual Dribbling Club Camp. We will focus on one of the most important skills in the game of basketball- Dribbling!

Buttons & Bobbins

September 19 – December 19, 2024
Start Time 4:00 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 10-17
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Come learn to sew on a sewing machine! You will create projects perfect for beginners; No previous sewing experience necessary. Registration is required.

LEGO Challenge

September 21 – December 21, 2024
Start Time 10 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street
Event For Ages 5-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Calling all LEGO® fans! Come to the library to build, create, and have fun. The library provides the LEGOs®, and you provide the know-how! Donations of LEGOs® are appreciated. LEGO® creations will be exhibited in the library. The program will be held in the Aigler Auditorium on the 3rd floor.

Family Book Bingo

September 21 – December 21, 2024
Start Time 2:00 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street
Event For Families
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Grab your family and head on down to try your luck at Book Bingo! We have great hardcover and paperback books for prizes. Registration is not required.

Home for the Holidays Winter Break Camp

December 30, 2024
Start Time 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 23, 2024
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kingergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 556-9545
Additional Information
From ringing in the New Year with polka dots & coins in the Philippines, to celebrating the end of winter with exploding snowmen in Switzerland, we'll learn about holiday celebrations from around the world. *Passports not required!

Out of this World Winter Break Day Camp

December 31, 2024
Start Time 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 24, 2024
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 556-9545
Additional Information
Become an astronaut for the day as we uncover the mysteries of the night sky as we explore our position in the universe, & discover what stars, moons, and planets really are. We'll also look at the day in the life of an astronaut and what it's like living on the International Space Station.

Frozen Magic Winter Break Day Camp

January 2, 2025
Start Time 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 26, 2024
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 556-9545
Additional Information
Chemistry experiments are awesome, but cold chemistry is really awesome! Join us at the River Museum for a fun-filled afternoon of hand-on science experiments that will chill you to the bone. Dry ice, wet ice, cool air, & freezing treats are just a small piece of this amazing day.

Junior Keepers Winter Break Day Camp

January 3, 2025
Start Time 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 27, 2024
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
If you have visited the River Museum before, you may remember our Creature Feature with our education animals. Come be junior keepers with us as we discover who our animal ambassadors are & what it takes to care for them. We'll get to make some fun enrichment for them & meet some animals up close!

Partner as a Local Coordinator

December 31, 2024
RSVP By December 31, 2024
Location Training will take place near Dubuque, Iowa
Event For Parents and School Staff
Organization World Link Inc
Contact Karen King-Fitzgerald
Phone (515) 491-1551
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Additional Information
Partner with World Link to place foreign exchange students at your local high school. Earn $5,700 for placing three students and promote global connections in your community!

Rams Youth Wrestling

November 18 – February 26, 2025
Start Time 6:30-7:30pm
RSVP By January 1, 2025
Location Dubuque Senior Wrestling Room
Event For All middle school and grade school students
Cost $50
Organization Dubuque Senior Men's Wrestling
Contact Kenneth Cain
Phone (563) 580-3896
Additional Information
Youth wrestlers, K-8th grade, are invited to attend Rams Youth Wrestling clinics at DBQ Senior HS during the 2024-25 men's wrestling season. Sessions will be on Monday's and Wednesday's during the HS season. Clinics will be held in the Rams Wrestling room from 6:30-7:30 pm.

School’s Out Day Camp – Fantastic Friendships

February 14, 2025
Start Time 9a.m.-4p.m.
RSVP By February 7, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
Friendship is important in our lives. For animals, it is the same. Some even need others to survive and thrive. From sea anemones and clown fish to sloths and moths, come join us in learning the importance of friendship within two different species.

School’s Out Day Camp – Animal Oddities

March 13, 2025
Start Time 9a.m.-4p.m.
RSVP By March 6, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
What has the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, and the body of an otter? The platypus is not alone in its strange appearance. Match form to function in some of the world’s strangest creatures and learn the benefits of being different.

School’s Out Day Camp – Eggstravaganza

March 14, 2025
Start Time 9a.m.-4p.m.
RSVP By March 7, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
Are you ready for an egg-citing day? Join us as we learn about egg-laying animals, like the platypus, and why they are all so different. We’ll also go on an egg hunt and conduct egg experiments!

Dubuque Youth Hockey Association

October 1 – March 28, 2025
Location ImOn Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Parents and Children
Organization Dubuque Youth Hockey Association
Contact Cody Lytle
Phone (563) 542-1080
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Additional Information
Dubuque Youth Hockey has a range of programs for all ages! We start as young as 4-year-old Little Saints, all the way up through high school.

School’s Out Day Camp – Pollinator Power

April 18, 2025
Start Time 9a.m.-4p.m.
RSVP By April 11, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
Bees, bats, and butterflies all have something in common – they’re pollinators! But they aren’t the only way a plant or flower transforms their pollen. We’ll examine the world of pollinators by planting our own pollinator garden!

School’s Out Day Camp – Carbon Conscious

April 21, 2025
Start Time 9a.m.-4p.m.
RSVP By April 14, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Cost $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
Have you ever wondered what carbon emissions are? Join us as we learn the importance of environmental science. As a team, we will learn about the release of carbon dioxide by blowing up a balloon with yeast, and create recycled crafts that will inspire you to reduce your carbon footprint!