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Nightlife,
reimagined.

Elevate your nightlife with our carefully curated live entertainment schedule, best-in-class bar program, and breathtaking historical ambience. We invite you to be authentic, to connect, and to experience magic.

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Step into our world

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MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

No screens here - experience the magic of carefully curated live performance.

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COCKTAILS & BAR

Our program is classically inspired, perfectly executed, and appealing to every palette.

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VENUE

The breathtaking Ideal Theater, built in 1914, is authentic and original - just like our guests.

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Upcoming Events

  • Feb 16, 2025, 9:00 PM – Feb 17, 2025, 3:00 AM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Don your full set - and a mask - for a night of sexy intrigue to house music presented by Atlas Agency.
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  • Feb 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Hilltop Plants & Records of Mt Vernon, IA presents a weekly houseplant and vinyl record swap!
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  • Feb 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    The Groove Garden is the open format event that invites all musicians, vocalists, jammers, performers, poets and comedians to the stage. Not a performer? Everyone can enter to win prizes all night long!
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HOURS

Tues 4PM

Wed 4PM

Thurs 4PM

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Friday 4PM

Sat  SHOW

Sun/Mon Closed

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