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Nightlife,
reimagined.

Elevate your nightlife with our carefully curated schedule of live music and events, 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

  • The Groove Garden hosted by Billy Lee Janey & Friends
    The Groove Garden hosted by Billy Lee Janey & Friends
    Apr 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    The Groove Garden is the open stage event that invites all musicians, vocalists, jammers, and performers to the stage. Not a performer? Everyone can enter to win prizes all night long!
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  • Moonshroom
    Moonshroom
    Thu, May 01
    May 01, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Psychedelic bluegrass band Moonshroom, of Lawrence, KS, take the stage for The Ideal's Live Music Happy Hour series.
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  • Karaoke with Vidal
    Karaoke with Vidal
    May 01, 2025, 8:00 PM – May 02, 2025, 12:00 AM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Experience next-level karaoke on a professional sound stage with full-scale production! YOU get to be a star every Thursday with our fabulous host, Vidal.
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HOURS

Tues 4PM

Wed 4PM

Thurs 4PM

Friday 4PM

Sat  SHOW

Sun/Mon Closed

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