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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.

Step into our world

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

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

COCKTAILS & BAR

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

VENUE

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

Golden Dust

Upcoming Events

Wed, Apr 30
The Groove Garden hosted by Billy Lee Janey & Friends
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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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Thu, May 01
Moonshroom
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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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Thu, May 01
Karaoke with Vidal
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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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