Ultimate Guide To TugFest 2026 In LeClaire Iowa
Get ready for three days of fun, food, music, and plenty of friendly competition at TugFest 2026. This annual celebration brings the community together along the beautiful levee for a packed weekend featuring a carnival, live entertainment, food vendors, and a beer tent.
The fun continues throughout town with a Grand Parade, 5K race, bags tournament, and one of the region’s biggest fireworks displays. But, of course, the main event is the competition that started it all, the legendary tug-of-war across the Mississippi River, where teams battle it out from opposite sides of the river.
And this week, TugFest is taking things to the big top with the theme “The Greatest Pull on Earth!” Expect a circus-inspired celebration filled with all the excitement, entertainment, and spectacle that make TugFest one of the area’s most anticipated summer traditions.
Here Is The Layout of the 3 Day Schedule
Thursday – August 13, 2026
- Family Night (Free Admission)
- Levee Opens at 5:00 PM
5:30 pm
Carnival, Vendors & Beverage Tent open
5:30 – 8:00 pm
Parade Packet Pick Up (Beverage Tent area)
5:30 – 10:00 pm
BINGO (South Pavilion)
6:00 – 10:00 pm
Carnival Wristband Night
($30 wristbands)
6:30 pm
Cornhole Classic Bags Tournament (Tug Pit area)
7:00 – 11:00 pm
Live Music: Press Record
Friday – August 14, 2026
- Levee Opens at 6:00 PM
- Admission $10 Adult (17+)
- Admission $5 Youth (10-16)
- Admission FREE for 9 & Under
4:30 pm
Parade Line-Up begins (LeClaire Fire Station)
5:00 pm
Community Tailgate Party (LeClaire Baptist Church parking lot)
6:00 pm
Grand Parade (Theme: The Greatest Pull on Earth / Circus)
6:30 – 11:30 pm
Carnival, Vendors & Beverage Tent open
6:00 – 10:00 pm
BINGO (South Pavilion)
7:00 – 9:30 pm
VIP Sponsor Party (North end at Tug Pit)
8:00 pm
Live Music: Dirt Road Rockers
9:30 pm
Fireworks!!
Midnight Ends The Party
Saturday – August 15, 2026
- Levee Opens at 9:30 AM
- Admission $10 Adult (17+)
- Admission $5 Youth (10-16)
- Admission FREE for 9 & Under
7:00 am
Community TugFest Breakfast (Civic Club)
9:30 am – 11:30 pm
Vendors and Beverage Tent open
10:00 am
Tugger Registration for Adults (Tug Pit)
10:00 am
Kid’s Pull (9:30 am sign up at Tug Pit)
11:30 am – 3:00 pm
LeClaire vs. Port Byron (Tug Pit)
Noon – 11:30 pm
Carnival
Noon – 10:30 pm
BINGO (South Pavilion)
4:30 pm
Cornhole Classic Bags Tournament (Tug Pit area)
5:00 pm
Live Music: Mommy’s Little Monster
8:45 pm
Live Music: The Breakfast Club
Midnight Ends The Tugfest Until Next Year.
Never Seen TugFest Before? Check out this news clip from years past!
Take The Shuttle Bus To Get There
August 13-15, 2026
229 N Cody Rd, LeClaire, Iowa
Carnival and Shuttles run Friday and Saturday!
FREE SHUTTLE BUS!
Friday 5:00 – 11:00 PM
Welcome Center Drive (by McDonald’s)
Saturday 12:00 PM – Midnight
Welcome Center Drive (by McDonald’s)
Runs every half hour from parking locations:
– Welcome Center Drive
– Hotels
– Civic Center
– 8th & Wisconsin
– 14th & Wisconsin
LAST PICK-UP will be at the Civic Center 1/2 hour before times listed above!