Event Schedule
Johnston Green Days • June 11-13, 2026
All events will take place at Terra Park
THURSDAY
JUNE 11
4:00 PM
Carnival opens
Wristband required for entry to carnival games and activities.
Tour De Green poker ride begins
Make sure to register to join us on the Tour De Green poker ride!
5:00 PM
Beer Tent opens
Community Tailgates and Tents begins
Community groups and neighbors are welcome to begin setting up their tents and tailgate space. No political campaigns or clubs are allowed to tailgate.
D.J. performs
Music will play throughout the first night’s activities in the Beer Tent. The D.J.’s set will end at 8:00 p.m., marking the end of night one.
6:00 PM
Add light the Night Walk
9:00 PM
Tour De Green Winners Awarded
Terra Park Beer tent
Come join us to celebrate and award the winners of the Tour De Green Poker Ride!
Friday
JUNe 12
11:00 aM
Pickleball Tournament begins
Grab your paddles and partners and head to the courts for a pickleball tournament. Games will end once we have winners for each division, and medals will be handed out to the winning teams afterward. Game schedules will be sent to teams by Monday, June 8th. Check-in starts at 11:00 AM, and play will begin at 11:30 AM.
4:00 PM
Carnival reopens
Join us at the carnival grounds for games and events. Wristbands required for entry.
4:30-6:30 PM
Face Painting/Glitter Tattoos
Get ready for some fun and join us for face painting and glitter tattoos!
5:00 PM
Beer Tent reopens
Grab a drink and chat with your Johnston neighbors.
Petting Zoo opens
Enjoy the animals with your family and friends until 8:00 p.m.
6:00 PM
Johnston High School Alumni Night begins
Join your fellow Dragons to celebrate 52 years of JHS. Wear your purple and gold and find your former classmates.
Austin Ellis from the Voice performs
Enjoy the dulcet sounds of Austin Ellis, a R&B singer who competed on season six of the music competition show The Voice.
8:00 PM
Kick performs
Kick: The Strongest Name in Rock Music,
begins their set at 8p. Critics say of the central Iowa band,
“…Impressive performers from the minute
they stepped on stage, with an energy that
never allowed them to stay in one spot for very long.”
saturday
JUNE 13
7:30 aM
Kiwanis pancake breakfast begins
Grab some pancakes and syrup and enjoy!
5K Fun Run begins
Come out and run with us for a 5K Walk/Run and Kids Fun Runs! All runs are untimed. Feel free to enjoy the pancake breakfast and Green Days Parade after. Please make sure to note that Pioneer Parkway will be closed around 9:30 AM for the parade. Registration closes Saturday, 13, 2026, at 6:30 AM.
6:45 AM – Check In
7:00 AM – Kids 100 Yard Sprint – $1/Person
7:15 AM – Kids 0.62 Fun Run & 5K Walkers – $3/Person
7:30 AM – 5K Runners – $5/Person
Yoga in the park
Join Natalie for an hour of harmonizing your mind, body, and breath. The meditative workout will last one hour. Please take note that the Pioneer Parkway will close shortly after class for the parade.
10:00 aM
Green Days Parade
Line the streets of the neighborhood and enjoy performers and community groups marching through the streets. Bring bags for candy! Will last until
12:00 pm
Car show begins
Check out some classic automobiles at Terra Park
3:00 pm
American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace
Speaker: Tom Milligan, actor, director, theatrical producer
In this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A. Wallace, the agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn company who became use secretary of Agriculture and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt. Admired by many and later branded as a Socialist during his controversial 1948 campaign for the presidency, Wallace always held out a vision for the future.
Program funded by Corteva Agriscience
4:00 pm
Carnival Re-Opens
Join us at the carnival grounds for games and events. Wristbands required for entry.
4:00 pm
Legal Limit band Performs
8:00 pm
Gimikk band plays
Dusk
Fireworks begin
Sunday
JUNe 14
9:30 AM
Equmenical Church Service
Location of Start TBD
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