River Nights at The Lofts

08/24/2026

🎒📸 Seeing all of the amazing first day of school pics has inspired us to drop our latest River Nights at The Lofts pictures!

So while you’re enjoying those first-day smiles, check out these action shots from our August River Nights here in beautiful Bellevue, Iowa!🌙

Huge shoutout to Taylor Deppe Photography for capturing so many incredible moments! Please share away and help us spread the word about the amazing community, atmosphere, and local businesses that make Bellevue so special. ❤️

A few quick THANK YOUs:

🎶 August Music Sponsors: Gerlach Concrete LLC, Eastern Iowa Overhead Door, Dream Bellevue & City of Bellevue, Iowa

🪑 Michels Lawn Care — thank you for providing all of the tables and chairs at every River Nights!

🛍️ Our incredible vendors — you show up and show out every month, making it easy to shop local and support local!

🎸 Elizabeth Mary Music & Kelby Mueller — you absolutely killed it on the stage!

Interested in becoming a vendor or sponsor? Reach out to Emily or Nikki!

Now enjoy the photos, share your favorites, and help us show the rest of the world what Bellevue, IA is all about. ❤️

🍂 We’re already counting down to September 17th!

Locally Grown • Socially Known
Bites • Brews • River Views

08/21/2026

What a night, Bellevue. ❤️

First and foremost, THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support River Nights at The Lofts and, most importantly, support all of the incredible local businesses who make nights like this possible.

The weather couldn’t have been better, and Court Street was alive with everything we love about Bellevue. From fresh produce, homemade baked goods and canned goods, home décor, handcrafted items, boutique fashion, sweet treats, and so much more — our vendors brought an incredible variety of local talent and small businesses to River Nights.

The food was AMAZING. 🌮🍦
The bounce houses were HOPPIN’.🏰
The vendors were incredible. 🛍️
And the music… 🎶

Just look at this photo. 👆

This was Elizabeth Mary Music performing under the lights, captured from the Arrow & Ale beer tent, with the Mighty Mississippi River quietly rolling behind her.

There’s something pretty special about a summer night in Bellevue. The lights come on, the music starts, people gather, and for a few hours you get to slow down and enjoy the place we’re lucky enough to call home.

THIS is River Nights. 🌙❤️

We’ll be sharing many more pictures from this incredible night soon, so keep watching!

And of course, a HUGE thank you to our August sponsors:

Gerlach Concrete LLC
Eastern Iowa Overhead Door
Dream Bellevue
City of Bellevue, Iowa

These local businesses and organizations stepped up to help make August River Nights at The Lofts what it was — AMAZING. We are incredibly grateful for their support of River Nights and the Bellevue community.

Now the countdown begins… ⏳🍂

September River Nights is coming!

Bring on the crisp air, fall colors, cozy nights, local vendors, great food, live music, and those beautiful Mississippi River sunsets.

Locally Grown • Socially Known
Bites • Brews • River Views 🌙

08/21/2026

If you aren’t at River Nights at The Lofts your are missing out! Lucky for you there is still time to join! Elizabeth Mary Music

08/21/2026

And she’s killing it!

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

If you’re heading to Court Street tonight, make sure you stop by Arrow & Ale for all your River Nights essentials! 👇

🍺 Busch Light
🍺 Michelob Ultra
🍹 Carbliss Seltzer
🍹 NÜTRL Seltzer
⭐ And of course… our very own Lawn Chair Lager on tap!

But we’re not stopping at cold drinks. 😎

🥩 RAW Meat Ranch Wagyu Jerky & Salami
🧢 River Nights Hats
👕 River Nights Shirts
🍺 River Nights Koozies

You’ll find Arrow & Ale right next to the band stage, under the Stars & Strips tent. 🇺🇸

So come grab a koozie, grab a beer, snag some Wagyu jerky, and get yourself some River Nights gear — all while listening to some incredible live music under the stars. 🎶🌙

Come early. Stay late. Sip local. Support local.

📍 Court Street • Downtown Bellevue
⏰ 5:00–8:30 PM TONIGHT

Locally Grown • Socially Known
🍺 Bites • Brews • River Views

08/20/2026

🎉🌙 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🌙🎉

River Nights at The Lofts is just hours away, and Court Street is ready for another incredible summer evening in downtown Bellevue!

🎸 Live Music by Kelby Mueller & Elizabeth Mary Music
🛍️ Amazing local vendors
🌮 Delicious food trucks
🍺 Cold drinks from Arrow & Ale
🏰 Bounce houses
🌅 And those unbeatable Mississippi River views

We can’t wait to see all of you tonight!

And while you’re in Bellevue, make a full evening of it and support some of our amazing neighboring businesses, all within a beautiful block of River Nights:

Riverside Sippin'
Sweet Boutique
Grandpa's Parlour
River Ridge Brewing
Day By Day Mercantile
B’s Brews Coffee Bar
Field Of Chocolate Dreams
Prost Pub & Pizza
The Book Worm
Riverview Hotel & Restaurant

That’s what Bellevue is all about, shopping local, supporting local, and building community.

And a HUGE thank you to our August sponsors:

Gerlach Concrete LLC
Eastern Iowa Overhead Door
Dream Bellevue
City of Bellevue, Iowa

These businesses and organizations believe in Bellevue, invest in our community, and help make events like River Nights possible. We encourage everyone to support the businesses that support our town!

📍 River Nights at The Lofts
🗓️Tonight!
⏰ 5:00–8:30 PM
📍 Court Street • Downtown Bellevue

Come early. Stay late. Grab a lawn chair. Bring the family.

Locally Grown • Socially Known
Bites • Brews • River Views

08/19/2026

🎉🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎉🎉

Let’s hear it for Amanda Lynn Duerksen! 👏🌙

Amanda is the lucky winner of our River Nights at The Lofts Giveaway, and she’s officially got some new River Nights swag coming her way!

🏆 Amanda wins:
🍹 A FREE drink from Arrow & Ale
👕 A River Nights shirt
🧢 A trucker hat from Hello Poppy & Company

We can’t wait to see Amanda rocking her new River Nights gear and enjoying a cold drink tomorrow night! 😎🍻

A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered, shared our posts, followed along, and helped spread the River Nights word. Every share, comment, visit, and purchase helps us continue building something special right here in Bellevue.

We’ll see you all tomorrow! 🎉

📍 River Nights at The Lofts
🗓️ Thursday, August 20th
⏰ 5:00–8:30 PM
📍 Court Street • Downtown Bellevue

Come celebrate with us!

Locally Grown • Socially Known
🌙 Raised on River Nights

08/19/2026

🎒📚 UNPACK THE BACKPACK… THEN UNPACK THE FUN! 🎉🌙

Thursday is Unpack Your Backpack at Bellevue Schools! Kids and parents can stop in anytime from 4:30–6:30 PM to meet the new teacher, find their classroom, check out their locker, and get those school supplies unloaded and ready to go.

But once the backpack is unpacked… the fun doesn’t have to stop! 👀

Bring the kids down to River Nights at The Lofts and let them burn off all that back-to-school excitement with their friends!

🏰 Sky High Rentals will have the bounce houses ready!
🎨 Taylor DeWitt will be adding some face-painting fun!
🌮 Food trucks will be serving up all kinds of deliciousness!
🍦 Sweet treats will be waiting!

And parents… you’ve earned this. 😉

🍺 Grab a cold drink from Arrow & Ale, kick back, and raise a glass to surviving another school shopping season and sending those kiddos off for another school year! Cheers to Monday, August 24th! 🍻

The school shopping may be done, but now it’s time to do a little shopping for YOU! 🛍️

Our incredible lineup of local vendors has you covered with:

🌱 Fresh produce
🍫 Sweet treats
🏡 Custom home décor
👗 Boutique fashion
🧢 And the perfect Hello Poppy & Company mood hat to top off your look… because sometimes your outfit just needs a little something to cap it off. 😎

And YES… there is STILL TIME to enter our River Nights Giveaway! 🎉

Want to win a FREE Arrow & Ale drink + River Nights shirt + custom Hello Poppy Co. hat?

👉 Like/Follow our page
👉 Comment on the giveaway post
👉 Share the giveaway post

That’s it. You could WIN! 🏆

📍 River Nights at The Lofts
🗓️ Thursday, August 20th
⏰ 5:00–8:30 PM
📍 Court Street • Downtown Bellevue

Unpack the backpack.
Unwind with a River Night.
And celebrate one more summer evening before the school year officially begins.

Locally Grown • Socially Known
Raised on River Nights