The 2025 Ames Live Music Summer Series is underway with the next performance this Wednesday. The local Ames band Mango Soul will be playing after the event begins in Campustown at 4 p.m. and will end at 7 p.m.
There will be vendors set up for food and drink to enjoy during the concert. Family-friendly activities like Jenga, 4 Across and Cornhole will be set up and available to play throughout the night. The event will be set up in Campustown Parking Lot Z. This is located south of Chamberlain Street between Stanton Avenue and Lynn Avenue.
A food truck showdown will be hosted during the event, with at least eight different trucks signed up to participate. This includes Superdog, Bellbottom Mobile Cafe, C’est la Crepe, Comfort Food, Cook’s Tropical Sno, Fresh Fusion, Jethro’s BBQ and Nisha Soul Food. Vendor registration is still available if there is interest in joining the list.
It will be possible to vote for the favorite truck to be crowned as the Food Truck Showdown Champion. The winner will receive both a certificate and bragging rights.
There will also be the potential to buy a beverage from Thirsty Pigs Beer Trailer while listening to the concert.
Sarah Hurley, the Ames Regional Economic Alliance events director, set up the event to help out businesses throughout the Ames community.
“The Ames Regional Economic Alliance is committed to driving business and community vitality in the Ames region,” Hurley said. “Our goal is to uplift and positively impact the communities we serve and share the great things our three-county community has to offer.”
Learn more about the Ames Alliance organization here.
The event is sponsored by businesses located in Campustown. They include Unique Apartments, Rent Ames, the Smith Law Firm and Discover Ames. It is hosted with the hope of increasing business in different areas of Ames.
“The event is designed to drive traffic into the Campustown Business District,” Hurley said.
There is no entrance fee and people of all ages are welcome. To learn more, use this event link.
