Some events will require paid admission. Go to the Fine Arts Ticketing page to purchase tickets for Kennedy events.
For more information on individual events, please contact the fine arts directors.
Here is the 2025-2026 schedule of events. Dates will be added as information is shared.
| Date | Event | Location | Time |
| Sept. 20 | Johnston Marching Band Invitational | Johnston High School | |
| Sept. 27 | Marching Band Competition | TBA | |
| Oct. 2-4 | Fall Play | Kennedy Auditorium | |
| Oct. 4 | 5 Seasons Marching Band | Kingston Stadium | |
| Oct. 11 | State/Valley Marching Invitationals | Kingston/Valley West High School | |
| Oct. 13 | Metro Marching Band Classic | Linn Mar | |
| Oct. 14 | CRCSD All-State Choir Concert | First Lutheran Church | 7pm |
| Oct. 16 | Indoor Marching Band Extravaganza | Auditorium | 7 pm |
| Oct. 18 | Marching Band Contest | TBD | |
| Oct. 23 | Vocal Concert-Concert and Chamber Choir | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Oct. 28 | Orchestra Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Nov. 1 | Band Garage Sale | Cafeteria | 8am-4pm |
| Nov. 13 | Show Choir/Jazz Choir Premiere Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Dec. 3-6 | Children’s Theater | Auditorium | varied times |
| Dec. 6 | NEIBA Honor Band festival | Oelwein High School | |
| Dec. 12 | Fall Choir concert- Kennedy Singers/Kennedy Chorale | Auditorium | 7 pm |
| Dec. 16 | Winter Showcase-Concert and Chamber Choir, bands, orchestra | Auditorium | 6:30pm |
| Jan. 10 | NEIBA Honor Jazz festival | Coe College | |
| Jan. 10 | NEISTA Orchestra festival | Cedar Falls High School | |
| Jan. 13 | Show Choir Dessert Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Jan. 17 | Show Choir Super Nova Competition | Linn Mar HS | all day |
| Jan. 22 | Winter Warm Up-Various choirs and our feeder school choirs | Auditorium | 6:30 pm |
| Jan. 31 | Prairie Show Choir Invitational | Prairie HS | all day |
| Feb. 5-7 | ISU Honor Band | Ames, IA | |
| Feb. 7 | State Large Group Speech contest | ||
| Feb. 7 | Metro Orchestra Festival | Kennedy High School | all day |
| Feb. 12-14 | UNI Tall Corn Band Festival | Cedar Falls, IA | |
| Feb. 14 | Mo Show Show Choir Competition | Washington HS | all day |
| Feb. 21 | All State Large Group Speech Contest | TBA | |
| Feb. 21 | Indianola Ascension (Show Choir) and Jazz Band Festival | Indianola HS, IA | |
| Feb. 28 | Show Choir competition | TBD | |
| Feb. 28 | District Individual Speech contest | TBA | |
| Mar. 5 | Show Choir Going Out Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Mar. 6 | “Pop” Band Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| Mar. 7 | Kennedy Honor Orchestra Festival | Kennedy High School | all day |
| Mar. 7 | NEIBA Jazz festival | TBA | |
| Mar. 9 | Corridor Jazz Project Concert | Paramount Theatre | 7pm |
| March 13-21 | Metro Area Band trip to Ireland | ||
| Mar. 14 | State Individual Speech contest | TBA | |
| Mar. 30 | All State Individual Speech contest | TBA | |
| Apr. 1 | Iowa Vocal Jazz Championship contest | For more information: https://iowavocaljazzchampionships.weebly.com/ | |
| Apr. 7 | Band Jazz Championship contest | For information and tickets: https://www.iowajazzchampionships.org/ | |
| Apr. 10 | Band Solo Ensemble festival | 3-10pm | |
| Apr. 16-18 | Spring Musical | Auditorium | various times |
| Apr. 18 | State Solo Ensemble contest | ||
| May 5 | Spring Orchestra Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| May 7 | Spring Band Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| May 9 | State Large Group contest | ||
| May 12 | Spring Vocal Concerts | Auditorium | |
| May 15 | Symphonic Rock Concert | Auditorium | 7pm |
| May 18 | Java and Jazz concert | Kennedy High School |