With the event presented by QC Toy Show and boasting such special guests as WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter, D-Von Dudley, and Ted DiBiase alongside Power Rangers actors Paul Schrier and Jason Navy, the 2026 Nerdtober Con will take place at the Davenport RiverCenter on October 10 and 11, the two-day pop-culture celebration also featuring comics, toys, trading cards, cosplay, games, collectibles, and much more.

From October 9 through 18, Rock Island's youth-theatre venue The Center for Living Arts (CFLA) will present Spring Awakening one final time, closing a chapter with this Tony-winning musical drama that has become part of the organization’s history.

Boasting music direction by Martin Majkut and stage direction by Abbigail Coté, with Matthew Clarke serving as conductor, the acclaimed Hansel und Gretel enjoys an October 16 through 18 run at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, this enchanting opera inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale performed by gifted students at the University of Iowa School of Music.

Bringing together Davenport native and New York-based soprano Claire Kuttler, St. Ambrose University’s Dr. Nathan Windt, and Davenport musician Chris Nelson, the Second-Annual Tapestry Farms Harvest Moon Celebration will take place at Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on October 8, the event designed to help connect refugees and neighbors in a shared hope of living joyful, healthy lives.