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METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Iowa Planning Calendar - Benton
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago
X-WR-CALDESC:Civic\, education\, outdoor\, and community planning items for
  Benton County\, Iowa.
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TZID:America/Chicago
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-ragbrai-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260724T190000
SUMMARY:RAGBRAI
DESCRIPTION:Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://ragbrai.com/
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=7;BYMONTHDAY=18
CATEGORIES:event
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-iowa-state-fair-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T190000
SUMMARY:Iowa State Fair
DESCRIPTION:Eleven days of livestock\, concerts\, food-on-a-stick.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://www.iowastatefair.org/
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=8;BYMONTHDAY=13
CATEGORIES:event
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l3kki0pgkhn9z9@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908
SUMMARY:Labor Day · September 7\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-kindergarten-cutoff-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915
SUMMARY:Kindergarten age cutoff (Sep 15)
DESCRIPTION:Child must be 5 on or before September 15 to start kindergarten
  that fall.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/enrollment
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=9;BYMONTHDAY=15
CATEGORIES:education
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-property-tax-first-half-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930
SUMMARY:Property tax first-half payment due
DESCRIPTION:Iowa property taxes are paid in two installments. First half is
  due September 30.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://tax.iowa.gov/property-tax
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=9;BYMONTHDAY=30
CATEGORIES:civic
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-fafsa-opens-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
SUMMARY:FAFSA opens
DESCRIPTION:Free Application for Federal Student Aid opens for the upcoming
  academic year.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYMONTHDAY=1
CATEGORIES:education
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-deer-archery-open-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
SUMMARY:Deer archery season opens
DESCRIPTION:Iowa deer archery season begins October 1.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYMONTHDAY=1
CATEGORIES:outdoor
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-pheasant-season-opens-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
SUMMARY:Pheasant season opens
DESCRIPTION:Iowa pheasant and quail season opens October 25.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Pheasant-Quail
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYMONTHDAY=25
CATEGORIES:outdoor
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l9kki0vhdju6un@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
SUMMARY:Veteran's Day · November 11\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00lakki0v5cq4r78@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127
SUMMARY:Thanksgiving · November 26\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l8kki02b4li0s8@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261128
SUMMARY:Day After Thanksgiving · November 27\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-deer-shotgun-season-1-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261209T180000
SUMMARY:Deer shotgun season 1
DESCRIPTION:First shotgun season: December 6 through December 10.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=12;BYMONTHDAY=6
CATEGORIES:outdoor
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-deer-shotgun-season-2-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261220T180000
SUMMARY:Deer shotgun season 2
DESCRIPTION:Second shotgun season: December 13 through December 21.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Deer-Hunting
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=12;BYMONTHDAY=13
CATEGORIES:outdoor
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l7kki0r5d6rnlq@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261225
SUMMARY:Christmas Eve · December 24\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l6kki0iqch3fca@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226
SUMMARY:Christmas Day · December 25\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqyracf11ct6hvi0e4esnyyx@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261231T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20271231T175959
SUMMARY:Term expires for Jason Schanbacher\, Theresa Thompson\, Matt Nolte\
 , Emily Kaiser (District #1\, #2\, #3\, #7)
DESCRIPTION:Benton Comm School District
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-school-district
CATEGORIES:SCHEDULE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:82709633
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T050713Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:entitydate-cmqafmn9n00l5kki07d7j2fri@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:New Years Day · January 1\, 2027
DESCRIPTION:Benton County Conservation Foundation\, Hannen Lake Park
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://everyiowan.com/directory/benton-county-conservation-foundation-
 hannen-lake-park
CATEGORIES:CLOSURE
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:81238863
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T043423Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-open-enrollment-deadline-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270301
SUMMARY:Iowa open enrollment deadline
DESCRIPTION:Parents requesting a change of school district for the coming y
 ear must file by March 1.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/open-enrollment
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYMONTHDAY=1
CATEGORIES:education
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-property-tax-second-half-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270331
SUMMARY:Property tax second-half payment due
DESCRIPTION:Iowa property taxes second installment is due March 31.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://tax.iowa.gov/property-tax
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYMONTHDAY=31
CATEGORIES:civic
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-property-tax-assessment-notice-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Assessment rolls delivered
DESCRIPTION:County assessors deliver assessment rolls. Appeal window opens.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=1
CATEGORIES:civic
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planning-homestead-credit-deadline-2026@everyiowan.com
DTSTAMP:20260704T234910Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701
SUMMARY:Homestead tax credit application deadline
DESCRIPTION:File with county assessor by July 1 to claim the homestead cred
 it.
LOCATION:Benton County\, Iowa
URL:https://tax.iowa.gov/homestead-tax-credit
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=7;BYMONTHDAY=1
CATEGORIES:civic
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:76944560
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T114240Z
END:VEVENT
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