Local Links - Some Fairfield Websites

Things to Do and See in Fairfield:

A Fairfield events calendar is brought to you by a partnership of The Fairfield Weekly Reader and FairfieldToday.com.

The award-winning Fairfield's 1st Fridays Art Walk is held the 1st Friday of every month in downtown Fairfield.

On October 2002 The ArtLife Society began the 1st Fridays Art Walk. The 1st Fridays Art Walk is now managed by the Art Walk Board of Directors.

The Fairfield town square was alive with music last summer as the City of Fairfield and the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce presented the 2007 Iowa Telecom Live on the Square Summer Concert Series.

The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, just off the square, opened November 2007. It includes the 522-seat Sondheim Center Theatre.

Fairfield Chamber of Commerce has local maps and much Fairfield and Jefferson County information.

The Fairfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has an (under construction) website containing visitor information about Jefferson County and surrounding areas.

The Café Paradiso hosts a variety of events.

Iowa Contemporary Art (ICON) provides programs to raise the public's awareness of art, workshops and events to educate artists and those who appreciate art, and a venue for high-quality contemporary fine art.

Jefferson County Trails Council coordinates the walking/bicycling Loop Trail surrounding Fairfield, and has more information about Fairfield.

The Carnegie Museum is the fifth oldest in Iowa, and is located in an historic building. Limited hours.

The Fairfield Heritage Trail shows you Fairfield's historic buildings. How much do you know about Fairfield?

See Louden catalogue pages and much more about the Louden Machinery Company, headquartered in Fairfield, which had a huge influence on farming, and industry, around the world.

The Maasdam Barns are not yet open to the public, but you can see them here.

Maharishi Vedic City is the newest city in Iowa, located 4 miles northwest of Fairfield.

Weather:

Fairfield Weather from NOAA's National Weather Service.

The Weather Underground brings you local weather and more.

Recreation:

An overview of recreational opportunities in and around Fairfield, from the Jefferson County Trails Council website.

Fairfield Park & Recreation Dept sponsors recreational facilities in Fairfield.

Jefferson County Conservation Board manages Jefferson County Park and other parks and conservation areas in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Trails Council coordinates the walking/bicycling Loop Trail surrounding Fairfield.

Services:

The Fairfield Public Library website was recently updated.

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors website tells you all about the County Government.

The City of Fairfield is revising its website.

The Physical Therapy Department of the Jefferson County Hospital assists in promoting recreational use of the trails.

Prairie Architects offers specialized services in historic preservation planning, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse architecture. 103 S. 3rd St, Fairfield.

Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area, Inc. is a spark plug for economic development, natural resource conservation and recreation in its six-county area.

Media:

The Fairfield Daily Ledger is the local daily newspaper.

The free The Fairfield Weekly Reader contains an events calendar and is published every Thursday, or check their website.

The Iowa Source website, a monthly regional paper published in Fairfield.

The KMCD/Classic 96 FM website brings you news, weather, events, and shopping. KMCD -1570AM and Classic 96 -95.9MHz FM.

KRUU FM Radio, 100.1 MHz on your FM band, is a new, non-commercial, non-profit, community-supported low-power radio station with a strong emphasis on locally created-and-produced programming.

WSUI & KSUI radio, the Iowa Public Radio stations nearest to Fairfield (WSUI-910AM & KSUI-91.7FM, in Iowa City).

Fairfield Public Access Television's website has photos and Fairfield history.

Education:

Fairfield Community School District, "A Shared Learning Community".

Preschool to Grade 12 education at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment.

Maharishi University of Management is the local university.

The Fairfield classrooms of the Indian Hills Community College.