Balltown Happenin's

Balltown Happenin's Scenic Balltown, in Eastern IA, overlooking the Mississippi, is home to Breitbach's Country Dining, Iowa's oldest restaurant & bar and other businesses.

05/01/2026

ＯＰＥＮＩＮＧ ＤＡＹ ＩＳ ＨＥＲＥ！
Come take a ride on the ᴄᴀꜱꜱᴠɪʟʟᴇ ᴄᴀʀ ꜰᴇʀʀʏ and kick off the season on the Mississippi River!

We’re now operating Friday, Saturday & Sunday (10:00 AM – 8:00 PM) through Memorial Day weekend.

ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʀɪᴘꜱ:
• From Cassville: 7:20 PM
• From Iowa: 7:40 PM

𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙨: 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩—𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨!

Don’t wait—plan your trip this weekend and make the ferry part of your adventure! ⚓

04/30/2026
04/26/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO!

The 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 will be opening in just one week!

We’ll be operating 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 & 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 through Memorial Day weekend.

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳!

04/20/2026

Yay!!!

04/15/2026
04/15/2026

Enjoy an evening on the Mississippi River with live music, beautiful sunsets, and a one-of-a-kind experience you won’t forget.

🎤 Entertainment Lineup:
• May 22 – Tangled Creek
• June 6 – Midwest Megan
• June 20 – Steve Bernhardt
• July 18 – Kenzi Mergen
• July 25 – Gypsy
• August 8 – Johnnie Walker
• August 22 – The High Hands “SOLD OUT”

Bring your lawn chair, cooler, and snacks, then sit back and enjoy the music and river views. 🌊

🎟 Only 147 tickets available per cruise
📞 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟲𝟬𝟴-𝟳𝟮𝟱-𝟱𝟮𝟯𝟳 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲
(Please 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 if there is no answer, keep calling the number above. She is taking all calls as they come in.)

🚫 No Facebook messages for ticket purchases
💲 Payment is due at the time of reservation
📋 Waitlist available if sold out
⚠️ Refunds only issued if cancelled due to weather or maintenance

Don’t wait—these cruises fill up fast!

04/06/2026

Construction starting April 7th: The Great River Road (C9Y) south of North Buena Vista will be closed from Tollgate Ave to Ridge Rd for bridge deck overlay repair. Please follow the posted detour during this closure. Thank you

Come to Balltown for Easter!
03/29/2026

Come to Balltown for Easter!

01/05/2026

Send a message to learn more

Make it a fun night out with great food!
12/27/2025

Make it a fun night out with great food!

We will be serving our New Years Eve Prime Rib Buffet as well as our full menu this Wednesday, December 31st from 3:30-9:00.

Reservations for parties of 6 or more are appreciated.

Wednesday, December 31st Hours: 3:30-9:00
Thursday, January 1st Hours: Closedy

Address

Balltown, IA
52073

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Balltown Happenin's posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share