Ottumwa

Ottumwa Municipal Band Concert, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Central Park.

Lunch in the Park, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Central Park.

Ottumwa Community Children’s Playhouse presents “Pickin’,” 2 p.m. Saturday, DB and Dottie Arnold Theater, Bridge View Center; free performance.

Ottumwa Pro Balloon Races, today-Sunday, Ottumwa Park. Carnival rides, entertainment and food vendors. Competition flights (weather permitting) 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday and 6 p.m. Saturday. Tonight, 6 p.m. Fun Flight & Tethering; Night glow. For more information, call (641) 682-3465 or log onto: ottumwaproballoons.com.

Garden Party Extraordinaire, 1:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, 908 Albia Road. Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra Ottumwa chapter fundraiser. $15 tickets in advance, $20 at the gate. For more information, call (641) 682-4165.

“101 Dalmations” auditions by Ottumwa Community Children’s Playhouse, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, 6-8 p.m. Monday at Bridge View Center. Show dates are Aug. 28, 29, 30.

“Legend Has It” film premiere, 4 p.m. Sunday, Ottumwa 8 Theatre, 1215 Theatre Drive, $5 admission. Ottumwa’s independent filmmakers, Prescribed Film, presents this new horror film.

Centerville

Friday Night Live! Sounds & Suds on the Square, 6-10 p.m. tonight.

Fairfield

Jefferson County Fair, today through Monday. Call (641) 472-4959 or www.jeffersoncofair.com.

Iowa Play Festival, Sondheim Center, 7:30 p.m. July 8-11 and 2 p.m. July 12. Call (641) 472-2787 for tickets; on the web, www.iowatix.com.