Fire Program - Dubuque Rendezvous! A Cooler World Gathering

Dubuque Rendezvous! a cooler world gathering, is a cultural platform, community gathering and climate forum in Dubuque, Iowa, in June. 2026. The four-day festival is free and features outdoor sculpture installations, performance projects, hands-on workshops, gallery exhibits, presentations and opportunities for community dialogue. The festival emphasizes environmental awareness, cultural communication, climate sustainability and collaborative action. The climate crisis affects everyone, but it is easy to feel alone. Programming emphasizes environmental awareness, cultural communication, climate sustainability and collaborative action. The Mississippi River is a gathering of tributaries and sources in the same way that a culture collects the narratives and traditions of its people. Dubuque Rendezvous! is a gathering of collective inspiration. The sun is everything. We are living on a sunlit garden in infinite night. Fire is energy, it is electricity, it is the spark of life. This stream considers the dual nature of fire, as destroyer and creator, the good of technology – solar and wind farms, and the damaging – data centers and burning forests. The importance of conservation and the responsibility of energy sources. Energy is life. To learn more about the expansive Dubuque Rendezvous! schedule, visit https://climaterendezvous.org/schedule/ Instagram: @climate_rendezvous Facebook: Dubuque Rendezvous Bluesky: @climaterendezvous.bsky.social