Big Ten Rentals Returns with Event Tents to North Liberty Blues & BBQ at Centennial Park – 2026

This beloved Eastern Iowa summer festival brings together live blues music, mouthwatering barbecue, craft beer, family-friendly fun, and community vibes. For another year, Big Ten Rentals is proud to provide the essential event infrastructure that helps make it all happen.

This Year’s Tent Setup

We delivered and installed a serious footprint of high-quality event tents to handle the crowds, protect against Iowa’s unpredictable summer weather, and keep the party going strong:

• One massive 80′ x 120′ Rope and Pole Tent — our flagship large-scale shelter for the main gathering and beer tent areas.
• Two 40′ x 40′ Fred’s Rope and Pole Tents — perfect for additional shaded spaces, food vendors, or overflow seating.
• Two 20′ x 60′ Frame Tents — versatile, sturdy structures for targeted zones like stages, bars, or premium seating.
• One 20′ x 60′ Rope and Pole Tent — perfect for additional shaded spaces, food vendors, and at a lower cost per square foot than a frame tent (but with center poles).
• Plus a reliable Generator to help power it all.

Together, this setup creates thousands of square feet of covered, comfortable space so guests can focus on the blues, the tasty bites, and the brews without worrying about sun, rain, or wind.

Photos from the Setup (and the Event!)

We’ve got plenty of great shots from this year’s installation at Centennial Park — the tents going up, the full layout in action, details of the structures, and the vibrant festival atmosphere once the music starts and the grills fire up.

We’ve got you covered — literally. Whether the forecast brings blue skies or a chance of showers, our tents ensure no one gets the blues at Blues & BBQ. Also, see the gang tent stake bar (plate) with tent stakes in the photo above, as the ground is wet.