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Great Food for a Greater Cause: Don’t Miss These Clear Lake Lions Club Fundraisers
Two summertime favorites return to City Park, serving up delicious meals and meaningful community impact These summer food events do more than fill your plate. The Clear Lake Lions Club and Clear Lake Evening Lions Club serve up crowd-pleasing community meals each summer while raising funds for local scholarships, youth...

Explore Creativity at the Clear Lake Arts Center
Art, inspiration, and community come together all summer long Nestled just a couple blocks from the lake, the Clear Lake Arts Center (CLAC) is more than a gallery—it’s a hub of creativity, connection, and community for all ages. Whether you’re an art lover, a curious browser, or just looking for something fun to do with...

A Summer Tradition with the Clear Lake Municipal Band
Generations of musicians, sunshine, and Sousa fill City Park with music every Sunday in June and July. There’s something magical about a summer afternoon in Clear Lake—kids twirling on the grass, families lounging in lawn chairs, and the familiar strains of a Sousa march drifting from the City Park bandshell. For more...

Clear Lake Events July 16-July 22, 2025
All events are free unless noted Exhibition: Seeking an Upward Thermalby Roberta Condon, Lorraine Ortner-Black, & Debra Grall Like birds riding rising thermals, we are drawn to the invisible forces...

Clear Lake Events July 9-July 15, 2025
All events are free unless noted Summer Reading Program: Level Up at Your Library Join us for a summer of puzzles and games as we explore the iREAD theme, “Level Up at Your Library!” Come to the library...

Clear Lake Events July 2-July 8, 2025
All events are free unless noted Exhibition: It's All About Balance by Joan Webster-Vore Joan Webster-Vore produces mixed media work in response to the natural environment in which we live, the illusive...

2025 06 June Newsletter
Welcome to the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s June 2025 quarterly newsletter! We launched this digital, print-friendly publication in 2023 to help our members feel more connected to our organization and each other as well as educate about the resources and opportunities we provide through the Chamber. As a member,...