A blockbuster summer is on deck at the Field of Dreams Complex in 2026, promising big-league baseball, star-studded concerts and a surge of visitors to Dyersville.Headlining the lineup is a Major League Baseball showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies, paired with a minor league matchup featuring the Iowa Cubs and St. Paul Saints. Work to complete the professional ballpark is slated to wrap by mid-June, according to the site’s owners.Downtown businesses say the surge in visitors will ripple through the local economy. “The real tourists are here — not just for baseball, not just for the concert,” said Heidi Huisman, a downtown Dyersville small-business owner for more than a decade. “They will come out and shop and our restaurants, and it’s nice to see everybody.”The expanded Labor Day concert series — now stretching from Friday through Sunday — is also delivering excitement. “Carrie Underwood, my goodness. It’s crazy,” she said. “I don’t even like country music, but I would maybe go see Carrie Underwood.”Other major names on the schedule include Shinedown and Creed. The summer slate packs in even more action: the Northwoods League will bring some of the nation’s top college players to town for a home run challenge and an all-star game, while youth baseball takes the field at a brand-new complex featuring four diamonds designed to attract tournaments from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.“This is really Mount Rushmore for the state,” said Keith Rahe of Dyersville Events Inc., which owns the complex. “It puts us on a global stage.”Rahe said the three-year break between games allowed the team to build a professional ballpark “that will stand the test of time” and highlight “what a wonderful place this is to live.”» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

DYERSVILLE, Iowa —

A blockbuster summer is on deck at the Field of Dreams Complex in 2026, promising big-league baseball, star-studded concerts and a surge of visitors to Dyersville.

Headlining the lineup is a Major League Baseball showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies, paired with a minor league matchup featuring the Iowa Cubs and St. Paul Saints.

Work to complete the professional ballpark is slated to wrap by mid-June, according to the site’s owners.

Downtown businesses say the surge in visitors will ripple through the local economy.

“The real tourists are here — not just for baseball, not just for the concert,” said Heidi Huisman, a downtown Dyersville small-business owner for more than a decade. “They will come out and shop and [visit] our restaurants, and it’s nice to see everybody.”

The expanded Labor Day concert series — now stretching from Friday through Sunday — is also delivering excitement.

“Carrie Underwood, my goodness. It’s crazy,” she said. “I don’t even like country music, but I would maybe go see Carrie Underwood.”

Other major names on the schedule include Shinedown and Creed.

The summer slate packs in even more action: the Northwoods League will bring some of the nation’s top college players to town for a home run challenge and an all-star game, while youth baseball takes the field at a brand-new complex featuring four diamonds designed to attract tournaments from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

“This is really Mount Rushmore for the state,” said Keith Rahe of Dyersville Events Inc., which owns the complex. “It puts us on a global stage.”

Rahe said the three-year break between games allowed the team to build a professional ballpark “that will stand the test of time” and highlight “what a wonderful place this is to live.”

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