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Tomorrow morning the Ankeny High Class of 2026 walks the stage at Casey's Center at 10 a.m. The Centennial class follows at 2 p.m. — and by lunchtime, half the city will be hunting the same thing: a table with their grad in it. Good news: one SW 3rd Street address in Uptown has the brunch patio AND the 57-flavor sundae shop, side by side. Let's roll. 🚲
🍔 Weekend Pick: Mullets — Uptown Ankeny
If you're herding the graduation crew off the freeway and into a chair, Mullets — Uptown Ankeny is the move. Two-level outdoor patio, full breakfast menu firing at 8 a.m. Saturday, and a kitchen that runs straight through to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
The menu is American comfort food with range — burgers, po'boys, sandwiches, and a brunch lineup anchored by the award-winning Mullets Bloody Mary (their own vodka, salted rim, pickles and olives garnishing the glass). It is the rare Uptown spot that can absorb a graduation party at 11 a.m. and a date-night drink at 9 p.m. without changing clothes.
The basics:
📍 617 SW 3rd St, Ste 103, Ankeny
📞 (515) 655-7956
🕗 Friday + Saturday: 8 a.m.–10 p.m. · Sunday: 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
📍 Source: Mullets Uptown Ankeny · Ankeny Chamber listing
🌤️ Weekend Weather
Today (Fri): Mostly cloudy, high near 80°. Light SE wind, ~11% chance of rain — patio weather, basically.
Saturday: High in the upper 70s, showers possible (~40%). Graduation-photo plan: take them on the drive into Casey's Center, not after the ceremony.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, high near 80°, ~50% chance of showers and a stray thunderstorm.
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📅 Weekend in Ankeny
Friday, May 29:
🎓 Last day of school (ACSD) — two-hour early dismissal · District calendar
🏓 Drop-In Pickleball — 9 a.m.–12 p.m. · Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Dr. · City calendar
🪑 Drop-In Chair Volleyball — 12–1:30 p.m. · Albaugh Family Senior Community Center · City calendar
🎒 Last Day of School Party — The Little White Schoolhouse — FREE, all ages · 1255 N Ankeny Blvd, Suite 101. FREE ice cream from The Outside Scoop, FREE magic show by Jonathan May, face painting, soccer kick, carnival games, and the Scholastic Book Fair (stock up for summer). · Event details
🎶 Sips & Songs — The People's Band + The Pork Tornadoes — Gates 5:30 p.m., music 6–10 p.m., Silent Disco 10 p.m.–12 a.m. · The District at Prairie Trail, 1500 SW Main St. FREE, all ages. Takeout from District restaurants is welcome. · Chamber listing · Facebook
Saturday, May 30:
🎓 Ankeny High commencement — 10 a.m. · Casey's Center · ACSD graduation info
🎓 Ankeny Centennial commencement — 2 p.m. · Casey's Center · ACSD graduation info
🧘 Yoga in the Park — 8–9 a.m. · Ankeny Bandshell, 410 W First St. · City calendar
🥬 Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market — 8 a.m. · 715 W First St. (Uptown). First market of the season window. · Uptown Ankeny
🏊 Pool season opens — Cascade Falls Aquatic Center + Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center both open for the summer · City pools page
🏓 Drop-In Table Tennis — 10 a.m.–12 p.m. · Albaugh Family Senior Community Center · City calendar
Sunday, May 31:
🐉 Dungeons & Dragons (Adults) — 2–7 p.m. (games start 3:30) · Kirkendall Public Library, 1250 SW District Dr. Walk-ins welcome 2:00–3:30 p.m. for help with character creation. · Library calendar
All weekend (Fri–Sun):
🎤 Elvis Fan Weekend (2nd annual) — Fri May 29 – Sun May 31 · Josephine Tope Auditorium (DMACC Ankeny). Hosted by Jamie Kelley + John Michael Heath. Includes the only known footage of Elvis Presley in Iowa, real on-stage artifacts, Elvis movie costumes/props, live music, and a trivia contest. Proceeds support the EAP Society. Weekend passes $140 (Premium) / $170 (VIP); single-day passes start at $60 ($75 Saturday). · Event details
🍦 Local Business Spotlight: 57 Flavors Next Door To The Patio
If Mullets at 617 SW 3rd Street #103 is the brunch half of that block, Uptown Dairy at #105 is the dessert half — and the day after graduation, that wall between them is going to feel very thin.
Aaron's shop runs 57 ice cream flavors, 30+ signature lattes, six black coffee options, and a Belgian waffle breakfast on the first Saturday of every month — meaning the next waffle Saturday is June 6, mark it. The annual Mug Club is the locals' move: pay once, get discounts all year. Together with Mullets next door and Uptown Confections across the way, that one block has quietly become Ankeny's celebration corner.
The basics:
📍 617 SW 3rd St #105, Ankeny (next door to Mullets)
🍦 57 ice cream flavors · 30+ signature lattes · 6 black coffees
🥞 Belgian waffle breakfast — first Saturday of every month (next: June 6)
☕ Annual Mug Club for year-round discounts
⚡ Today's Takeaway
Two ceremonies, one block, side-by-side patios — and the next Belgian waffle Saturday is June 6, not tomorrow. Plan accordingly.
Monday: how the weekend actually went — graduation, the weather curveball, the pool-opening crowds — plus the week ahead at City Council (June 1 agenda is the one to watch; the Fire Department business-license proposal could resurface).
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