Des Moines Festivals Events
Festivals Happening Next in Des Moines, IA
Everybody's Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce Festival - EDM Fest
Riverview Park
5 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
USD 0 TO 52
Join us at GalaxyCon Des Moines September 12-14 2025
Iowa Events Center
12 Sep 2025
ANIME
DES MOINES - BBQ & Hot Sauce Festival
Riverview Park, Des Moines
5 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
2025 Bagniewski Fish Fry!
4019 Ovid Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310-4146, United States
27 Sep 2025
NONPROFIT
Labor Day Weekend at Sleepy Hollow with 3 Pints Gone
The Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow
30 Aug 2025
LABOR-DAY
Oktoberfest at Des Moines Biergarten
Des Moines Water Works Park, 2251 George Flagg Pkwy, , Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321
19 Sep 2025
OKTOBERFEST
Des Moines Fairytale Ball
The Tea Room
21 Sep 2025
USD 35 TO 50
Des Moines Summer Poké Bash
Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown (Des Moines, Iowa)
6 Sep 2025
POKEMON
The Great Iowa Fall Ride 2025
RAGBRAI
13 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Frost & Flame - A Dragon Themed Fantasy Ball
Scottish Rite Consistory Building
22 Nov 2025
PorchFest DSM
Union park ( Rocket Slide Park)
7 Sep 2025
MUSIC
2025 Iowa Blues Challenge
Lefty's Live Music
5 Oct 2025
CONTESTS
The Official Halloween Bar Crawl (Fri & Sat) - Des Moines
Tonic on Court Avenue
31 Oct 2025
PARTIES
USD 14 TO 20
Everybody's Favorite Festival
710 Corning Ave, Des Moines, IA
7 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
TopHouse at Woolys
Woolys
20 Sep 2025
CONTESTS
Panda Bear at Woolys
Woolys
27 Sep 2025
Kingdom Living Recovery Festival
Riverview Park, Des Moines
13 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
100th Anniversary Des Moines Kennel Club Dog Show Weekend
Varied Industries Bldg Iowa State Fair
5 Sep 2025
DOG-SHOWS
Summer Nights // September 10th
Karl Kustoms
10 Sep 2025
FOOD-DRINKS
2025 Des Moines Concours
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
7 Sep 2025
NONPROFIT
Beaverdale Fall Festival Parade!
Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States
20 Sep 2025
PARADES
Bad Friends @ Beaverdale Fall Fest 2025 - Goodsons
GoodSons on Beaver Ave
19 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
The RAD Run: 40 Years Strong 5K
Water Works Park
28 Sep 2025
SPORTS
PorchFest DSM - Waveland Park
4301 College Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311-2454, United States
14 Sep 2025
MUSIC
Madge plays Beaverdale Festival
Christopher's Restaurant DSM
20 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
2025 Labor Day Parade
Lucas State Office Building
1 Sep 2025
PARADES
Macabre Cabaret: Festival of Phobias
Barnum Haunted house TBA
27 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Bienvenidos A Iowa - September First Friday
900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309-1501, United States
5 Sep 2025
ART
Day One: 2025 Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival
Western Gateway Park
27 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Panda Bear
Wooly's
26 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Coronation 33 - Out-State-Show
The Garden
26 Sep 2025
CORONATION-WEEKEND
Stripper Me Timbers! A Naughty-cal Burlesque Show
The Garden Nightclub
19 Sep 2025
USD 19 TO 116
Boss Babe Pop Up
2400 George Flagg Pkwy
6 Sep 2025
WORKSHOPS
TopHouse
Wooly's
19 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
The Awakening
Drake Park, Des Moines
20 Sep 2025
KIDS
Grand View's Homecoming Festival
1200 Grandview Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50316
26 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Dozer Day
Iowa State Fairgrounds
20 Sep 2025
CALENDAR
Back to School Bash 💦 Slip 'n Slide 🎪 Bouncy House
Fellowship Baptist Church, Des Moines Iowa
6 Sep 2025
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
Galaxy Con Des Moines
730 3rd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
12 Sep 2025
ART
Oktoberfest Prix-Fixe Dinner
206 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
6 Sep 2025
WORKSHOPS
Movie in the Village
Walnut Creek Church - Downtown
20 Sep 2025
ENTERTAINMENT
FREE
Beaverdale Fall Festival Car Night
Beaverdale
19 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
The Messthetics
xBk Live
6 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Harvest & Handmade presented by Wellabe
2251 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321
4 Oct 2025
KIDS
Turnstile at Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park
Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park
28 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
🇺🇸⚾ Iowa Cubs Game for Deployed Families ⚾🇺🇸
Principal Park I-Cubs
5 Sep 2025
FIREWORKS
Annual Harvest Party
Birds & Bees Urban Farm
13 Sep 2025
PARTIES
Cat Loaf Cat Walk ‘25
The Little Book
13 Sep 2025
ART
Trey Kennedy at Hoyt Sherman Place
Hoyt Sherman Place
4 Oct 2025
The Expendables
Wooly's
11 Sep 2025
Iowa Wild vs. Tucson Roadrunners
Casey's Center
31 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Back Forty Bike Night
81 NW 49th Pl, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313
10 Sep 2025
MUSIC
Coronation 33 - In-State Show
The Garden
25 Sep 2025
CORONATION-WEEKEND
Grand Tasting presented by BrownWinick
Hotel Fort Des Moines, Curio Collection by Hilton
19 Sep 2025
FOOD-DRINKS
USD 54 TO 96
Des Moines Craft Fair
Des Moines State Fairgrounds
26 Sep 2025
CHRISTMAS-MARKETS-AND-FAIRS
Fritz Schnitzel's Walkabout Polkas at Hessen Haus
101 4th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
21 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Sip & Stroll
909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
11 Sep 2025
DMPS Marching Band Festival / Community Night
Mediacom Stadium
29 Sep 2025
MUSIC
That 1 Guy
1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311
24 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT
Krampuslauf (Running of the Krampuses)
Principal Park
6 Dec 2025
PARADES
Capital Pursuit 2025: 10 Mile, 4 Mile, and Junior Pursuit
Easter Lake Park
14 Sep 2025
SPORTS
Day Two: 2025 Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival
Western Gateway Park
28 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Fall Festival 2025
2600 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA
11 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT
A Motown Christmas at Hoyt Sherman Place
Hoyt Sherman Place
16 Nov 2025
CONTESTS
Danae Hays
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater
2 Oct 2025
ART
WWY 5k: no one walks alone
Water Works Park Back Loop
20 Sep 2025
SPORTS
Heartland SwingOut
Chandelier
10 Oct 2025
MUSIC
USD 7 TO 82
Local Bands, Brews, and Bikes!
Water Works Park Amphitheater
14 Sep 2025
MUSIC
For Once In My Life: A Night Of Stevie, Luther, & More w/ Napoleon Douglas
1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
26 Sep 2025
ART
2025 Peace Day International Festival
Mainframe Studios
21 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Tomato Tasting
909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
6 Sep 2025
Saxsquatch at Woolys
Woolys
17 Oct 2025
CALENDAR
Oktoberfest Beer Dinner
309 Court Ave, Des Moines, IA
3 Oct 2025
OKTOBERFEST
METROPOLIS with Live Score – Des Moines Film’s 10th Anniversary!
1207 25th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50311
28 Sep 2025
ENTERTAINMENT
Polka for PD - Benefit for Parkinson’s Disease Moves Program
Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio
4 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT
Des Moines Totally Rad Vintage Fest
Iowa Events Center
1 Nov 2025
FESTIVALS
Dozer Day with NUCA Iowa
Iowa State Fairgrounds
20 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Multicultural Fall Festival
Evelyn K Davis Park
13 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Cookies on Tap 2025
The Iowa Taproom
9 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT
Wheelin' For Healin'
Confluence Brewing Company
20 Sep 2025
NONPROFIT
USD 0 TO 34
Parking Trey Kennedy
Hoyt Sherman Place
5 Oct 2025
15th Annual Healthiest State Walk Celebration
Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park
1 Oct 2025
MUSIC
FREE
Fall Festival - Experience Progressive Christianity
525 SW 5th Street Suite D, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
14 Sep 2025
KIDS
Des Moines New Age & Psychic fair ,Season of Souls 2025
Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
31 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN
Iowa's Roast & Ride 2025
Elwell Family Food Center
11 Oct 2025
USD 0 TO 23
Porchfest DSM 2025
1920 E 13th Street, Des Moines, IA 50316
7 Sep 2025
FOOD-DRINKS
Trick or Treat
1901 27th street, Des Moines, IA
31 Oct 2025
TRICK-OR-TREAT
Casey Joe & The Ghosts // Backroad Superhighway // The Second Shift
Lefty's Live Music
14 Sep 2025
ART
Des Moines Color Craze Run
Des Moines
4 Oct 2025
SPORTS
BLAZING SADDLES FANFEST
3800 Merle Hay Rd, Ste 1300, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310
23 Sep 2025
Naughty Nerds Cabaret: Nerdtopia
xBk Live
18 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Des Moines Downtown Farmer's Market welcomes Tom Hofer
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers' Market
13 Sep 2025
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311
16 Oct 2025
MUSIC
Kingdom Living Recovery Festival
DeMoines Iowa
13 Sep 2025
MUSIC
Hy-Vee Fleur Fest
4605 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321
3 Sep 2025
FESTIVALS
Walk-N-Roll 2025
Easterseals Iowa & Camp Sunnyside
18 Oct 2025
CHARITIES
The Dangerous Summer w/ Bad Luck. and On Hiatus
1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311
9 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT
Bluey Skate at Skateland
Skateland Des Moines
21 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Panda Bear
Wooly's
28 Sep 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Dallahan
Franklin Junior High
17 Jan 2026
MUSIC
USD 39
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