Des Moines Festivals Events

Festivals Happening Next in Des Moines, IA

2025 Iowa Blues Challenge

Lefty's Live Music 5 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Frost & Flame - A Dragon Themed Fantasy Ball

Scottish Rite Consistory Building 22 Nov 2025

The Official Halloween Bar Crawl (Fri & Sat) - Des Moines

Tonic on Court Avenue 31 Oct 2025
PARTIES USD 14 TO 20

Harvest & Handmade presented by Wellabe

2251 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321 4 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

That 1 Guy

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 24 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Trey Kennedy at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 4 Oct 2025

Fall Festival

Lincoln Heights Evangelical Lutheran Church 18 Oct 2025
FESTIVALS

Heartland SwingOut

Chandelier 10 Oct 2025
MUSIC USD 7 TO 82

Polka for PD - Benefit for Parkinson’s Disease Moves Program

Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio 4 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

Saxsquatch at Woolys

Woolys 17 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

The Dangerous Summer w/ Bad Luck. and On Hiatus

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 9 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 16 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Iowa Wild vs. Tucson Roadrunners

Casey's Center 31 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Des Moines Totally Rad Vintage Fest

Iowa Events Center 1 Nov 2025
FESTIVALS

Nile at Woolys

Woolys 9 Oct 2025

Oktoberfest Beer Dinner

309 Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 3 Oct 2025
OKTOBERFEST

Six Feet Under at Woolys

Woolys 16 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Hannah Marks, Michael Malis, & Jonathan Taylor - National Act!

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 4 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Danae Hays

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 2 Oct 2025
ART

A Motown Christmas at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 16 Nov 2025
CONTESTS

Follies: A Night of Broadway w/ Napoleon Douglas

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 10 Oct 2025
ART

Des Moines St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

Johnny's Hall of Fame 14 Mar 2026
PARTIES USD 0 TO 38

Parking Maddox Batson

Wooly's 11 Oct 2025

Simon Cropp & Marques Morel

1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311 13 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Petey USA at Woolys

Woolys 23 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

Des Moines New Age & Psychic fair ,Season of Souls 2025

Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States 31 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN

Chili Cookoff with The Loop DSM Presented by Hy-Vee

215 E 3rd St #100, Des Moines, IA 50309 19 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

Fall Festival 2025

2600 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA 11 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

MoonShroom

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 29 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Jeni Grouws: Songs from the Bottom Shelf

1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311 6 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Midland Band w/Erf at Locals

Locals Bar & Stage 8 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Midwest Fall Jam - Sexxy Red at Casey's Center

Casey's Center 24 Oct 2025
CALENDAR

LITTLE GIANT BEER SUMMIT - 13th ANNUAL!

200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 4 Oct 2025
BUSINESS

Speakeasy Comedy W/ Liam Nelson

xBk Live 2 Nov 2025
COMEDY USD 13 TO 25

Parking Trey Kennedy

Hoyt Sherman Place 5 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

15th Annual Healthiest State Walk Celebration

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 1 Oct 2025
MUSIC FREE

Walk-N-Roll 2025

Easterseals Iowa & Camp Sunnyside 18 Oct 2025
CHARITIES

Dallahan

Franklin Junior High 17 Jan 2026
MUSIC USD 39

Iowa's Roast & Ride 2025

Elwell Family Food Center 11 Oct 2025
USD 0 TO 23

The Nate Sparks Big Band

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 29 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Des Moines Color Craze Run

Des Moines 4 Oct 2025
SPORTS

Cookies on Tap 2025

The Iowa Taproom 9 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

Spirit Seekers Fair

414 31st St, Des Moines, IA 18 Oct 2025

Thrash of the Titans

xBk Live 10 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

DOOM GONG

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 19 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Trick or Treat

1901 27th street, Des Moines, IA 31 Oct 2025
TRICK-OR-TREAT

New Year’s Eve Pops: Cirque

Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 31 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

RUNA

Franklin Junior High 28 Feb 2026
MUSIC USD 39

Holly & Ivy

4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 6 Dec 2025
NONPROFIT

Christmas w/ The Nate Sparks Big Band

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 20 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Andrew Hoyt

Temple for Performing Arts 13 Dec 2025
FESTIVALS

Fall Fleur Fest

4226 Fleur Dr., Des Moines, IA 18 Oct 2025
FESTIVALS

GHOSTBUSTERS FANFEST

3800 Merle Hay Rd, Ste 1300, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310 28 Oct 2025

Holiday Arts & Crafts Show in Des Moines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds!

3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317-2465, United States 14 Nov 2025
HOLIDAY

The Tannahill Weavers

Franklin Junior High 28 Mar 2026
MUSIC USD 39

Fall Festival 2025 | Grace UMC

Grace United Methodist Church 26 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN

Halloween Race

1701 E McKinley Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50320 1 Nov 2025
SPORTS

Bored Teachers

Hoyt Sherman Place 11 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

Carpe Macarons at The Bank- October Market

The Little Book 12 Oct 2025

Big Richard w/ Awful Purdies

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 1 Feb 2026
MUSIC

2026 Winter Blues Fest - Feb 13 & 14 2026

Des Moines Marriott Downtown 13 Feb 2026
FESTIVALS

A Swingin' Christmas w/ Carson Parker, feat. Aviana Gedler

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 11 Dec 2025
MUSIC

Des Moines New Age & Psychic fair ,Spring Equinox 2026

Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States 20 Mar 2026
ART

3k Winter Beer Run x Confluence Brewing| 2025 IA Brewery Running Series

Confluence Brewing Company 7 Dec 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 0 TO 118

Entheos

Lefty's Live Music 17 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Nile

Wooly's 8 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

A Drag Queen Christmas at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 25 Nov 2025

Halloween Horrors at Hoyt Sherman Place Art Fair

Hoyt Sherman Place 30 Oct 2025
ART

Unapologetically Extra Sessions:Heritage Carousel

Heritage Carousel 8 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Nurse Blake at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 20 Oct 2025

The Outsiders at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 24 Feb 2026
CALENDAR

A Beautiful Noise at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 21 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Florry

xBk Live 15 Nov 2025
CALENDAR

FREE Iowa Home Expo, October 2025

Iowa State Fairgrounds 10 Oct 2025
EXHIBITIONS FREE

RED WHITE & QUE BBQ

VFW Post 9662 11 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

Call for Vendors: Des Moines New Age & Psychic Fair,Season of Souls 2025

Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States 31 Oct 2025
HEALTH-WELLNESS

Parking Nicotine Dolls

Wooly's 3 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Durry at xBk Live

xBk Live 7 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Parking Abi Carter

xBk Live 22 Oct 2025

Florry

xBk Live 13 Nov 2025
CONTESTS

Durry

xBk Live 6 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Archers at Woolys

Woolys 31 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

Greensky Bluegrass

Hoyt Sherman Place 30 Oct 2025
CONTESTS

Abi Carter

xBk Live 22 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Nurse Blake (18+)

Hoyt Sherman Place 21 Oct 2025

Sons of the East

Wooly's 20 Oct 2025

Koyo

Wooly's 28 Oct 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Christkindlmarket Des Moines

Principal Park 4 Dec 2025
CHRISTMAS-MARKETS-AND-FAIRS

Parking Straight No Chaser

Des Moines Civic Center 6 Nov 2025
TRIPS-ADVENTURES

Tinseltown in Water Works Park presented by Wright Outdoor Solutions and 104.1 EZ fm

2251 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321 22 Nov 2025
CHRISTMAS-LIGHTS