Des Moines Festivals Events

2025 Iowa Blues Challenge

Lefty's Live Music 5 Oct 2025

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

Harvest & Handmade presented by Wellabe

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

That 1 Guy

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 24 Oct 2025

Trey Kennedy at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 4 Oct 2025

Fall Festival

Lincoln Heights Evangelical Lutheran Church 18 Oct 2025

Heartland SwingOut

Chandelier 10 Oct 2025

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

Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio 4 Oct 2025

Saxsquatch at Woolys

Woolys 17 Oct 2025

The Dangerous Summer w/ Bad Luck. and On Hiatus

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 9 Oct 2025

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

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 16 Oct 2025

Iowa Wild vs. Tucson Roadrunners

Casey's Center 31 Oct 2025

Des Moines Totally Rad Vintage Fest

Iowa Events Center 1 Nov 2025

Nile at Woolys

Woolys 9 Oct 2025

Oktoberfest Beer Dinner

309 Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 3 Oct 2025

Six Feet Under at Woolys

Woolys 16 Oct 2025

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

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

Danae Hays

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 2 Oct 2025

A Motown Christmas at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 16 Nov 2025

Follies: A Night of Broadway w/ Napoleon Douglas

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

Des Moines St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

Johnny's Hall of Fame 14 Mar 2026

Parking Maddox Batson

Wooly's 11 Oct 2025

Simon Cropp & Marques Morel

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

Petey USA at Woolys

Woolys 23 Oct 2025

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

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

Chili Cookoff with The Loop DSM Presented by Hy-Vee

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

Krampuslauf (Running of the Krampuses) Presented by Big Grove Brewery

Principal Park 6 Dec 2025

Fall Festival 2025

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

MoonShroom

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 29 Oct 2025

Jeni Grouws: Songs from the Bottom Shelf

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

Midland Band w/Erf at Locals

Locals Bar & Stage 8 Nov 2025

Midwest Fall Jam - Sexxy Red at Casey's Center

Casey's Center 24 Oct 2025

LITTLE GIANT BEER SUMMIT - 13th ANNUAL!

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

Speakeasy Comedy W/ Liam Nelson

xBk Live 2 Nov 2025

Parking Trey Kennedy

Hoyt Sherman Place 5 Oct 2025

15th Annual Healthiest State Walk Celebration

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 1 Oct 2025

Walk-N-Roll 2025

Easterseals Iowa & Camp Sunnyside 18 Oct 2025

Dallahan

Franklin Junior High 17 Jan 2026

Iowa's Roast & Ride 2025

Elwell Family Food Center 11 Oct 2025

The Nate Sparks Big Band

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

Des Moines Color Craze Run

Des Moines 4 Oct 2025

Cookies on Tap 2025

The Iowa Taproom 9 Oct 2025

Spirit Seekers Fair

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

Thrash of the Titans

xBk Live 10 Oct 2025

DOOM GONG

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 19 Oct 2025

Trick or Treat

1901 27th street, Des Moines, IA 31 Oct 2025

New Year’s Eve Pops: Cirque

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

RUNA

Franklin Junior High 28 Feb 2026

Holly & Ivy

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

Christmas w/ The Nate Sparks Big Band

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

Andrew Hoyt

Temple for Performing Arts 13 Dec 2025

Fall Fleur Fest

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

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

The Tannahill Weavers

Franklin Junior High 28 Mar 2026

Fall Festival 2025 | Grace UMC

Grace United Methodist Church 26 Oct 2025

Halloween Race

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

Bored Teachers

Hoyt Sherman Place 11 Oct 2025

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

2026 Winter Blues Fest - Feb 13 & 14 2026

Des Moines Marriott Downtown 13 Feb 2026

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

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

Des Moines New Age & Psychic fair ,Spring Equinox 2026

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

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

Confluence Brewing Company 7 Dec 2025

Entheos

Lefty's Live Music 17 Nov 2025

Nile

Wooly's 8 Oct 2025

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

Unapologetically Extra Sessions:Heritage Carousel

Heritage Carousel 8 Oct 2025

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

A Beautiful Noise at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 21 Oct 2025

Florry

xBk Live 15 Nov 2025

FREE Iowa Home Expo, October 2025

Iowa State Fairgrounds 10 Oct 2025

RED WHITE & QUE BBQ

VFW Post 9662 11 Oct 2025

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

Parking Nicotine Dolls

Wooly's 3 Oct 2025

Durry at xBk Live

xBk Live 7 Oct 2025

Parking Abi Carter

xBk Live 22 Oct 2025

Florry

xBk Live 13 Nov 2025

Durry

xBk Live 6 Oct 2025

Archers at Woolys

Woolys 31 Oct 2025

Greensky Bluegrass

Hoyt Sherman Place 30 Oct 2025

Abi Carter

xBk Live 22 Oct 2025

Nurse Blake (18+)

Hoyt Sherman Place 21 Oct 2025

Sons of the East

Wooly's 20 Oct 2025

Koyo

Wooly's 28 Oct 2025

Christkindlmarket Des Moines

Principal Park 4 Dec 2025

Parking Straight No Chaser

Des Moines Civic Center 6 Nov 2025

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

Parking Whitechapel with Bodysnatcher, AngelMaker and Disembodied Tyrant

Wooly's 27 Nov 2025