Des Moines Live Music Events

Capital City PrideFest 2026

Historic East Village 12 Jun 2026

18th Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

The High Life Lounge 18 Apr 2026

Styx with Cheap Trick

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 22 May 2026

Billy Currington and Kip Moore at Water Works Park

Water Works Park 13 Jun 2026

Wicked at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 2 Sep 2026

Hardy with McCoy Moore

Iowa State Fair Grandstand 14 Aug 2026

ZZ Top with Dwight Yoakam at Water Works Park

Water Works Park 7 May 2026

Clint Black in Des Moines

Casey's Center 9 May 2026

AJR at Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fair 19 Aug 2026

Soulja Boy in Des Moines

Wooly's 14 Apr 2026

Umphrey's McGee at Wooly's

Wooly's 21 Aug 2026

Animals As Leaders at Woolys

Woolys 4 May 2026

Atreyu in Des Moines

Wooly's 17 Apr 2026

6th Annual Middle of the Map Tattoo Convention

730 3rd St., Des Moines, IA 10 Apr 2026

Iowa Wild Fan Appreciation Night featuring Jordan Beem!

Casey's Center 18 Apr 2026

Cody Johnson at Casey's Center

Casey's Center 9 May 2026

Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 10 Sep 2026

America - The Band

Des Moines Civic Center 24 Apr 2026

Styx at Water Works Park

Water Works Park 21 May 2026

Danny Brown in Des Moines

Wooly's 8 May 2026

Danny Brown at Woolys

Woolys 8 May 2026

The Wallflowers at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 14 Jun 2026

St. Paul and The Broken Bones at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 30 Jun 2026

America: The Happy Trails Tour

221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 25 Apr 2026

Taylor Fest at Wooly's

Wooly's 19 Jun 2026

Animals As Leaders, Druids, Drum Druids in Des Moines

Wooly's 4 May 2026

Alpha Wolf in Des Moines

Wooly's 29 May 2026

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight

Des Moines Civic Center 23 Apr 2026

2026 Des Moines Women's Half Marathon • 10K • 5K • Team Relay

2400 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50321 2 May 2026

Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms at Water Works Park

Water Works Park 10 Sep 2026

Snow Tha Product in Des Moines

Val Air Ballroom 21 Apr 2026

Robert Cray Band at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 25 Jun 2026

Karrin Allyson in Des Moines

Noce 15 May 2026

Bloodywood at Woolys

Woolys 10 Apr 2026

Bloodywood, The Pretty Wild, Ankor, Ladrones in Des Moines

Wooly's 10 Apr 2026

Josiah Queen with Ben Fuller at Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fair 23 Aug 2026

Tigers Jaw in Des Moines

Wooly's 18 Jun 2026

Jefferson Starship with Pure Prairie League

Hoyt Sherman Place 12 Sep 2026

Cinderella - Musical

Des Moines Civic Center 15 May 2026

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 4 Jun 2026

RaeLynn in Des Moines

Casey's Center 19 Jun 2026

Musical and Showtune Mayhem Drag Brunch

THE GARDEN 16 May 2026

Candlelight: 90s Hip Hop on Strings

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates 17 Apr 2026

Jefferson Starship

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 10 Sep 2026

Rhythm & Pep Presents: Y2GAY

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 27 Jun 2026

Anders Colsefni performing music from MFKR & Crowz with Brainphase at Wooly's

Wooly's 6 Jun 2026

Keller Williams

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 9 Jul 2026

The Band Feel

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 11 Jul 2026

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons | Des Moines

Des Moines Scottish Rite 16 May 2026

2026 Free Range Music & BBQ Festival

Jasper Winery 20 Jun 2026

Robert Cray Band

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 24 Jun 2026

Riley Green w/ Mackenzie Carpenter

Iowa State Fair 20 Aug 2026

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles | Des Moines

Des Moines Scottish Rite 16 May 2026

5k Beer Run x Big Grove Brewery| 2026 IA Brewery Running Series

Big Grove Brewery & Taproom 12 Apr 2026

Satsang, Joey Harkum in Des Moines

Wooly's 5 Jun 2026

DJ Swiftie at xBk Live

xBk Live 24 Apr 2026

Atreyu at Woolys

Woolys 17 Apr 2026

Des Moines Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

Johnny's Hall of Fame 2 May 2026

James McMurtry, BettySoo in Des Moines

Wooly's 29 Apr 2026

Last Call w/ Max Wellman

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 21 Mar 2026

Emily Ann Roberts in Des Moines

Casey's Center 9 May 2026

Jim Brickman at The Ingersoll

The Ingersoll 9 May 2026

Alpha Wolf with Gideon, Mugshot and Resolve

Wooly's 30 May 2026

Kids That Fly and Post Sex Nachos w/ Kid Sistr

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 11 Apr 2026

Biohazard in Des Moines

Val Air Ballroom 19 May 2026

Hope — Copland & Gershwin

Civic Center of Des Moines 19 Apr 2026

Good To Be King: A Celebration of Tom Petty at Wooly's

Wooly's 18 Apr 2026

Bloodywood: System Of A Brown Tour 2026

Wooly’s 10 Apr 2026

Des Moines Women's Fest

Locals Bar & Stage 25 Apr 2026

Candlelight - 90s Hip Hop on Strings at World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates 18 Apr 2026

Skizzy Mars at Woolys

Woolys 12 Apr 2026

KBong in Des Moines

xBk Live 5 Jun 2026

Johnny Cosmic in Des Moines

xBk Live 5 Jun 2026

Suffs

221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 28 Apr 2026

The Dave Matthews Tribute Band at Wooly's

Wooly's 10 May 2026

Shrimp Boil on the Terrace

Rollins Mansion 24 Apr 2026

Jefferson Starship at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 11 Sep 2026

Entre Luche & Coldsaint Present: Hip Hop Luau (Vol. 3)

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 18 Apr 2026

Jon Wayne and The Pain w/ Leradee and the Positives

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 25 Apr 2026

Church Basement Ladies

3711 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 12 Apr 2026

Aoife O'Donovan in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 28 Jun 2026

James McMurtry

Wooly's 30 Apr 2026

A Tribute to Billy Joel with Billy Nation

Des Moines Temple Theater 19 Apr 2026

An Evening with The Bruce Katz Band

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 26 Apr 2026

Wednesday in Des Moines

Casey's Center 15 Jul 2026

Weary Ramblers at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden 11 Jun 2026

Weary Ramblers, Ducharme-Jones, Chip Albright, Sam Pattison

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 22 Jun 2026

Classic Stones Live

The Ingersoll 16 Apr 2026

Boy Band Night

The Garden 15 May 2026

DED w/ Dropout Kings, VRSTY, and SAFE SPACE

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 21 Jul 2026

Blessing of the Bikes

81 NW 49th Pl, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313 25 Apr 2026

✨🎉 Green Mama's May First Friday Open House at Mainframe Studios ✨🎉

900 Keosaqua Way #374, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 1 May 2026

Bloodywood: System Of A Brown Tour 2026

Wooly's 10 Apr 2026

Jaguar Sun in Des Moines

xBk Live 26 May 2026

Atreyu w/ Fire From the Gods

Wooly's 17 Apr 2026

Legally Blonde

831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 10 Jul 2026

FL@Bands, Brews, and Bikes!

Water Works Park Amphitheater 7 Jun 2026

NOLA Does Disney!

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 16 May 2026

Parking Omaha Storm Chasers at Iowa Cubs

Principal Park 7 Apr 2026

Across the Universe: The Tanner Taylor Trio Plays The Beatles

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 16 Apr 2026