Des Moines Live Music Events

7th Annual LIGHT UP THE NIGHT - NYE DEC 31ST WEDNESDAY

Lefty's Live Music, University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA 31 Dec 2025

Retro New Years Eve Bash

Sherwood Forest Event Center 31 Dec 2025

Blake Jack + South 35 w/ The Boys

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 9 Jan 2026

Growing Older But Not Up 2026

Sherwood Forest Event Center 31 Jan 2026

Des Moines Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

Johnny's Hall of Fame 2 May 2026

In The Mood For Swing w/ The Des Moines Big Band

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 6 Jan 2026

The Toasters w/ The Bishops and The Uncollectables

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 25 Jan 2026

Susan Werner

Temple Theater 4 Apr 2026

RUNA

Franklin Junior High 28 Feb 2026

Davina and the Vagabonds

3711 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 2 Jan 2026

Beggars' Bargain w/ Luke Fox

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 2 Jan 2026

NEW DATE: Kings Kaleidoscope with Hollyn at Wooly's

Wooly's 7 Jun 2026

Mountain Grass Unit

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 19 Jan 2026

Chris Avey Band and Matt Woods Band

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 28 Dec 2025

Gatsby Gala - A Roaring 20s Dance & Live Music

Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio 10 Jan 2026

Dead of Winter ft Winterland and Stringfield

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 23 Jan 2026

A very Other Brothers post-Xmas Greenwood gig

The Greenwood Lounge 26 Dec 2025

LOCASH in Des Moines

Casey's Center 17 Jan 2026

Rhythm & Pep Presents: The Roaring Twenties - A Variety Show

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 30 Jan 2026

Reflection — Smetana & Beethoven

Des Moines Civic Center 14 Mar 2026

Big 25th concert

1833 Saloon 26 Dec 2025

Big Head Todd And The Monsters at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 23 Jan 2026

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 6 Mar 2026

The Guilty Pleasures

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 31 Dec 2025

Remnants of Christmas

Saint Augustin's Catholic Church 28 Dec 2025

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 20 Mar 2026

Dallahan

Franklin Junior High 17 Jan 2026

Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes w/ Weary Ramblers

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 7 Mar 2026

Fly Me To The Moon: The Max Wellman Big Band Sings Sinatra & More

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 9 Jan 2026

Splurge 2026: West End Salvage's Wine, Cheese, Chocolate, & More Event

West End Architectural Salvage 23 Jan 2026

Dog Man - The Musical

Des Moines Civic Center 30 Jan 2026

All I Want For Christmas: Gina Gedler

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 23 Dec 2025

NYE Party x2!! FREE live music!!

305 15th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 31 Dec 2025

Clay Street Unit and Jason Scott & The High Heat

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 20 Feb 2026

DES MOINES WINTER MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

2875 University Ave 17 Jan 2026

The 1st Annual Irish New Year's Hooley!

Locals Bar & Stage 31 Dec 2025

Mr. Rood Album Release w/ Surf Zombies and Joel Sires @ xBk

xBk Live 16 Jan 2026

Chris Cain in Des Moines

Des Moines Marriott Downtown 13 Feb 2026

Des Moines Wedding Show - January 11, 2026

Scottish Rite Consistory - Event Venue 11 Jan 2026

CIBS Membership Meeting - Dewey Cantrell

Confluence Brewing Company 9 Feb 2026

Iowa Bike Expo and Banquet

Iowa Events Center 24 Jan 2026

HANNAH GOODWIN with The John Krantz / Randy Ward Duo

Louie's Wine Dive Des Moines 11 Jan 2026

6th Annual Middle of the Map Tattoo Convention

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

Dog Man - The Musical at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 31 Jan 2026

The Tannahill Weavers

Franklin Junior High 28 Mar 2026

Bria Skonberg Quintet: A Modern Take on Traditional Jazz

Sheslow Auditorium 27 Mar 2026

Baeth's 1st Annual Basement Bash with Cocktails & Chocolate Fondue & max Two Speeches 2026

Highland Underground, 3614 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313 6 Jan 2026

Jim Brickman in Des Moines

The Ingersoll 9 May 2026

ROR Reschedule

710 Corning Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313 5 Jun 2026

2026 Bourbon, Bubbly & Bowties

West End Architectural Salvage 29 Jan 2026

PUNK NITE presents: Best of ‘25!

Maggie's Rumble Room 12 Jan 2026

JJ Grey & Mofro in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 4 Feb 2026

Six The Musical

Des Moines Civic Center 16 Jan 2026

Reflection — Smetana & Beethoven

Des Moines Civic Center 15 Mar 2026

LANCO in Des Moines

Wooly's 15 Mar 2026

Satsang, Joey Harkum in Des Moines

Wooly's 5 Jun 2026

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 8 May 2026

Shaw 'Nuff: Blake Shaw w/ The Des Moines Big Band

1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 5 May 2026

The Toasters, The Bishops in Des Moines

xBk Live 25 Jan 2026

Tyler Farr in Des Moines

Wooly's 5 Mar 2026

CIBS Membership Meeting

Confluence Brewing Company 13 Apr 2026

Gaelic Storm in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 5 Mar 2026

HELLO 2026 - New Year's Eve Party 🥂

401 E. Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309 31 Dec 2025

Hudson Freeman w/ Brian Gerald Bulger

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 10 Mar 2026

Pecos & the Rooftops in Des Moines

Wooly's 27 Feb 2026

Merkules in Des Moines

Wooly's 14 Mar 2026

Jim Brickman at The Ingersoll

The Ingersoll 9 May 2026

Tinsley Ellis

1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311 3 Mar 2026

Tommy Castro in Des Moines

xBk Live 11 Mar 2026

Auditions: Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312 16 Feb 2026

TOTO – Des Moines

TOTO – Des Moines, IA – March 11, 2026 11 Mar 2026

Trisha Yearwood in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 13 Mar 2026

Jim Brickman in Des Moines

The Ingersoll 9 May 2026

Clint Black in Des Moines

Casey's Center 9 May 2026

BOG Rewind - Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys

xBk Live 19 Apr 2026

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 13 Jun 2026

San Holo in Des Moines

Wooly's 27 Mar 2026

Cody Johnson in Des Moines

Casey's Center 9 May 2026

Jake Owen in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 27 Mar 2026

Panchiko in Des Moines

Wooly's 1 May 2026

Hawthorne Heights, Creeper, letlive., Creeper in Des Moines

Wooly's 10 Mar 2026

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

Wooly's 10 Apr 2026

Parking Dwight Yoakam with ZZ Top

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park 8 May 2026

Wheel, Sound&Shape in Des Moines

xBk Live 25 Feb 2026

The Browning, Within Destruction in Des Moines

Wooly's 18 Feb 2026

Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun in Des Moines

Wooly's 30 Apr 2026

Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top in Des Moines

Water Works Park 7 May 2026

TOTO in Des Moines

Hoyt Sherman Place 11 Mar 2026

Jake Owen at Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place 27 Mar 2026

Journey in Des Moines

Casey's Center 8 Apr 2026

Amythyst Kiah in Des Moines

Des Moines Performing Arts 9 Jan 2026

Koo Koo in Des Moines

xBk Live 15 Feb 2026

Two Feet in Des Moines

Wooly's 17 Mar 2026

Big Head Todd And The Monsters

Hoyt Sherman Place 23 Jan 2026

Suffs

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

Jake Owen

Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 26 Mar 2026

Des Moines Symphony: Reflection - Smetana and Beethoven

Des Moines Civic Center 13 Mar 2026

Six - The Musical at Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Civic Center 13 Jan 2026

The Floozies, Too Many Zooz in Des Moines

Wooly's 9 Mar 2026

Snow Tha Product in Des Moines

Val Air Ballroom 21 Apr 2026