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Camp Cozy
ISU campus · 3:00 PM
Festivals & markets
Lucky Star Holiday Market
Ames · Through Nov 22
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Reiman Gardens Holiday Market
Reiman Gardens · 9:00 AM
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Ames Main Street Holiday Farmers’ Market
Ames Main Street · 9:00 AM
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4th Annual Winter Market
Octagon Center for the Arts · Through Dec 24
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2026 Small Business Weekend
Ames Main Street · Through Dec 1
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Winter Wonderscape Holiday Light Show
Reiman Gardens · 5:00 PM
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Santa Express
Ames · 6:00 PM
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Art Mart Holiday Sale
Ames · Through Dec 4
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2026 Snow Magic Kick-Off
Ames Main Street · 5:00 PM
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WinterFest
Durham Great Hall · 8:00 AM
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A Hometown Christmas
Nevada · Through Dec 6
Festivals & markets
Jingle & Mingle Holiday Market
ISU Central Campus · 3:30 PM
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Family Winter Solstice Pajama Party
Reiman Gardens · 3:00 PM
Festivals & markets
2027 Heart of Ames
Ames Main Street · Through Feb 15
Places in Ames
- Ames Public LibraryLibrary · 41 coming up
- Ames events calendar (Discover Ames)Community calendar · 31 coming up
- Stephens Auditorium and Iowa State CenterPerforming arts center · 29 coming up
- Iowa State University Music and TheatreUniversity music department · 13 coming up
- Alluvial Brewing CompanyBrewery · 9 coming up
- Ames Main StreetDowntown association · 9 coming up
- Reiman GardensBotanical garden · 9 coming up
- Ames Town and Gown Chamber MusicChamber music series · 4 coming up
- Iowa State University Lectures ProgramLecture series · 3 coming up
- Iowa State University MuseumsArt museum · 2 coming up
- Octagon Center for the ArtsArt center · 2 coming up
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