Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater)
Des Moines Performing Arts runs the city's main stages downtown: the Des Moines Civic Center, where touring Broadway shows and the Des Moines Symphony play, plus the smaller Temple Theater and Stoner Theater in the restored Temple for Performing Arts. The calendar mixes Broadway runs, concerts, comedy, dance and local theater companies, with holiday shows filling December.
Coming up at Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater)
More in Downtown Des MoinesMasterworks 3 Renewal: Four Seasons and Bolero
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Nov 22
Mama Said String Band
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Anthony Gomes: Praise the Loud 2026 World Tour
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 8:00 PM
Maybe Happy Ending
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 6
MoonShroom
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 12
A Christmas Carol
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 20
Holiday Singalong
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:00 PM
Waitress
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 20
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM
Pop N Jolly: A Holiday Show for all Generations
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM
New Year's Eve Pops: Cirque Symphonic Cinema
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 8:00 PM
New Year's Eve Pops: After Dark
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 10:00 PM
Steely Dane
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM
Tom Segura: Preposterous
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Buena Vista Social Club
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Jan 24
Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Swing Along with Allegra Levy and Friends
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 2:00 PM
The Ghosts of Pompeii
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM
Harriet the Spy
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 14
Masterworks 4 Resistance: Mozart and Shostakovich
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 7
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 14
Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat: Live on Stage!
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM
Mark Twain Tonight!
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Tony Deyo
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Eureka Day
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 27
The Phantom of the Opera
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 14
Tales of the Sun and Moon
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 11:00 AM
Masterworks 5 Resilience: Beethoven's Fifth and Prokofiev
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 21
On The Lash
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
The Sound of Music
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 4
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 4
What Do You Do with a Problem?
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 11:00 AM
Alex Cuba Live at the Temple
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Masterworks 6 Awakening: Mahler's Third
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 18
Bluey's Big Play
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 21
Joshua Henry: Get Up, Stand Up
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM
Taylor Tomlinson: Nobody Asked You To Do That
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Ballet Hispanico
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Chasing Monarchs
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM
80s Kids
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 1
Puffs (Two Act for Young Wizards)
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 9
Mamma Mia!
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 9
Masterworks 7 Season Finale: Radical Joy, Tchaikovsky's Fourth
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 16
The Boneshakers
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
GreenTTea and the Tempos
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
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