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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.

Where221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309 Directions

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Music

Masterworks 3 Renewal: Four Seasons and Bolero

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Nov 22

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Mama Said String Band

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

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Anthony Gomes: Praise the Loud 2026 World Tour

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 8:00 PM

Theater & dance

Maybe Happy Ending

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 6

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MoonShroom

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Nutcracker

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 12

Theater & dance

A Christmas Carol

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 20

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Holiday Singalong

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

Waitress

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Dec 20

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM

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Pop N Jolly: A Holiday Show for all Generations

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM

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New Year's Eve Pops: Cirque Symphonic Cinema

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 8:00 PM

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New Year's Eve Pops: After Dark

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 10:00 PM

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Steely Dane

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Tom Segura: Preposterous

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Buena Vista Social Club

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Jan 24

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Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

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Swing Along with Allegra Levy and Friends

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

The Ghosts of Pompeii

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM

Theater & dance

Harriet the Spy

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 14

Music

Masterworks 4 Resistance: Mozart and Shostakovich

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 7

Theater & dance

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 14

Theater & dance

Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat: Live on Stage!

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM

Theater & dance

Mark Twain Tonight!

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Tony Deyo

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Music

Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Eureka Day

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 7

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 27

Theater & dance

The Phantom of the Opera

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 14

Theater & dance

Tales of the Sun and Moon

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 11:00 AM

Music

Masterworks 5 Resilience: Beethoven's Fifth and Prokofiev

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 21

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On The Lash

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Sound of Music

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 4

Comedy

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 4

Theater & dance

What Do You Do with a Problem?

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 11:00 AM

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Alex Cuba Live at the Temple

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Music

Masterworks 6 Awakening: Mahler's Third

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 18

Theater & dance

Bluey's Big Play

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Apr 21

Music

Joshua Henry: Get Up, Stand Up

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Taylor Tomlinson: Nobody Asked You To Do That

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Ballet Hispanico

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Chasing Monarchs

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:30 PM

Comedy

80s Kids

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 1

Theater & dance

Puffs (Two Act for Young Wizards)

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 9

Theater & dance

Mamma Mia!

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 9

Music

Masterworks 7 Season Finale: Radical Joy, Tchaikovsky's Fourth

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through May 16

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The Boneshakers

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

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GreenTTea and the Tempos

Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM

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