Go out in
Downtown Des Moines.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
Discontent / Ethic / Streets of Hate / Disfigurement
Locals Bar & Stage · 7:00 PM
MARQUIS HILL - NATIONAL ACT!
Noce · 7:00 PM
Last Call w/ Max Wellman
Noce · 9:30 PM
Beer & Bach
Big Grove Brewery Des Moines · 7:00 PM
The Des Moines Big Band, in residence
Noce · 7:00 PM
Jazz On The House w/ Napoleon Douglas
Noce · 7:00 PM
THIRD DAY, CHRIS TOMLIN, TOBYMAC
Iowa Events Center (Casey's Center, Hy-Vee Hall / Community Choice Convention Center) · 7:00 PM
THE MANGIONE COLLECTIVE
Noce · 7:00 PM
Zac Brown Band Love & Fear
Iowa Events Center (Casey's Center, Hy-Vee Hall / Community Choice Convention Center) · 7:00 PM
Druids
Locals Bar & Stage · 7:00 PM
Painface / Marmot
Locals Bar & Stage · 7:00 PM
Mama Said String Band
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Masterworks 3 Renewal: Four Seasons and Bolero
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Nov 22
Renewal: Four Seasons & Bolero
Des Moines Symphony · 2:30 PM
Pie Day / Slow Retreat / Company Dimes Color Code
Locals Bar & Stage · 7:00 PM
Anthony Gomes: Praise the Loud 2026 World Tour
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 8:00 PM
Youth Orchestras Winter Concert 2026
Des Moines Symphony · 5:30 PM
Holiday Singalong
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 6:00 PM
Symphony Holiday Brass
Westminster Presbyterian Church · 7:30 PM
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 Symphony · 8:00 PM
Steely Dane
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM
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
Winter Jam 27
Iowa Events Center (Casey's Center, Hy-Vee Hall / Community Choice Convention Center) · 5:00 PM
Masterworks 4 Resistance: Mozart and Shostakovich
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 7
Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Feb 27
On The Lash
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:00 PM
Masterworks 5 Resilience: Beethoven's Fifth and Prokofiev
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · Through Mar 21
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
Joshua Henry: Get Up, Stand Up
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater) · 7:30 PM
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
Close by, in Des Moines, East Village, Ingersoll
Fatherland
Varsity Cinema
Wicker
Varsity Cinema
Dome for the Holidays
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Holiday Cactus Workshop
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Murder Mystery Dinner
Salisbury House & Gardens
You Can See Everything
Varsity Cinema
2026 LGBTQ+ Adult Prom
Bravo Greater Des Moines arts calendar
Weary Ramblers
The Ingersoll
Kids Color Pencil Animal Drawings
Hoyt Sherman Place
Art Workshop: Ink Wash and Sumi-E Illustration - SOLD OUT
Des Moines Art Center
Kids Landscapes
Hoyt Sherman Place
Runaway Twain: Longform Improv
Des Moines Community PlayhousePlaces in Downtown Des Moines
- Iowa Cubs at Principal ParkBallpark · 60 coming up
- Iowa Events Center (Casey's Center, Hy-Vee Hall / Community Choice Convention Center)Arena and convention center · 59 coming up
- Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center, Temple Theater, Stoner Theater)Performing arts center · 55 coming up
- Des Moines Public Library: Central LibraryLibrary · 38 coming up
- Des Moines SymphonyOrchestra · 10 coming up
- Big Grove Brewery Des MoinesBrewery and restaurant · 9 coming up
- NoceJazz club · 6 coming up
- Exile Brewing CompanyBrewery · 5 coming up
- Locals Bar & StageMusic bar · 4 coming up
- Des Moines Arts FestivalFestival · 1 coming up
- Downtown Farmers' Market and Winter MarketFarmers market · 1 coming up
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