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West Des Moines.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingThe Prince Experience
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Robert D. (Bob) Cunningham Artist Display: Forgotten Iowa Illustrated
West Des Moines Public Library · Through Nov 15
The Prince Experience
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company · Through Nov 22
Tour the Jordan House Museum
West Des Moines Historical Society (Jordan House Museum) · 11:00 AM
Lapsit Storytime
West Des Moines Public Library · 9:30 AM
Senior Strength and Balance
West Des Moines Public Library · 11:00 AM
The Action Plan Workshop
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
Toddler Storytime
West Des Moines Public Library · 9:30 AM
Association of Financial Consultants
West Des Moines Public Library · 1:00 PM
The Wood Brothers
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Famous Artists Make Terrible Role Models
West Des Moines Public Library · 7:00 PM
Larry Castek Art Display
West Des Moines Public Library · Through Dec 15
Group Service Project (GSP)
West Des Moines Public Library · 3:00 PM
Legacies - A Discussion Group About Timeless Authors
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
The Living Tombstone
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Kids Graphic Novel Club Read - Turtle in Paradise
West Des Moines Public Library · 4:15 PM
Outreach: Jingle in the Junction
West Des Moines Public Library · 5:00 PM
Watercolor Holiday Card Workshop
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:00 PM
Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:00 PM
¡Hablemos! Spanish Conversation Space
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
Friday Fun
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:00 AM
English With Friends
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:00 AM
EveryStep
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:30 AM
Iowa Fiber and Beyond
West Des Moines Public Library · 9:30 AM
Tech One-on-One
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:00 AM
Iowa Files: This is Iowa with Eric Hanson
West Des Moines Historical Society (Jordan House Museum) · 3:00 PM
Dinosaur Take Home Craft - Handprint Stegosaurus
West Des Moines Public Library · Through Nov 25
Yung Gravy: The Joyrider Tour
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Library Closes at 5PM
West Des Moines Public Library · 5:00 PM
Val Air Holiday Fair
Val Air Ballroom · Through Nov 28
WDM Writer's Group
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:00 AM
La Zenda Norteña
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Learn to Play Mah Jong
West Des Moines Public Library · 5:30 PM
Tween Club Read - Hunger's Bite
West Des Moines Public Library · 4:15 PM
First-Time Homebuyer Essentials
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
Inner Child: Childhood Classics: A Picture Book Show & Tell for Grown-Ups
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
West Des Moines Public Library · 4:00 PM
Otherworlds: Best of the 'Verse: Your Favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads of the Year
West Des Moines Public Library · 6:30 PM
Pouya
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
IMPACT Community Action Partnership
West Des Moines Public Library · 10:00 AM
PetRock: A Tribute To The Smooth Rock Of The 70's
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Boone Progressors 4-H Club
West Des Moines Public Library · 2:00 PM
Not Quite New Year's Eve with Not Quite Brothers
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
MeatEater
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
A Sisters & Friends Present: The Nutcracker?!
Tallgrass Theatre Company · Through Dec 20
The Nadas
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
The Pork Tornadoes
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Comedy XPeriment
Tallgrass Theatre Company · Through May 8
Atmosphere
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Iowa Files: Behind the Bustle
West Des Moines Historical Society (Jordan House Museum) · 3:00 PM
The High Bank Boys and Friends
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Tallgrass Theatre Company · Through Feb 28
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Fool House - The Ultimate 90's Party
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Greensky Bluegrass
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Wheeler Walker Jr.
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
The Cottage
Tallgrass Theatre Company · Through May 2
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Carrot Top LIVE
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Remi Wolf
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
BUNT.
Val Air Ballroom · 7:00 PM
Coming up at West Des Moines Public Library
Robert D. (Bob) Cunningham Artist Display: Forgotten Iowa Illustrated
Lapsit Storytime
Senior Strength and Balance
The Action Plan Workshop
Toddler Storytime
Association of Financial Consultants
Famous Artists Make Terrible Role Models
Larry Castek Art Display
Group Service Project (GSP)
Legacies - A Discussion Group About Timeless Authors
Kids Graphic Novel Club Read - Turtle in Paradise
Outreach: Jingle in the Junction
Close by, in Des Moines, Ingersoll
Fatherland
Varsity Cinema
Wicker
Varsity Cinema
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 Playhouse
Creative Aging: Gallery Series (Ages 55+)
Des Moines Art CenterPlaces in West Des Moines
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