What's on in Ankeny on a budget?
14 upcoming events
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Events in Ankeny on a budget
Thu29
Thursday 29 October
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Sun1
Sunday 1 November
Later
Thu 5 · 4 PMFree
Consumer fair
Discover Ankeny
FFA Enrichment Center
Fri 6 · 5 PMFree
Food
November Wine Club Pick-Up Party
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Sat 7 · 9 AM$8–10
CraftsConsumer fair
45th Annual Santa's North Pole Village Craft Sale
Prairie Trail Sports Complex
Sun 8 · 9 AMFree
MiniaturesTournament
Toys for Grotz
Atlas Games
Sat 14 · 2 PM$18.49
2026 Holiday Showcase
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Mon 16 · 9 AMFree
All Sites 2026
FFA Enrichment Center
Mon 16 · 5:30 PM$0–80.39
Mahjong 101: Beginners Class
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Tue 17 · 6 PM$12.85
Distillery Spotlight: J. Rieger Distillery
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Thu 26 Nov · 8:45 AM$0–45.99
RunningOutdoors
Ankeny Turkey Trot 5K
2006 S Ankeny Blvd
Sun 10 Jan · 8 AMFree
Board gamesTournament
Winter Beer Brawl - AoS RTT
Firetrucker Brewery
Tue 2 Nov · 5 PM$0–30.23
2027 November/December dsm magazine Unveiling
Caliber Company
See also in Ankeny on a budget
Wed 28 · 7 PM$32
Concert
The Claudettes
xBk Live, Des Moines
Wed 28 · 9 PM$7.68–41.93
Jam / Open mic
Open Stage Table Reservation - 9pm
The Garden Nightclub, Des Moines
Thu 29 · 7 PM
PopConcert
Ella Langley: The Dandelion Tour
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Fri 30$38.52–70.624.9(61)
ClassicalSinger-songwriter
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Scottish Rite Consistory, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 8 PMFree
RockPop
Back To Vinyl
Prairie Meadows, Altoona
Tue 3 · 5 PM
Jam / Open mic
Young Talent Night at the Nipper with Taylor King
Kelly's Little Nipper, Des Moines
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Caity Gyorgy: Rising Star Of Vocal Jazz
Sheslow Auditorium, Des Moines
Fri 6 · 8 PM$28.59
ElectroConcert
Bear Grillz
Wooly's, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 11 AM
Street party
Burger Basket Monday
Burger Shed, Altoona
Sat 7 · 5 PM$5–15
Street partyVolunteering
Community Harvest Festival
St Paul Presbyterian Church, Des Moines
Today
ClubDJ set
Des Moines Valley Solo Event #9 @ Merle Hay Mall
Merle Hay Mall
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
Street party
3 Floyds Zombie Crawl
Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7 PM$22–25
FoodMagic
Boos & Brews
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Fri 30 · 9 PM$15
DJ setTrap
Melting Sounds Halloween Edition Feat. Vlcn
Nightingale Cocktail, Des Moines
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
Street party
2026 Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Celebration
Carver Community School, Des Moines
Sat 31 · 6 PMFree
Street party
Trick or Treat: Polk City
City of Polk City
Sat 31 · 7 PM
DJ setOpen air
Costume Party at Wicked Heights!
The Republic on Grand, Des Moines
Mon 2 · 4:30 PMFree
Street partyClassical
Dia de los Muertos 2026 - Day of the Dead 2026
Des Moines Public Library
Tomorrow
Theatre
Tunnel of Terror @ Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
Mon 2 · 8 PM
Improv
The Big Silly Improv Comedy Jam
xBk Annex, Des Moines
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
TheatreComedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company, West Des Moines
Sat 31 · 8 PM
Stand-up
WCT Halloween Party
xBk Live, Des Moines
Sat 31 · 10 PM$7.68–41.93
Drag show
Horror Under The Big Top - 10PM HALLOWEEN TABLE RESERVATION
The Garden Nightclub, Des Moines
Tue 27 · 6 PM$35.36–41
Food
Uncorked Wine Education: Home Entertaining
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Thu 29 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Addressing Energy Insecurity in Iowa
1055 Southwest Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, IA 50023
Mon 2 · 11:30 AM$40–100
TalkFeminism
2026 Chrysalis Inspired Event featuring Lynsey Addario
Community Choice Convention Center @ Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
Sun 8 · 7 PM
CinemaFilm club
A Place in the Sun w/Karina Longworth
Varsity Cinema, Des Moines
Fri 13
TalkFashion & Design
Iowa GI Joe Convention – Codename Iowa: Assembly Required (Des Moines)
Hyvee Hall, Des Moines
Fri 13
Crafts
2026 Des Moines Holiday Boutique
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Des Moines
Fri 20Free
MarketFood
Downtown Winter Farmers' Market
Capital Square, Des Moines
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Venues in Ankeny on a budget
Attivo Trail - Ankeny
1 event
Firetrucker Brewery
1 event
1604 W 1st St
1 event
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
10 events
Whiskey River Ankeny
8 events
FFA Enrichment Center
2 events
City of Ankeny
1 event
Atlas Games
1 event
2006 S Ankeny Blvd
1 event
Earl May Garden Center
1 event
Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
1 event
Caliber Company
1 event