Stage around Ankeny
62 upcoming events
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Right now, most of the action is around xBk Annex, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden and Tallgrass Theatre Company.
Events — stage around Ankeny
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Tue27
Today
Wed28
Tomorrow
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Fri 30 · 7 PM$25
FoodMagic
Boos & Brews
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Fri 30 · 7 PM
Stand-up
Jake Iannarino
Funny Bone - Des Moines
Fri 30 · 8 PM$20
Burlesque
Dark Orchid Cabaret: Unholy Gala
The Garden Restaurant & Show Lounge
Fri 30 · 10 PM$10–13.39
Drag show
Vibes Halloween party
1303 Walnut St
Sat 31 · 9 AM$14
MagicKids' show0–15 yrs
Trick or Trees
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Sun1
Sunday 1 November
Later
Mon 2 · 8 PM
Improv
The Big Silly Improv Comedy Jam
xBk Annex
Thu 5 · 5 PMFree
Stage
Talent Show
Hoyt Sherman Place
Thu 5 · 7 PM$32.10–74.90
Stand-upComedy
Comedy Night at Ta'Chido with special guest Dannie Tee
Ta'Chido Cantina, Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA
Fri 6 · 2 PM
TheatreKids' show
CAP Theatre Presents: Something Rotten! Jr.
CAP Theatre
Fri 6 · 7 PM
Stand-upComedy
Chris Porter
Funny Bone - Des Moines
Fri 6 · 7 PM$80
Kids' showPuppetry3–12 yrs
Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Live
Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts
Fri 6 · 7 PM
Magic
Justin Willman: One For The Ages Tour
Hoyt Sherman Place
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM$37
TheatreComedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company
Sat 7 · 2 PM$16.05
CircusKids' show
Youth Competition Showcase
Cirque Wonderland
Sat 7 · 7 PM$16.05
Circus
Circus Spooktacular
Cirque Wonderland
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM$37
Comedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company
Sat 7 · 8 PM$7.68–41.93
ClubDrag show
Big Momma's Man Candy Show Table Reservation - 8pm
The Garden Nightclub
Sat 7 · 8 PM$42–72
Stand-up
Gary Owen — No Hard Feelings Tour
Hoyt Sherman Place
Sun 8 · 2 PM$37
TheatreComedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company
Wed 11 · 7 PM$74–210
Stand-up
UpDating
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Thu 12 · 7 PM$65–202
Stand-up
Damon Darling
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 13
Kids' showTheatre4–6 yrs
The Princess and the Pea
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Fri 13 · 7 PM$64–981
Stand-up
Natalie Cuomo
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$37
TheatreComedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company
Sat 14 · 6:30 PM$64–217
Stand-up
AJ Wilkerson
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Sat 14 · 7 PM$25–159
Stand-up
Derrick Stroup — Running Hot Tour
Hoyt Sherman Place
Sat 14 · 9:30 PM$25–159
Stand-up
Derrick Stroup
Hoyt Sherman Place
Sun 15
ImprovStand-up
Runaway Twain: longform improv
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM$49.50–99.50
PopSinger-songwriter
Andy Grammer – Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show
Hoyt Sherman Place
Thu 19 · 7 PM$69
Stand-up
Jimbo's 'Joan!
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 20 · 7 PM$74–981
Stand-up
Kelsey Cook
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Sat 21 · 10 AM$41.93
Drag showClub
Nickelodeon & Disney Drag Brunch
The Garden Nightclub
Sun 22 · 11 AM$138
Drag showClub
Domita's Drag Brunch - The Queens of Christmas
The Ingersoll
Sun 22 · 1 PM
Stage
Domita's Drag Brunch - The Queens of Christmas
The Ingersoll
Thu 26 Nov
Stage
Disney On Ice Presents Find Your Hero
Casey's Center
Fri 27 Nov · 11 AM$25
Magic
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero
Casey's Center
Fri 27 Nov · 3 PM$27
Stage
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero
Casey's Center
Fri 27 Nov · 7 PM$22
Kids' show
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero
Casey's Center
Sat 28 Nov · 11 AM$29
Stage
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero
Casey's Center
Tue 1 Dec · 7:30 PM$35.10–141
Drag showCabaret
A Drag Queen Christmas
Hoyt Sherman Place
Wed 2 Dec · 7:30 PM$95
Musical
Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
Des Moines Civic Center
Thu 3 Dec · 7 PM$107–247
Stand-up
Joe Gatto
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 4 Dec
Musical
Annie
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM$25.75–49.75
Stand-up
Dusty Slay: The Neighborhood Guy
Hoyt Sherman Place
Fri 4 Dec · 7:30 PM$66
Musical
Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
Des Moines Civic Center
Sat 5 Dec · 2 PM$77
Musical
Maybe Happy Ending - A New Musical
Des Moines Civic Center
Mon 7 Dec · 8 PM
Improv
The Big Silly Improv Comedy Jam
xBk Annex
Thu 10 Dec
Stand-upConcert
Danny Gokey with Comedian Mickey Bell
Val Air Ballroom
Fri 11 Dec$56
Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Stoner Theater
Sat 12 Dec · 1:30 PM
Puppetry
Little Slam on the Prairie Puppet Performance
Des Moines Art Center
Sat 12 Dec · 8 PM$19
TheatreConcert
The Rocking Dead
xBk Live
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PM$68–443
MusicalConcert
Waitress
Des Moines Civic Center
Sat 19 Dec · 10 AM$47.64
Drag show
Ugly Christmas Sweater Drag Brunch
The Garden Nightclub
Tue 9 Mar · 7:30 PM
Stand-up
Jeff Arcuri: The Road Trip Tour
Hoyt Sherman Place
See also around Ankeny
Wed 28 · 7 PM$32
Concert
The Claudettes
xBk Live, 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
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$50.50–100
PopSinger-songwriter
Ben Folds
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Wed 28 · 7:30 PM
RockConcert
All Them Witches w/ Emma Ruth Rundle
Wooly's, 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 · 6 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert
Kenni Falls LIVE at Confluence Brewing
Confluence Brewing Company, Des Moines
Thu 29 · 7 PM
PopConcert
Ella Langley: The Dandelion Tour
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
JazzConcert
Live at CABCo. with Steve Grismore, Mitch Towne, and Tim Crumley
Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 5:30 PM$138
PopSmall gig
Boy Band Review
The Ingersoll, Des Moines
Fri 30$38.52–70.624.9(61)
ClassicalSinger-songwriter
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Scottish Rite Consistory, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
ClassicalPop
Not Your Mummy's Halloween Concert
Plymouth Congregational Church, Des
Mon 2 · 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
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
Street party
3 Floyds Zombie Crawl
Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers, Des Moines
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
Street party
2026 Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Celebration
Carver Community School, Des Moines
Mon 2 · 4:30 PMFree
Street partyClassical
Dia de los Muertos 2026 - Day of the Dead 2026
Des Moines Public Library
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
Parties
Fang's Pizza - a Halloween Experience at Fong's
Fong's Pizza, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Volunteering
Athlete Wellness Collective Launch Party
Des Moines Athletic Club
Thu 29 · 7 AM
WellnessEcstatic dance
Third Thursday InterPlay
Third Thursday InterPlay — Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7 PMFree
Street party
#YESKINDNESS House Party
Mainframe Studios, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 9 PM$15
DJ setTrap
Melting Sounds Halloween Edition Feat. Vlcn
Nightingale Cocktail, Des Moines
Sat 31 · 10 AM
Street party
The Haunting 2026: Polaroid Costume Contest
Exile Brewing Company, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 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
Sat 7 · 9 AM$8–10
CraftsConsumer fair
45th Annual Santa’s North Pole Village Craft Sale
Prairie Trail Sports Complex, Ankeny
At 5:30 PM$15
Literature
Botany Book Club
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
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 13 · 5:30 PM$5
Crafts
49th Annual Beaverdale Holiday Boutique
Holy Trinity Catholic Church & School, Des Moines
Sun 11
FoodOutdoors
Wicked Heights
The Republic on Grand, Des Moines
Thu 29$12
ExhibitionOutdoors
Pumpkins After Dark: Jack-O-Lanterns Come Alive!
Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation
Wed 21Free
Photography
City of Des Moines Fall Tree Photo Contest
City of Des Moines Historic City Hall
Tomorrow · 8:30 PMFree
CinemaOutdoors
Movies on the Patio: The Goonies | Big Grove Des Moines
Big Grove Brewery, Des Moines
Thu 29 · 4:30 PM
ExhibitionTalk
Member Event: Happy Hour with a Curator
Des Moines Art Center
Thu 29 · 6 PM$80
Food
Roaring '20s High Society Dinner
Central Campus, Des Moines
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
Quiz
Disney Trivia Night at Uptown Garage Brewing
Uptown Garage Brewing Co., Ankeny
Sun 8 · 9 AMFree
MiniaturesTournament
Toys for Grotz
Atlas Games, Ankeny
Tue 3 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Paranormal Trivia
xBk Annex, Des Moines
At 7 PM
QuizBoard games
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe, Des Moines
At 7 PMFree
QuizBoard games
Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge and Cafe, Des Moines
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Cottontail Lounge
Cottontail Lounge, Urbandale
Thu 29 · 8 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Red Monk
Red Monk, Des Moines
Fri 16Free
Quiz
Nightmare on Ingersoll
The Station On Ingersoll, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Wellman's Pub
Wellman's Pub, Des Moines
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at The Ingersoll Tap
The Ingersoll Tap, Des Moines
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Venues — stage around Ankeny
xBk Annex
2 events
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
2 events
Tallgrass Theatre Company
4 events
Casey's Center
5 events
The Garden Nightclub
4 events
Hoyt Sherman Place
9 events
Des Moines Civic Center
5 events
Des Moines Community Playhouse
5 events
The Ingersoll
2 events
Cirque Wonderland
2 events
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
7 events
Funny Bone - Des Moines
3 events
Frequently asked questions
How many stage events are there around Ankeny?
62 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch stage around Ankeny?
Notably xBk Annex, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden and Tallgrass Theatre Company. See the full list of venues above.