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2,398 upcoming events
We've rounded up 2,398 upcoming events in Iowa — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Iowa
Sun27
Today
Sat 26$22–89.60
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Des Moines Symphony Season Debut: UNITY – American Mosaic & West Side Story
Civic Center
Sat 26$22
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Des Moines Symphony Season Debut Concert: American Mosaic & West Side Story
Des Moines Civic Center
Sat 26$7.68–41.93
🎉Club👑Drag show
Big Momma's Man Candy Show Table Reservation - 8pm
The Garden Nightclub
Sat 26$7.68–41.93
👑Drag show
Early Bird Special drag show — 8pm Table Reservation
The Garden Nightclub
Sat 26 · 9 PM
🌳Outdoors
Drones Over Adventureland
Adventureland Park's Main Street
Today$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Shaped By Immigrants: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Today$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Everyday Lives, Extraordinary People: Ruth Suckow's Iowa
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Today
🏷️Other
Des Moines Botanical Garden Fall Bulb Sale
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Today$10–40
🃏Trading cardsConsumer fair
Capital City Card Con
Community Choice Convention Center @ Iowa Events Center
At 10 AM$0–12
🖼️Art & Culture
Iowa Reptile Show
Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines
At 10 AM
🪑Flea market
2026 Des Moines Reptile Show
Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines
At 10 AM$45
✂️Workshop
Fall Water Color Class
Easter Lake Event Center
At 10 AM$0
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Open Studio
Mainframe Studios
At 11 AM$0
🌳Outdoors0–12 yrs
Sundae Sundays | Cedar Rapids
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
At 11 AM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Madison County Fall Crawl
Winterset Cidery
Today
🌳Outdoors
Des Moines Biergarten
Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation
At 12 PM$0
🖼️Art & Culture
Books & Brews Adult Book Fair | Cedar Rapids
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
At 12 PM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
(Not) At Home
Anderson Gallery, Drake University
At 12 PM$75
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
The Brunch Lab 2.0: Good Gravy!!!
Culinary Annex
Mon28
Tomorrow
At 5 PM$14
🎬Cinema
Primetime
Varsity Theatre
At 5 PM$38
🎭Theatre
Do Portugal Circus
Lindale Mall
At 5 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
At 5 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
At 5 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
At 5 PM
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays: RPG of the Month – Pirate Borg
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
At 6 PM$26.45
⚡Electro🔬Experimental
BASIC
Raccoon Motel
At 6 PM$115–1,323
👑Drag show🎭Theatre
Bob the Drag Queen
Englert Theatre
Today$23.18
🎪Street party
Table 4 Tonight: Iowa City | New to the City
Restaurant of the Week
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Goldfinch Room featuring The Shandies
Stephens Auditorium
At 7:30 PM$55–62
🎫Concert
Alana Springsteen
Wooly's
At 7:45 PM$14
🎬Cinema
Resident Evil
Varsity Theatre
At 8 PM$14
🎬Cinema
Primetime
Varsity Theatre
TomorrowFree
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Engaged Citizen Challenge
Kirkland Town Library
Tomorrow
⛳Golf🤾Sports & fitness
Iowa Club Team Championship
Waveland Golf Course
Tomorrow$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Shaped By Immigrants: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Tomorrow$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Everyday Lives, Extraordinary People: Ruth Suckow's Iowa
German American Heritage Center & Museum
TomorrowFree
🌳Outdoors
Fall Plant Swap
Des Moines Library
Tomorrow · 9:45 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Chair Exercise
Kirkland Town Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time0–5 yrs
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
Surratts-Clinton Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time2–3 yrs
Toddler Time
North County Branch Library
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM$0ES
🎪Street party
Entre Belleza y Negocios
Foxtail Coffee - Legacy Village Drive
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
✂️Workshop
Birch Tree Painting Class
Hoyt Sherman Place
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM$15
🧘Wellness📚Literature
Botany Book Club
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Tomorrow · 6 PM$19.84
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
KINDRED VALLEY
Raccoon Motel
Tomorrow · 6 PM$99–249
🗣️Talk💼Career
Iowa Startup Week
Krause Gateway Center
Tomorrow · 6 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Battle in the Basement #1: Mondays at Monk's Kaffee Pub Smash Weekly
373 Bluff St
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM$80–165
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Dying Fetus
Val Air Ballroom
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Dying Fetus w/ Sanguisugabogg
Val Air Ballroom
Tomorrow · 7 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Battle for the Beehive #145 - GRV Summit 2 Qualifier
Paradigm
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Wise Guys Pizza & Pub
Wise Guys Pizza & Pub
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tomorrow · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎯Board games
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 29
⛳Golf🤾Sports & fitness
Iowa Cup Matches
Ames Golf & Country Club
Tue 29
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
AD 250 Relay / American Discovery Trail Coast To Coast Relay
Des Moines
Tue 29$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Shaped By Immigrants: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Tue 29$3–5
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Everyday Lives, Extraordinary People: Ruth Suckow's Iowa
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Tue 29 · 10 AMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
BenAnna Band Concert
North County Branch Library
Tue 29 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Wigglers Story Time
Kirkland Town Library
Tue 29 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time
Walkers & Wigglers Storytime
Eastern
Tue 29 · 10 AM$12
🌳Outdoors🚶Walk
Extended Summer Evenings
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Back to the Library!
Surratts-Clinton Library
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🌳Outdoors
Extended Summer Hours
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Get Your 2026 Iowa Pheasant Season Outlook with IDNR's Todd Bogenschutz
The Des Moines Izaak Walton League
Tue 29 · 5 PM
🗺️Guided tour
Playhouse All-Access Pass Open House
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Tue 29 · 5:30 PM$60
✂️Workshop
Advanced Cacti & Succulents
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Tue 29 · 5:30 PM
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Sculpture + Flow Yoga in the Courtyard
Des Moines Art Center
Tue 29 · 5:45 PM$195
✂️Workshop💼Career
Beginning German Level A1.2 Continuation
Grand View University
Tue 29 · 5:45 PM$120
✂️Workshop💼Career
Beginning German Level A1.1
Grand View University
Tue 29 · 6 PM$15.88
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
FORREST MCCURREN
Raccoon Motel
Tue 29 · 6 PM$25
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Uncorked ENJOY: How to be a Wine Snob
WineStyles Tasting Station - West Glen
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Teen Volunteer Information Session
North County Branch Library
Tue 29 · 6:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Fall Tea Blending
Fairmount
Tue 29 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Getting Started in Woodworking
West Des Moines Public Library
Tue 29 · 7 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Foreside: PftC Weekly #17
713 Walnut St
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Jerseys Pub & Grub
Jerseys Pub & Grub
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at The BLK Squirrel
The BLK Squirrel
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Wellman's Pub
Wellman's Pub
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎤Music quiz
Trivia Night at Vue Rooftop
Vue Rooftop
Tue 29 · 8 PM$49–165
🎫Concert
Alana Springsteen
Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Wed 30 · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids5–12 yrs
Blue Star Families: START Family Book Club
Surratts-Clinton Library
Wed 30 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
North County Branch Writers Group
North County Branch Library
Wed 30 · 5 PM$15
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower Immersive Experience
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 30 · 5:30 PM$15
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower
Rook Room Game Lounge and Cafe
Wed 30 · 5:30 PM$15
🐉Tabletop RPG🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower Immersive Experience
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 30 · 4 PMFree
🎯Board games✂️Workshop
Teen Hangout
Des Moines Library
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Wednesday Book Group
Kirkland Town Library
Wed 30 · 6 PM$13.22
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
THE SAINT CECILIA
Raccoon Motel
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Floral Embroidery - Design & Image Transfer
North County Branch Library
Wed 30 · 6 PM
☀️Open air🎉Club
Getaway Wednesday
Gilroy's
Wed 30 · 6 PM$25
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga in the Garden
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Wed 30 · 6 PM$15
🎬Cinema
The Lost One
The Last Picture House
Wed 30 · 4:30 PMFree
📚Literature🎒Students
Reading Buddies
Des Moines Library
Wed 30 · 7 PM$0
🎻Classical🪕Folk / Acoustic
Bach & Beer | Big Grove Des Moines
Big Grove Brewery
Wed 30 · 7 PM$90–552
🎫Concert
Mon Rovia
Wooly's
Wed 30 · 7 PM
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Mon Rovia w/ Sydney Rose
Wooly's
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Barley's
Barley's
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
🎤Music quiz❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Public House
Public House
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at The Ingersoll Tap
The Ingersoll Tap
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Phaedrus Bach w/ The New Bodies
xBk Live
Wed 30Free
🧾Drop-in services
مرکز استقبال / The Welcoming Center
Woodmont Library
Fri2
Friday 2 October
Thu 1 · 5 PM$0
💼Career
Best of the Midwest Pitch Competition
Hoyt Sherman Place
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
North County Branch Library
Thu 1$125
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Art Center Café Dinner with Friends: Jordan Mix and Hanna Howard
Des Moines Art Center
Thu 1 · 5:30 PM$138
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
Andrew Hoyt and the Three Day Weekend
The Ingersoll
Thu 1 · 3:45 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services🎒Students
Tutors at Des Moines Library (Study Zone)
Des Moines Library
Thu 1 · 6 PM$19.84
🌙Indie🎸Rock
moony
Raccoon Motel
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Connected & Protected: Helping Kids & Teens Stay Safe Online
Corda Credit Union
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
🌱Ecology
Green Drinks — Des Moines
Twisted Vine Brewery
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Trader Broes
Davenport Public Library
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
A Very Special (Collections) Monster Society Presents: German Folklore
Eastern
Thu 1 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Simple Man Saloon and Grill
Simple Man Saloon and Grill
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Exile Brewing Company
Exile Brewing Company
Thu 1 · 6 PM
✂️Workshop♠️Card games
Learn to Read Tarot Cards
Winterset Cidery
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Book Lovers
Eastern
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Big/Little Book Club
Eastern
Thu 1 · 7 PM$97–484
🎤Stand-up
Chris Munch
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Thu 1 · 7 PM$15–20
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Dan Tedesco @ Alluvial
Alluvial Brewing
Thu 1 · 7 PM$46
🎪Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Casey's Center
Thu 1
🎪Circus
Ringling Bros B&B: The Greatest Show on Earth
Casey's Center
Thu 1 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Spare Time Cedar Rapids
Spare Time Cedar Rapids
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Fri 2 · 5 PM$21.99
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture
Architecture on the Move: Special West Routes Edition
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
First Friday Art Walk — Clinton
515 S 3rd St
Fri 2 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
First Friday at Mainframe Studios Featuring STEAM
Mainframe Studios
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM$21.99
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Architecture on the Move: Guided Walking Tours of Downtown Des Moines
Capital Square
Fri 2$30.52
✂️Workshop
Spooky Sips & Paint Night
Collaborate DSM
Fri 2 · 5:30 PM
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Farmstasia 2026
Living History Farms
Fri 2 · 6 PM$20
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Darker Side of Davenport: Walking Tours
German American Heritage Center & Museum
Fri 2 · 6 PM
🎪Street party
2026 Iowa Latino Gala
The Loft DSM
Fri 2$32.10–62.06
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson
Scottish Rite Consistory
Fri 2 · 7 PM$33.06
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
JERVIS CAMPBELL
Raccoon Motel
Fri 2 · 7 PM$67–1,323
🎤Stand-up
Kevin Bozeman
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 2 · 7 PM$25
✨Pop🪕Folk / Acoustic
Alysha Brilla: Live at the Temple
Temple Theater
Fri 2 · 7 PM$30
🎪Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Casey's Center
Fri 2 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Front Street Brewery & Taproom
Front Street Brewery & Taproom
Fri 2 · 7 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎙️Rap
King Iso w/ Taebo Tha Truth, Matt Phoenix & VenomStayDrippin
xBk Live
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Fri 2 · 7:05 PM$37–43
⚽Team sports🏒Hockey
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. Chicago Steel
ImOn Ice Arena
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$39–45
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Matthew & Gunnar NELSON
Arts Center at Iowa Western
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$75
🎭Theatre
Reefer Madness
Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Lauren Alaina: The Stages Tour 2026
Hoyt Sherman Place
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$15–47.50
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
Bluebird Improv
Englert Theatre
Later
Sat 3 · 5 PM$15–20
🎉Club🔊Techno
The Upside Down Rave
The Platform
Sat 3 · 5 PM$41.93
💿DJ set🎉Club
The Upside Down Rave Is Coming To Des Moines!
Platform
Sat 3 · 5 PMFree
🔬Science🌳Outdoors
Ciencia Para Todos
Science Center of Iowa
Sat 3 · 5:30 PM$138
👑Drag show
512: The Selena Experience
The Ingersoll
Sat 3 · 5:30 PM$28
✨Pop🎫Concert
Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Uncork the Season
The Last Picture House
Sat 3 · 6 PM$19.84
🎸Rock🌙Indie
ICED WRIST w/ COLD GLOCK, PHANTOM THREAT, ATE UP & COLD STRIKE
Raccoon Motel
Sat 3 · 7 PM$0
♠️Card games
OLD SCHOOL BASEMENT CARD PARTY
Mix + Mingle Coffee Lounge
Sat 3 · 6 PM$10
⚽Team sports⚽Football
Drake Men's Soccer vs. Belmont
Mediacom Stadium
Sat 3 · 6:05 PM$24–52
⚽Team sports🏒Hockey
Des Moines Buccaneers vs. Tri-City Storm
MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex
Sat 3 · 7 PM$17.85
🎬Cinema
PARKERS - The Documentary (Final Screening, Seriously!)
Fleur Cinema & Café
Sat 3 · 7 PM$12.51
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
Pitchy! The Improvised Musical
Willow Creek Theatre Company
Sat 3 · 7 PM$32.50
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
Bluebird Improv
Temple Theater
Sat 3 · 7 PM$59
🎭Theatre
Lucy Darling
Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids
Sat 3 · 7 PM
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Taking Back Sunday w/ Thrice
Val Air Ballroom
Sat 3 · 7:05 PM$13–57
⚽Team sports🎟️Spectator
Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
ImOn Arena
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$86–107.50
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Progressive Voices Concerts 2026-2027 Season Tickets
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$24
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Mean Mary - presented by Progressive Voices Concerts
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$75
🎭Theatre
Reefer Madness
Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts
Sat 3
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra: Classics 1: The Fire Within
Five Flags Center - Theatre
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$8–70
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I: Symphonie fantastique
Adler Theatre
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Venues in Iowa
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
223 events
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
177 events
Theatre Cedar Rapids
152 events
Eastern
113 events
German American Heritage Center & Museum
103 events
Main
92 events
Fairmount
90 events
North County Branch Library
74 events
Surratts-Clinton Library
57 events
Stephens Auditorium
48 events
Raccoon Motel
45 events
Hoyt Sherman Place
41 events