Games around Johnston
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 95 games events around Johnston, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around Cottontail Lounge, Hotel Renovo and The Station On Ingersoll.
Events — games around Johnston
Tue20
Today
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
At 7 PM
❓Quiz🎯Board games
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tomorrow · 4 PM$0–30.52
🔢Bingo🎤Music quiz
Des Moines CC | Iowa Advocacy is Not Scary! + Music Bingo
Shive-Hattery, Inc. Architecture & Engineering
Tomorrow · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed21
Tomorrow
Thu22
Thursday 22 October
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🎯Board games
Social Backgammon: Beginners Welcome
Istanbul Grill Cafe & Bakery
Wed 21 · 6 PM
🔢Bingo
Music Bingo @ Middlebrook Mercantile
Middlebrook Mercantile
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Uptown Garage Brewing Co.
Uptown Garage Brewing Co.
Wed 21 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Cottontail Lounge
Cottontail Lounge
Wed 21 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at The Ingersoll Tap
The Ingersoll Tap
Thu 22 · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games🌳Outdoors
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 22 · 4 PM
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Open Play
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Fri23
Friday 23 October
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🀄Mahjong🏆Tournament
Cocktails and Cardboard and Mahj
The New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Exile Brewing Company
Exile Brewing Company
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Regal Beagle
The Regal Beagle
Thu 22 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Red Monk
Red Monk
Fri 23 · 8 AM
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Mornings: Open Play, All Styles
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Later
Mon 26 · 5:30 PM$81.15
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Monday 101: Beginners Class
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Mon 26 · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 27 · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 27 · 6:30 PM$59.06
📚Literature🎯Board games
A Night in Velaris: ACOTAR 6 Release Party
405 6th St
Wed 28 · 5 PM$15
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower Immersive Experience
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 28 · 5:30 PM$15
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower
Rook Room Game Lounge and Cafe
Wed 28 · 5:30 PM$15
🐉Tabletop RPG🏆Tournament
Blood on the Clocktower Immersive Experience
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 29 · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM$50
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Fri 30 · 8 AM
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Mornings: Open Play, All Styles
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 1 · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 2 · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 3 · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 4 · 5 PM$8
🎯Board games🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 4 · 5 PM$8
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🎯Board games
Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 4 · 6 PM
🀄Mahjong
Camp Mahjong at Hotel Renovo
Hotel Renovo
Thu 5 · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 5 · 6:30 PM$50
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 7 · 11 AM$5
🏆Tournament🌳Outdoors
Euchre Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 7 · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Euchre Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 7 · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Euchre Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 8 · 9 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Toys for Grotz
Atlas Games
Sun 8 · 10 AMFree
🎯Board games
CultuRoll Game Day
Rook Room Game Lounge and Cafe
Sun 8 · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 9 · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 10 · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 12 · 4 PM$0–5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 14 · 8 AM
♙Chess
Social Chess Club
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 14 · 8 AM
♙Chess🌳Outdoors
Social Chess Club
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 15 · 5 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 15 · 5 PM$8
🎯Board games🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night Ft. Prism Therapy and Rebel Healthcare
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 16 · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎯Board games
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 17 Nov · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 18 Nov · 6:30 PM$50
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 19 Nov · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Fri 20 Nov · 8 AMFree
🎯Board games💼Career
Business Over Board Games
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Fri 20 Nov · 8 AM
🎯Board games💼Career
Business Over Board Games
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 21 Nov · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Cribbage Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 21 Nov · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Cribbage Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 22 Nov · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 23 Nov · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎯Board games
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 24 Nov · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 26 Nov · 4 PM
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Open Play
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 28 Nov · 10:30 AM$30
💿DJ set🔢Bingo
Not Your Grandma's Comedy Bingo Brunch
Maria Ss Della Difesa Society
Sun 29 Nov · 5 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 1 Dec · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 2 Dec · 5 PM$8
🎯Board games🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 2 Dec · 6:30 PM$50
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 3 Dec · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games🌳Outdoors
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Euchre Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 6 Dec · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 7 Dec · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 8 Dec · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 10 Dec · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 12 Dec · 8 AM
♙Chess
Social Chess Club
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 12 Dec · 5 PM$25–325
🔢Bingo
Not Your Grandmas Comedy Bingo Show
15 Lafayette St
Sun 13 Dec · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 14 Dec · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 15 Dec · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Wed 16 Dec · 6:30 PM$50
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 17 Dec · 4 PM$5
🎯Board games
Meet & Play Social Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Thu 17 Dec · 6 PM
❓Quiz
Trivia @ Middlebrook Mercantile
Middlebrook Mercantile
Fri 18 Dec · 8 AM
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong Mornings: Open Play, All Styles
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Fri 18 Dec · 8 AM
🎯Board games💼Career
Business Over Board Games
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sat 19 Dec · 11 AM$5
♠️Card games🏆Tournament
Cribbage Tournament
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 20 Dec · 5 PM
🎯Board games🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Prism Tabletop Club LGBTQ+ Game Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 20 Dec · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Mon 21 Dec · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Tue 22 Dec · 4 PM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
Sun 10 Jan · 8 AMFree
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Winter Beer Brawl - AoS RTT
Firetrucker Brewery
Sun 7 Feb · 5 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Adventure Sundays
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
See also around Johnston
Thu 22 · 5 PMFree
🎫Concert
Beer Choir at Big Grove Brewery
Big Grove Brewery, Des Moines
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM$43–981
🎫Concert
Thomas Rhett
Wells Fargo Arena - IA, Des Moines
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Thomas Rhett: The Soundtrack to Life Tour
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Fri 23 · 5:30 PM$138
🎶Singer-songwriter🎙️Small gig
1964 The Tribute
The Ingersoll, Des Moines
Fri 23 · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Central College A Cappella Choir Free Fall Concert
St. John's Lutheran Church, Des Moines
Sun 25 · 2 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fanfares and New Beginnings
Sheslow Auditorium, Des Moines
Sun 25 · 2 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fanfare & New Beginnings
Sheslow Auditorium @ Drake University, Des Moines
Mon 26
🎷Jazz⚡Electro
Thundercat: Distracted AF Tour (TiaCorine)
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM$50.50–100
✨Pop🎶Singer-songwriter
Ben Folds
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Fri 30$38.52–59.924.9(61)
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Scottish Rite Consistory, Des Moines
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
5th Annual Kick or Treat Halloween Party
Shadow Fist Kung Fu and Tai Chi, LLC, Windsor Heights
Sun 25
🎉Club💿DJ 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 · 6:30 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Halloween on the Hill
Historic Sherman Hill, West Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7 PM$22–25
🍽️Food🪄Magic
Boos & Brews
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
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: Clive
City of Clive
Sat 31 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Trick or Treat: Polk City
City of Polk City
Sat 31 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Trick or Treat: Urbandale
City of Urbandale
Sat 31 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Trick or Treat: Windsor Heights
City of Windsor Heights
Sat 31 · 8 PM$59.06–344.50
🎉Club
Thriller
5Star Event Studio, Grimes
Sun 1 · 11 AM
🎪Street party
Day of the Dead / Día de Los Muertos ¡Sí Se Puede!
Des Moines Art Center
Mon 2 · 4:30 PMFree
🎪Street party🩰Classical
Dia de los Muertos 2026 - Day of the Dead 2026
Des Moines Public Library
Fri 23 · 7 PM$10
🎤Stand-up🎲Improv
Comedy for Charity
Ankeny Community Theatre
Sat 24
🎭Theatre
Tunnel of Terror @ Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
Sat 24 · 3 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Dracula: The Ballet
The Franklin Auditiorium (4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines)
Tue 27
🎭Theatre
Final Act Ensemble
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Mon 2 · 8 PM
🎲Improv
The Big Silly Improv Comedy Jam
xBk Annex, Des Moines
Fri 23 · 7 PM$40–94
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
At 7 PM$11–14
🎬Cinema
Sense and Sensibility - 10/19/26 @ 7:00 pm
Varsity Theatre, Des Moines
Tomorrow
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
2026 Borlaug International Dialogue/World Food Prize Foundation
Community Choice Convention Center @ Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
October Shelf Love Book Club
Shelf Love DSM, Des Moines
Wed 21 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Historically Speaking Lecture Series
Living History Farms, Urbandale
Thu 22 · 6 PM$75
🍽️Food
The Shed's Supper Club: Autumn Feast
Machine Shed Restaurant Urbandale
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food🔬Science
An Evening with the Science Center/SOLD OUT
Oak Park Restaurant, Des Moines
Tue 27 · 6 PM$35.36–41
🍽️Food
Uncorked Wine Education: Home Entertaining
WineStyles Tasting Station - Ankeny
Thu 29 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Addressing Energy Insecurity in Iowa
1055 Southwest Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, IA 50023
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Bats
Jester Park Nature Center, Granger
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Venues — games around Johnston
Frequently asked questions
How many games events are there around Johnston?
95 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch games around Johnston?
Notably Cottontail Lounge, Hotel Renovo and The Station On Ingersoll. See the full list of venues above.