Stage around Johnston
77 upcoming events
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Right now, most of the action is around Des Moines Community Playhouse, xBk Annex and Val Air Ballroom.
Events — stage around Johnston
Fri23
Tomorrow
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Kristin Key
Funny Bone - Des Moines
Tomorrow · 7 PM$40–94
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories
Hoyt Sherman Place
Tomorrow · 7 PM$10
🎤Stand-up🎲Improv
Comedy for Charity
Ankeny Community Theatre
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$74
🕺Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot
Des Moines Civic Center
Tomorrow · 8:30 PM$67
💋Burlesque
Ranch Hands Cowboylesque
Val Air Ballroom
Tomorrow · 10 PM$7.68–41.93
👑Drag show
TABLE RESERVATION
The Garden Nightclub
Sat 24
🎭Theatre
Tunnel of Terror @ Oasis Car Wash
Oasis Car Wash - Ankeny
Sat 24 · 11 AM$21.40
✂️Workshop🎪Circus
Learn to Juggle
Cirque Wonderland
Sat 24 · 2 PM$137
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot
Des Moines Civic Center
Sat 24 · 3 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Dracula: The Ballet
The Franklin Auditiorium (4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines)
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Sat 24 · 6 PM$81.15
🎭Theatre
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown
Sat 24 · 6 PM$10
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Never Before Scene
xBk Annex
Sat 24 · 7 PM$40–94
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories
Hoyt Sherman Place
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM$96
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot
Des Moines Civic Center
Sat 24 · 10 PM$7.68–41.93
👑Drag show
TABLE RESERVATION - Epic Drag Show
The Garden Nightclub
Sun 25 · 1 PM$80
🕺Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot - ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
Des Moines Civic Center
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Wed28
Wednesday 28 October
Later
Thu 29 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Kellen Erskine
Funny Bone - Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7 PM$25
🍽️Food🪄Magic
Boos & Brews
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Fri 30 · 7 PM$53–217
🎤Stand-up
Jake Iannarino
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Jake Iannarino
Funny Bone - Des Moines
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Aries Spears
Vibrant Music Hall
Fri 30 · 10 PM$10–13.39
👑Drag show
Vibes Halloween party
1303 Walnut St
Sat 31 · 9 AM$14
🪄Magic🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Trick or Trees
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
WCT Halloween Party
xBk Live
Sat 31 · 10 PM$7.68–41.93
👑Drag show
Horror Under The Big Top - 10PM HALLOWEEN TABLE RESERVATION
The Garden Nightclub
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-up😂Comedy
Comedy Night at Ta'Chido with special guest Dannie Tee
Ta'Chido Cantina, Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Rodney Carrington
Vibrant Music Hall
Fri 6 · 2 PM
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
CAP Theatre Presents: Something Rotten! Jr.
CAP Theatre
Fri 6 · 7 PM$52–981
🎤Stand-up
Chris Porter
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Fri 6 · 7 PM$80
🎪Kids' show🎎Puppetry3–12 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
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tallgrass Theatre Company
Sat 7 · 2 PM$16.05
🎪Circus🎪Kids' show
Youth Competition Showcase
Cirque Wonderland
Sat 7 · 7 PM$16.05
🎪Circus
Circus Spooktacular
Cirque Wonderland
Sat 7 · 8 PM$42–72
🎤Stand-up
Gary Owen — No Hard Feelings Tour
Hoyt Sherman Place
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 · 7 PM$64–981
🎤Stand-up
Natalie Cuomo
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
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
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
Runaway Twain: longform improv
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM$49.50–99.50
✨Pop🎶Singer-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 Nov · 7 PM$74–981
🎤Stand-up
Kelsey Cook
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AM$41.93
👑Drag show🎉Club
Nickelodeon & Disney Drag Brunch
The Garden Nightclub
Sun 22 Nov · 11 AM$138
👑Drag show🎉Club
Domita's Drag Brunch - The Queens of Christmas
The Ingersoll
Sun 22 Nov · 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$26
🪄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 show✨Cabaret
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$68
🕺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-up🎫Concert
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
🎭Theatre🎫Concert
The Rocking Dead
xBk Live
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PM$68–443
🕺Musical🎫Concert
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 Johnston
At 5 PMFree
🎫Concert
Beer Choir at Big Grove Brewery
Big Grove Brewery, Des Moines
At 7:30 PM$43–981
🎫Concert
Thomas Rhett
Wells Fargo Arena - IA, Des Moines
At 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Thomas Rhett: The Soundtrack to Life Tour
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM$138
🎶Singer-songwriter🎙️Small gig
1964 The Tribute
The Ingersoll, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Central College A Cappella Choir Free Fall Concert
St. John's Lutheran Church, Des Moines
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Central College A Cappella Choir Free Show
Des Moines Art Center
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$38.52–70.624.9(61)
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Scottish Rite Consistory, Des Moines
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
🎻Classical✨Pop
Not Your Mummy's Halloween Concert
Plymouth Congregational Church, Des
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
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
Mon 2 · 4:30 PMFree
🎪Street party🩰Classical
Dia de los Muertos 2026 - Day of the Dead 2026
Des Moines Public Library
At 3:45 PM$11–14
🎬Cinema
Sense and Sensibility - 10/22/26 @ 3:45 pm
Varsity Theatre, Des Moines
At 6 PM$75
🍽️Food
The Shed's Supper Club: Autumn Feast
Machine Shed Restaurant Urbandale
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
October ACOTAR Book Club
Shelf Love DSM, Des Moines
Tomorrow · 6 PM$11–14
🌳Outdoors
Eerie Evenings
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Tomorrow · 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
Mon 2 · 11:30 AM$40–100
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
2026 Chrysalis Inspired Event featuring Lynsey Addario
Community Choice Convention Center @ Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
Fri 6 · 5 PM
🖼️Exhibition
First Friday at Mainframe Studios Featuring WE ANSWER TO EACH OTHER
Mainframe Studios, Des Moines
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🤝Volunteering♿Disability
OCD Iowa Walk
Terra Park, Johnston
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
October Trash Bash
Birdland/Ding Darling Enclosed Shelter, Des Moines
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM$17.85
🕊️Human rights🤝Volunteering
Stronger Together: Standing Up Against Domestic Violence
Aptitude Fitness, Clive
Thu 5 · 2 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Iowa CPCU Good Works Event
WesleyLife Hydroponic Farm (WesleyLife Meals on Wheels Campus), Des Moines
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — stage around Johnston
Des Moines Community Playhouse
4 events
xBk Annex
3 events
Val Air Ballroom
2 events
The Ingersoll
2 events
Hoyt Sherman Place
11 events
Casey's Center
5 events
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
2 events
Cirque Wonderland
3 events
Des Moines Civic Center
12 events
The Garden Nightclub
5 events
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Des Moines
9 events
Funny Bone - Des Moines
4 events
Frequently asked questions
How many stage events are there around Johnston?
77 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch stage around Johnston?
Notably Des Moines Community Playhouse, xBk Annex and Val Air Ballroom. See the full list of venues above.