Contests Events in Des Moines

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2025 Iowa Blues Challenge

Sun, 05 Oct at 01:00 pm Lefty's Live Music

Blue October

Sat, 01 Nov at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Des Moines Official Halloween Bar Crawl

Sat, 01 Nov at 04:00 pm Des Moines USD 9 to 18

Living Dead Girl Pin Up Contest & Car Show

Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Monsterama Pubcade

1st Annual Sandlot Scramble

Fri, 10 Oct at 09:00 am Blank Park Golf Course

Saxsquatch at Woolys

Fri, 17 Oct Woolys

Corrosion of Conformity

Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Kayko at xBk Live

Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm xBk Live

Tonic Sol-Fa

Fri, 19 Dec at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Halloween PAAARTEH

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm 1511 E Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA

Des Moines Totally Rad Vintage Fest

Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am Iowa Events Center

Trick or Treat with your Pup

Sun, 26 Oct at 12:00 pm Paws and Pints

Erf Yacht Rock Halloween

Fri, 31 Oct at 09:00 pm Yacht Club

Bark Before Dark

Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Reno Memorial Dog Park

Boos & Brews

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Josh Ritter at Hoyt Sherman Place

Sun, 09 Nov at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

A Motown Christmas at Hoyt Sherman Place

Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

The Great Pumpkin Paint-Off

Wed, 15 Oct at 06:00 pm 401 E. Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Petey USA at Woolys

Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Woolys

Drake Bulldogs vs. Morehead State Eagles

Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Drake Stadium - Des Moines

Rippin' & Rollin' w/ Lipstick Homicide & Odd Pets

Fri, 24 Oct at 08:45 pm Skate South

Manitoba Moose at Iowa Wild at Casey's Center

Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

ARL Trick AND Treat

Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm 5452 N.E. 22nd St., Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313

The Ripper - Hosted by Recon Roofing & Construction

Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm West End Architectural Salvage USD 50 to 5,000

Girl Named Tom at Hoyt Sherman Place

Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Eddie Griffin at Hoyt Sherman Place

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Chili Cookoff with The Loop DSM Presented by Hy-Vee

Sun, 19 Oct at 12:00 pm 215 E 3rd St #100, Des Moines, IA 50309

The Dangerous Summer

Fri, 10 Oct at 12:00 am xBk Live

Carbon Leaf

Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Goldpine and The Burney Sisters

Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Miss Gay Iowa USofA 2026 - India's Dreamhouse

Sat, 08 Nov at 09:00 pm The Garden

Trivia Night

Tue, 07 Oct at 06:30 pm 4119 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311, United States

An Irving Berlin White Christmas Revue

Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm The Ingersoll

Jeni Grouws: Songs from the Bottom Shelf

Thu, 06 Nov at 08:00 pm 1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311

Adam Sandler

Sun, 05 Oct at 12:30 am Casey's Center

Weary Ramblers - "Driftwood" Album Release w/ Kelley Smith

Sun, 16 Nov at 06:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Koyo at Woolys

Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Woolys

Eddie Pepitone

Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm xBk Live

Halloween w/ The Paul Lichty Jazz Orchestra **Costume Contest!**

Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm 1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Oktoberfest with Friends of the DSM Choral Society | Oct. 4

Sat, 04 Oct at 11:30 am 555 17th St., Des Moines, IA 50309

The Music Man at Des Moines Civic Center

Fri, 20 Mar Des Moines Civic Center

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles

Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Scottish Rite Consistory

Noblesville Boom at Iowa Wolves

Sun, 16 Nov at 09:00 pm Casey's Center

The Lacs

Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Abi Carter

Mon, 20 Oct at 06:00 pm xBk Live

Holiday Concert featuring Tina Haase Findlay

Sun, 07 Dec at 06:00 pm 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Whiskey Bent

Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm Maggie's Rumble Room

Dog Man - The Musical

Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Holly & Ivy

Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Triple Espresso

Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Temple for Performing Arts

Anthony Gomes

Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm xBk Live

Les Miserables

Tue, 11 Nov at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

FREAK OUT – Where Real Halloween Noise Lives”

Fri, 31 Oct at 09:00 am Lefty's Live Music USD 13 to 42

Halloween Race

Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am 1701 E McKinley Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50320

Bored Teachers

Sat, 11 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Skizzy Mars

Sat, 11 Oct at 12:00 am Wooly's

Eddie Griffin

Sat, 18 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

Marilyn Maye

Thu, 22 Jan The Ingersoll

Locker Wars

Tue, 21 Oct at 05:30 pm 4801 Franklin Room 106 , Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Twilight in Concert

Fri, 31 Oct Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Regional Competition

Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Tower Performance Center

Iowa Wolves vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce

Fri, 02 Jan at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Salt Lake City Stars at Iowa Wolves at Casey's Center

Mon, 16 Mar at 07:30 pm Casey's Center

Bucknell Bison vs Iowa Hawkeyes Mens Basketball

Sat, 20 Dec at 09:30 am Casey's Center

Iowa Wolves vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Sun, 25 Jan Casey's Center

Children & Families of Iowa Ladies Golf Tournament

Thu, 02 Oct at 09:00 am A.H. Blank Golf Course

Ontario Reign at Iowa Wild

Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Parking Manitoba Moose at Iowa Wild

Sun, 07 Dec at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Iowa Wolves vs. Oklahoma City Blue

Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Leonid & Friends

Thu, 02 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Toronto Marlies at Iowa Wild

Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 am Casey's Center

Parking Springfield Thunderbirds at Iowa Wild

Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 am Casey's Center

RED WHITE & QUE BBQ

Sat, 11 Oct at 07:00 am VFW Post 9662

Emanuel Ax - Des Moines

Sat, 21 Feb Sheslow Auditorium

Parking Nicotine Dolls

Fri, 03 Oct at 12:00 am Wooly's

SosMula

Mon, 16 Feb at 01:00 am xBk Live

UAB Blazers at Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball

Fri, 05 Dec at 09:30 am Drake Knapp Center

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute

Wed, 15 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Parking Mexico City Capitanes at Iowa Wolves

Wed, 28 Jan at 12:30 am Casey's Center

Florry

Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm xBk Live

Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars

Mon, 17 Nov at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Iowa Wolves vs. Mexico City Capitanes

Mon, 26 Jan at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Archers at Woolys

Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm Woolys

Six - The Musical

Mon, 12 Jan Des Moines Civic Center

Cole Chaney

Thu, 23 Oct at 12:00 am xBk Live

Parking Sioux Falls Skyforce at Iowa Wolves

Sun, 04 Jan at 12:30 am Casey's Center

Greensky Bluegrass

Thu, 30 Oct Hoyt Sherman Place

Jonas Brothers with Boys Like Girls

Mon, 06 Oct at 12:30 am Casey's Center

Parking Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Iowa Wolves

Tue, 27 Jan at 12:30 am Casey's Center

Parking Nurse Blake

Tue, 21 Oct at 12:00 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Tucson Roadrunners at Iowa Wild

Sat, 01 Nov Casey's Center

Iowa Wild vs. Toronto Marlies

Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Casey's Center