Literary-art Events in Des Moines

Check out happening literary-art events all around Des Moines, IA

Bonne Finken + The Collective // Eras-Style Concert

 Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Hayes Carll, Aaron Raitiere in Des Moines

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm Wooly's

Madison Kolbet w/special guest Gemma Brice!

 Sat, 13 Sep at 05:00 pm Plain Talk Books & Coffee

Flirty in Iowa

 Sat, 15 Nov at 11:00 am Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown USD 0 to 35

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Tallgrass: The Des Moines Festival of Ideas --2025

 Fri, 15 Aug at 05:30 pm The Shop DSM - Event Center USD 0 to 61

Meet the Poet - Richard Tillinghast

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Marketplace Film Premiere!

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:30 pm The Fleur Cinema & Cafe

ROCKY HORROR AT THE FLEUR

 Fri, 12 Sep at 11:00 pm The Fleur Cinema & Cafe

REDefined: Photo Exhibit // FREE!

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm 1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311

New City Poets Open Mic Night // FREE!

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm 1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311

Meet the Author - Shadley Grei

 Mon, 08 Sep at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Word Up

 Wed, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm 525 SW 5th St, Suite D, Des Moines, IA 50309-4501, United States

Cloakroom w/ Glass Ox

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Bright Star

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

The Claudettes w/ Abbie Sawyer

 Wed, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Book Launch - Arbor Sloane

 Sat, 30 Aug at 03:00 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Tell It Like It Is: Iowa Storytellers Project "Back to School"

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Greg Koch with the Koch Marshall Trio

 Tue, 02 Sep at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

2025 Peace Day International Festival

 Sun, 21 Sep at 10:00 am Mainframe Studios

Brian D. McLaren: What the World Needs From People of Faith

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm Sheslow Auditorium Free

Meet the Artist/Author - Lindy Smith

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Iowa Author Awards Dinner

 Thu, 09 Oct at 05:30 pm World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

Hopeless Romantics Book Club: Problematic Summer Romance

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm 520 Euclid Ave, Suite 102, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50313

Meet the Poet & Poetry Presentation - Dennis Maulsby

 Fri, 17 Oct at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Buried Child

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Civic Center Stoner Theater

Meet the Author - Nicole Baart

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Meet the Author - Hank Philippi Ryan

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm Des Moines Public Library

Meet the Author - Ashlie Hand

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Meet the Author - Joyce Rupp

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

NSAI presents Open Mic @ the Annex // FREE!

 Mon, 15 Sep at 06:00 pm 1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311

Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality

 Tue, 26 Aug at 06:15 pm First Unitarian Church of Des Moines Iowa

Dehd w/ Starcharm

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

DMPW Monthly Critique Group

 Sat, 30 Aug at 10:00 am Smokey Row Coffee - Des Moines, IA

Meet Children's Author - Lorna Stallman

 Mon, 06 Oct at 04:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

Meet the Author - Larry Baker

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

David Sedaris at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Meet the Author - Elise Wayland

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm 2629 Beaver Ave Ste S1, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310

David Sedaris

 Wed, 22 Oct Hoyt Sherman Place

David Sedaris at Hoyt Sherman Auditorium

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Auditorium

2025 Iowa Christian Author Fair

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm Living Waters Fellowship

Write Your Book This Year

 Thu, 10 Oct at 11:00 am Virtual via Zoom Free

The Philosophy of Rome

 Sun, 07 Sep at 10:00 am Gravitate Coworking (Downtown) USD 0 to 39