Performing-arts Events in Des Moines

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Des Moines, IA

Steve Martin & Martin Short

 Sat, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short at Des Moines Civic Center

 Sun, 11 Oct at 07:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Steve Martin

 Mon, 12 Oct at 12:00 am Des Moines Civic Center

Wicked at Des Moines, IA

 Fri, 18 Sep at 03:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center - Des Moines, IA

Wicked Tickets Des Moines Civic Center IA

 Wed, 02 Sep at 07:30 pm 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309-2104, United States

Wicked at Des Moines Civic Center

 Wed, 02 Sep at 07:30 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Wicked

 Tue, 01 Sep at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Wicked at Des Moines, IA

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:00 am Des Moines Civic Center - Des Moines, IA

Wicked (Touring) - only children age 5 and over with tickets will be allowed into the theater

 Sun, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm Des Moines Performing Arts Center - Civic Center

Dude Perfect at Casey's Center

 Sat, 25 Jul at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Tig Notaro at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Thu, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Monty Python's Spamalot at Des Moines Civic Center

 Tue, 20 Oct at 07:30 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Brit Floyd

 Sun, 31 May at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Riley Green

 Fri, 21 Aug at 01:00 am Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

 Sat, 16 May at 04:30 pm Scottish Rite Consistory USD 52 to 64

Greek Food Fair 2026!

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am 1110 35th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50311

Cinderella - Musical

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Serial Killer Speakeasy - Des Moines, IA

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm The Grand Hall at Temple Theater USD 59 to 70

Alison Krauss And Union Station

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Ballet Des Moines - Cinderella at Des Moines Civic Center

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Snarky Puppy

 Wed, 14 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

May 23 Table Reservation - 10pm

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 pm The Garden Nightclub USD 8 to 42

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

 Wed, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Snarky Puppy at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Tue, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Monty Python's Spamalot - ASL Interpreted & Audio Described

 Sat, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Monty Python's Spamalot - Des Moines

 Wed, 21 Oct Des Moines Civic Center

Im With Her at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Stark Raving Madge- A Tribute to the 70's

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Wooly's 504 East Locust St Des Moines, Ia.

Jefferson Starship

 Thu, 10 Sep Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Styx

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Jim Henson's Labyrinth - In Concert

 Tue, 06 Oct at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Come From Away

 Fri, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Wednesday in Des Moines

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:30 pm Casey's Center

The Impossible Dream: A Night of Broadway w/ Napoleon Douglas

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm 1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Ballet Des Moines - Cinderella

 Sun, 17 May at 12:00 am Des Moines Civic Center

Whole Lotta Heart Tour - Jen Kober Comedy

 Fri, 10 Jul at 05:30 pm 3711 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Aoife O'Donovan in Des Moines

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Soulful Sounds in Des Moines

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Shop DSM

The Guilty Pleasures with Super 8

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Choir! Choir! Choir!

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

Measure for Measure

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:30 pm 4025 Tonawanda Drive, 50312

Treaty Oak Revival with Huser Brothers and Andy Buckner

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Choir! Choir! Choir!

 Fri, 15 May at 11:00 pm Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater

Satsang

 Sat, 06 Jun Wooly's - Des Moines

Middle of Somewhere: An Improvised Two-Act Play About Your Hometown!

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Des Moines Playhouse

Legally Blonde

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:30 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Whose Live Anyway at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Genessa & The Selena Experience

 Sun, 04 Oct at 12:30 am The Ingersoll

2nd annual Summer Soiree

 Sat, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown

Capital City Pride Speaker Series- Alexandra Billings

Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Temple for Performing Arts

KC Trombonist Marcus Lewis w/ His Quintet

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm 1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Seeds - SPINNS A Contemporary Ballet at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Fri, 12 Jun Hoyt Sherman Place

I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

Boy Band Review

 Sat, 31 Oct at 01:00 pm The Ingersoll

I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire - Audio Described & ASL Signed Performance

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

FLIP Fabrique: Summer Break

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Cowles Commons

TEST_2026 Drake University Voice Intensive

 Mon, 08 Jun at 09:00 am Harmon Fine Arts Center USD 0 to 400

Reefer Madness - Des Moines

 Sat, 03 Oct at 12:30 am Des Moines Performing Arts Stoner Theater

Rent - School Edition

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:00 pm Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

512 The Selena Experience

 Sun, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm The Ingersoll

World Lindy Hop Day - Lindy in the Streets

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Water Works Park Amphitheater

A Soulful Celebration

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 pm The Garden

Reefer Madness - Audio Described & ASL Signed Performance

 Sat, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

11th Annual Cloris Awards

 Sun, 30 Aug at 05:00 pm Sheslow Auditorium

And The World Goes Round: The Songs of Kander And Ebb

 Wed, 10 Jun The Ingersoll

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

TheatreMidwest presents *Apples in Winter* in Des Moines, IA

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Grand View University Viking Theatre

Fever: Gina Gedler Sings Peggy Lee w/ Her Band

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm 1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Rupert Wates at Progressive Voices Concerts

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm First Unitarian Church of Des Moines Iowa

The Penguin Project production of Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo Jr

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Jaguar Sun & Kurt Travis

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Steve Berry's Tribute to Barry Manilow

 Fri, 28 Aug at 07:30 pm The Ingersoll

Adventure Clubhouse: Chicken Little

 Fri, 15 May at 09:30 am 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Reefer Madness

 Thu, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm Stoner Studio Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

Sail On - The Beach Boys Tribute

 Sun, 23 Aug at 01:00 pm The Ingersoll

Auditions: Come From Away

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

The Dinner Detective True Crime M**der Mystery Dinner Show - Des Moines, IA

 Sat, 13 Jul at 06:00 pm Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown USD 81

Comedy Workshop hosted by Bit By Bit

 Sat, 18 Apr xBk Live Free

Auditions: Junie B Jones in Boo...and I Mean It!

 Mon, 17 Aug at 06:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

AUDITIONS NEW DATE: Les Miserables

 Sun, 01 Nov at 06:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312