Performing-arts Events in Des Moines

Check out happening performing-arts events all around 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

Fortune Feimster

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

The Wizard of Oz in Concert with the Des Moines Symphony

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:30 pm 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Dude Perfect at Casey's Center

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

Whitney Cummings

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Trisha Yearwood

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Tim Hawkins

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Riley Green

 Fri, 21 Aug Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Brit Floyd

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

The Music Man at Des Moines Civic Center

 Fri, 20 Mar Des Moines Civic Center

Steven Curtis Chapman

 Tue, 10 Mar at 12:00 am Hoyt Sherman Place

The Music Man

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Purple Piano - The One Man Tribute to Prince

 Fri, 20 Mar at 05:30 pm Ingersoll Dinner Theater

March 14 Table Reservation - 10pm

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 pm The Garden Nightclub USD 8 to 31

Des Moines Symphony Orchestra: Alpine Symphony

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Cinderella - Musical

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

America at Des Moines Civic Center

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Ballet Des Moines - Cinderella at Des Moines Civic Center

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

March 28 Table Reservation - 10pm

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 pm The Garden Nightclub USD 8 to 31

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

High on Drag Brunch

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am THE GARDEN USD 42

Des Moines Symphony - Des Moines

 Sun, 15 Mar at 12:30 am Des Moines Civic Center USD 170 to 251

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers at xBk Live

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm xBk Live

Dinner Detective Des Moines March 14th Public Show

 Sat, 14 Mar at 06:00 pm Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown (Des Moines, Iowa)

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Des Moines Civic Center

Wheatus

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 am Wooly's

Bloodywood

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Wooly's

The Music Man - Des Moines

 Sat, 21 Mar Des Moines Civic Center

March 13 Table Reservation - 10pm

 Fri, 13 Mar at 10:00 pm The Garden Nightclub USD 8 to 31

Igor and the Red Elvises with Surf Zombies

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Suffs

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Garrison Keillor

 Fri, 01 May The Ingersoll

Jazz & Jewels: A Night of Broadway Brilliance (Annual Gala for Iowa Stage Theatre Company)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Noce

Wednesday in Des Moines

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

Church Basement Ladies

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm 3711 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa

Im With Her at Hoyt Sherman Place

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

Aoife O'Donovan in Des Moines

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

A Tribute to Billy Joel with Billy Nation

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Des Moines Temple Theater

Ballet Des Moines - Cinderella

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

Garrison Keillor

 Sun, 03 May The Ingersoll

Legally Blonde

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

Classics & Hymns Tour with The Collingsworth Family - Des Moines, IA

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm Franklin Jr High Event Center

Dreamgirls Revue Show

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm The Ingersoll

Doddle POP at Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

Patricia Holly

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm The Ingersoll

The Lubben Brothers at Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

Doodle POP! - Sensory Friendly Performance

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

KUD Dukat Presents Folklore Festival at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Rent - School Edition

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

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm 221 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

May the 4th Be With You Psychic Fair

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am Des Moines New Age Shop

11th Annual Cloris Awards

 Sun, 30 Aug at 07:00 pm Sheslow Auditorium

A Midsummer Night's Dream

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm 2811 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50316

Aesop Bops at Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

Dreamgirls Revue Show

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm The Ingersoll

Delbert Anderson

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

The Twilight Zone UnScripted

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Temple for Performing Arts

Choir! Choir! Choir!

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

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

Church Basement Ladies - Des Moines

 Fri, 27 Mar at 12:30 am The Ingersoll

KUD Dukat: Folklore Festival

 Fri, 24 Apr Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

The OzDust Ball

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm The Garden

Clue - High School Edition

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

Lilly Hiatt

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

A Soulful Celebration

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 pm The Garden

Aesop Bops!

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

The Tannahill Weavers in Des Moines

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm

Des Moines Opera OPERA Iowa Spotlight Concert at St. Paul's Cathedral

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Cathedral Arts at St. Paul's Cathedral USD 29

Twilight Zone UnScripted at Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Temple Theater at Des Moines Performing Arts

2026 Iowa Poetry Association Poetry Slam Finals

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Grand View University Viking Theatre

I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire

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

Whitney Cummings at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Hudson Freeman w/ Brian Gerald Bulger

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Courtney Patton & Jason Walsmith

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm 3711 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa

The Fashion Circuit Spring/Summer 2026 Show

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm The Frenchway Building

Suffs - Des Moines

 Wed, 29 Apr at 12:30 am Des Moines Civic Center

Jacob Lampman's Ego Death w/ Jesson, Fleming & Cullen

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

Matt Mason

 Fri, 24 Apr at 12:00 am xBk Live

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:30 pm xBk Live

TEST_2026 Drake University Voice Intensive

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

Clue - On Stage High School Edition - Des Moines

 Sat, 25 Apr Des Moines Performing Arts Stoner Theater

The Lubben Brothers +

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Temple for Performing Arts

Twilight Zone UnScripted

 Mon, 16 Mar Temple Theater - Des Moines Performing Arts

Rupert Boyd

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm 2811 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50316-1461, United States

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

Jaguar Sun & Kurt Travis

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

JS Streible: Songs, Stories, Poems & More

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm 1163 24th St, Unit B Des Moines IA 50311

The Artist Fellowship: Showcase Night

 Sun, 29 Mar at 06:30 pm The Gateway Church Free

Lindy with Charleston

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

The Seagull - Des Moines

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:30 am Des Moines Performing Arts Stoner Theater

Alison Krauss And Union Station

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

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

Choir! Choir! Choir!

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

Nate Bargatze

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Auditions: Noises Off

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312

Auditions: Legally Blonde

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm 831 42nd St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312