Trips & Adventurous Activities in Des Moines

Check out happening trips & adventurous activities events all around Des Moines, IA

Lil Wayne

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Lil Wayne at Casey's Center

 Thu, 16 Jul at 08:00 pm Casey's Center

Billy Currington and Kip Moore at Water Works Park

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:30 pm Water Works Park

Luke Bryan with Drew Baldridge, Raelynn and Karley Scott Collins

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Des Moines Symphony’s Yankee Doodle Pops

 Fri, 03 Jul at 08:30 pm Iowa State Capitol (1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA)

2026 Iowa State Fair Admission Tickets at Iowa State Fair

 Fri, 21 Aug at 11:59 pm Iowa State Fair

Hardy with McCoy Moore

 Fri, 14 Aug at 01:00 am Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Rod Stewart at Iowa State Fair

 Fri, 14 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

WWE Monday Night Raw at Caseys Center

 Mon, 03 Aug at 06:30 pm Caseys Center

Tyler Childers at Casey's Center

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

Luke Bryan

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents The Greatest Show On Earth - Des Moines

 Fri, 02 Oct at 12:00 am Casey's Center

Lainey Wilson at Iowa State Fair

 Sun, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

AJR

 Tue, 18 Aug at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Wicked - Des Moines

 Thu, 03 Sep at 12:30 am Des Moines Civic Center

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

Thomas Rhett

 Wed, 21 Oct Casey's Center

Alison Krauss & Union Station with Jerry Douglas

 Mon, 15 Jun at 12:30 am Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

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

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

Tyler Childers

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:00 pm Casey's Center

Zac Brown Band with Grace Potter

 Sat, 21 Nov at 01:00 am Casey's Center

Dude Perfect at Casey's Center

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

TLC and Salt N Pepa with En Vogue at Iowa State Fair

 Tue, 18 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Hardy with McCoy Moore at Iowa State Fair

 Thu, 13 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Thomas Rhett at Casey's Center

 Thu, 22 Oct at 07:30 pm Casey's Center

Staind at Iowa State Fair

 Mon, 17 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

The Wallflowers at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sun, 14 Jun at 08:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Monty Python's Spamalot at Des Moines Civic Center

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

John Crist at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sun, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Tig Notaro

 Wed, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place Theater

Goodguys Car Show

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair USD 48 to 53

Robert Cray Band at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Thu, 25 Jun at 08:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Riley Green & Mackenzie Carpenter

 Wed, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair

St. Paul and The Broken Bones at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Tue, 30 Jun Hoyt Sherman Place

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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

Iowa State Fair - Des Moines

 Tue, 18 Aug Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Justin Willman at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Fri, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Alabama at Iowa State Fair

 Fri, 21 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Alison Krauss And Union Station

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

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

 Wed, 09 Sep Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Billy Currington & Kip Moore

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Riley Green

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

Judy Collins at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Thu, 27 Aug at 06:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

Monty Python's Spamalot - ASL Interpreted & Audio Described

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

Hardy

 Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Umphrey's McGee

 Thu, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:30 pm World Food Prize Hall of Laureates USD 41 to 79

Dude Perfect - Squad Games Tour 2026

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 pm Casey's Center

Jefferson Starship with Pure Prairie League

 Sat, 12 Sep at 01:00 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Goodguys Heartland Nationals

 Fri, 03 Jul at 08:00 am Iowa State Fair Grounds

Ringling Bros B&B Circus at Casey's Center

 Thu, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Casey's Center

Iowa Cubs vs. Toledo Mud Hens

 Mon, 01 Jun at 06:00 pm Principal Park USD 19 to 83

Clay Walker at Water Works Park

 Thu, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm Water Works Park

Josiah Queen with Ben Fuller at Iowa State Fair

 Sun, 23 Aug at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair

The Acacia Strain at Woolys

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Woolys

Monty Python's Spamalot - Des Moines

 Wed, 21 Oct Des Moines Civic Center

Josiah Queen

 Sat, 22 Aug Iowa State Fair

Clay Walker

 Wed, 26 Aug at 06:00 pm Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Des Moines Halloween Bar Crawl

 Sat, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm American Outlaws Bar USD 19 to 31

Micky Dolenz at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sun, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

The Black Jacket Symphony - Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet at Hoyt Sherman Place

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

Alana Springsteen at Woolys

 Sun, 27 Sep at 07:30 pm Woolys

Parking Lainey Wilson

 Mon, 17 Aug Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Parking Rod Stewart

 Sat, 15 Aug at 01:00 am Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

 Tue, 06 Oct at 12:30 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Benjamin Tod at Woolys

 Sun, 12 Jul at 08:00 pm Woolys

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus

 Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm Merle Hay Mall

90th Annual MFASLC Convention: Des Moines, IA

 Thu, 09 Jul at 03:00 pm Des Moines Marriott Downtown USD 0 to 195

Toledo Mud Hens at Iowa Cubs at Principal Park

 Tue, 02 Jun at 11:59 pm Principal Park

Buckcherry at Woolys

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:00 pm Woolys

Rainbow Safari

 Thu, 30 Jul at 05:30 pm Blank Park Zoo

BigXThaPlug

 Fri, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Gary Owen at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sat, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm Hoyt Sherman Place

GalaxyCon Des Moines - Saturday

 Fri, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Hy-Vee Hall at Iowa Events Center

GalaxyCon Des Moines - Sunday

 Sat, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Hy-Vee Hall at Iowa Events Center

BigXThaPlug at Iowa State Fair

 Sat, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm Iowa State Fair

Snarky Puppy

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

GalaxyCon - Des Moines

 Fri, 11 Sep at 05:00 pm Veterans Auditorium (IA)

Jim Hensons Labyrinth in Concert at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Wed, 07 Oct Hoyt Sherman Place

2026 Run to Exile

 Sat, 26 Sep at 09:00 am 1514 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309

Anders Colsefni

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Tigers Jaw

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Mike Sherm

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Wooly's

Marty Stuart

 Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 am Hoyt Sherman Place

Kings Kaleidoscope

 Mon, 08 Jun at 01:00 am Wooly's - Des Moines

Im With Her at Hoyt Sherman Place

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

The Acacia Strain with The Callous Daoboys, fromjoy, and MASK

 Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 am Wooly's - Des Moines

Iowa Cubs vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

 Mon, 27 Jul Principal Park

Buffalo Bisons at Iowa Cubs at Principal Park

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:38 pm Principal Park

MJ The Illusion - The Michael Jackson Experience

 Wed, 24 Jun The Ingersoll

St Paul Saints at Iowa Cubs at Principal Park

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:38 pm Principal Park

Omaha Storm Chasers at Iowa Cubs at Principal Park

 Tue, 25 Aug Principal Park

John Lloyd Young

 Thu, 24 Sep at 06:00 pm The Ingersoll

Irving Berlin's White Christmas at The Ingersoll

 Fri, 27 Nov at 07:30 pm The Ingersoll

Iowa Cubs vs. Tri-City Chili Peppers

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:00 pm Principal Park

Spyro Gyra at Hoyt Sherman Place

 Sat, 01 Aug Hoyt Sherman Place

Indianapolis Indians at Iowa Cubs at Principal Park

 Tue, 16 Jun Principal Park

Drake Bulldogs vs. South Dakota Mines Hardrockers

 Wed, 26 Aug at 06:00 pm Drake Stadium - Des Moines

Tigers Jaw

 Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 am Wooly's - Des Moines