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Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Sep 26 · 6:59 PM
Jack Trice Stadium
Summer Dean at Talk Shop Lounge 9-25
Summer Dean at Talk Shop Lounge 9-25
Sep 25 · 7:30 PM
The Talk Shop Lounge
Dan Trilk
Dan Trilk
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM
Iowa Distilling Company
Amanda Janson
Amanda Janson
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Ankeny First United Methodist Church
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Sep 17
Board and Batten, LLC
Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello
Sep 24 · 7:00 PM
Wooly's
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
Downtown Farmers' Market
Downtown Farmers' Market
Oct 3 • Free
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market

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Free Style
Free Style
Sep 16 · 7:30 AM
Young Arena
Jethro's Happy Hour
Jethro's Happy Hour
Sep 16 · 3:00 PM
Jethro's BBQ n' LakeHouse
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Sep 16 · 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM
xBk Live
Venture
Venture
Sep 16 · 6:15 PM
NorthPoint Church
Wild Youth
Wild Youth
Sep 16 · 6:30 PM • Free
Eternity Church
Awana 2026!
Awana 2026!
Sep 16 · 6:45 PM
Heartland Baptist Church
Whose Live Anyway?
Whose Live Anyway?
Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Hancher Showcase
New Neighbors, Camp Regret, Cat Positive & One More Hour
New Neighbors, Camp Regret, Cat Positive & One More Hour
Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Gabe's
6th-8th Student Ministry
6th-8th Student Ministry
Sep 16
The Bridge Preschool
Bible Study
Bible Study
Sep 16
St. John's Lutheran Church

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Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Sep 19 · 11:00 AM
Jack Trice Stadium
Richrath Project REO - The Music of REO Speedwagon
Richrath Project REO - The Music of REO Speedwagon
Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
The Ingersoll
Theatre
Theatre
Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Paramount Theatre
VOID + PHANTOM w/ Starved & Narcotic Self
VOID + PHANTOM w/ Starved & Narcotic Self
Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Wildwood Iowa City
9.19.26 Live Music
9.19.26 Live Music
Sep 19 · 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM +1 more
Winterset Cidery
90s Rockshow
90s Rockshow
Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
Blade Rave
Blade Rave
Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Wooly's
Joey Harkum w/ Beggar's Bargain
Joey Harkum w/ Beggar's Bargain
Sep 19
xBk Live
Free Live Music with Dukes of Haggard
Free Live Music with Dukes of Haggard
Sep 19 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
fall renaissance faire
fall renaissance faire
Sep 19
Sleepy Hollow
Doug Doud
Doug Doud
Sep 19
Bar None Cowboy Church
Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Sep 19
Knoxville Raceway

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Summer Dean at Talk Shop Lounge 9-25
Summer Dean at Talk Shop Lounge 9-25
Sep 25 · 7:30 PM
The Talk Shop Lounge
Dan Trilk
Dan Trilk
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM
Iowa Distilling Company
Amanda Janson
Amanda Janson
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Ankeny First United Methodist Church
Dan Trilk
Dan Trilk
Oct 24 · 8:00 AM
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Sep 17
Board and Batten, LLC
Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello
Sep 24 · 7:00 PM
Wooly's
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Paramount Theatre
Emily Ann Roberts
Emily Ann Roberts
Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Casey's Center
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre
Kevin Atwater w/ Ruby Plume
Kevin Atwater w/ Ruby Plume
Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
xBk Live
Mitchell Tenpenny
Mitchell Tenpenny
Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom

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Hokus Pokus Live!
Hokus Pokus Live!
Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
The Englert Theatre
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Oct 4 · 6:00 PM
Paramount Theatre
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake
Oct 6 · 7:00 PM
Bridge View Center
Never After Happily
Never After Happily
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
Ranch Hands - Cowboylesque
Ranch Hands - Cowboylesque
Oct 23
Val Air Ballroom
Happy Accident: Absurdist Puppet Show w/ Crooked Torus
Happy Accident: Absurdist Puppet Show w/ Crooked Torus
Oct 1
xBk Live
Tell It Like It Is: Iowa Storytellers Project “Voyages”
Tell It Like It Is: Iowa Storytellers Project “Voyages”
Sep 29 · 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place

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Downtown Farmers' Market
Downtown Farmers' Market
Oct 3 • Free
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
2026 Iowa Blues Challenge
2026 Iowa Blues Challenge
Oct 5 • Free
xBk Live
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Sep 22 · 5:00 PM • Free
Plain Talk Books & Coffee
Music Walk
Music Walk
Sep 17 · 5:00 PM • Free
Ames History Museum
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Nov 5 · 5:00 PM • Free
The Englert Theatre
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Oct 14 · 8:00 PM • Free
Gabe's
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Oct 3 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
Fridays at the Farm
Fridays at the Farm
Sep 18 • Free
Middlebrook Farm
Fitness in the Park – Fitness Crawl
Fitness in the Park – Fitness Crawl
Sep 19 • Free
The District at Prairie Trail
Wild Youth
Wild Youth
Sep 16 · 6:30 PM • Free
Eternity Church

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Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Sep 17
Board and Batten, LLC
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre
Kevin Atwater w/ Ruby Plume
Kevin Atwater w/ Ruby Plume
Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
xBk Live
Mitchell Tenpenny
Mitchell Tenpenny
Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom
Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Sep 19 · 11:00 AM
Jack Trice Stadium
Sub Urban - The Bell Tolls Tour
Sub Urban - The Bell Tolls Tour
Sep 22 · 7:00 PM
Gabe's
Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Sep 18
Vibrant Music Hall
John Crist Live!
John Crist Live!
Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Flordia swamp grass band Swamp Rats with Danny Russell Wolf
Sep 22 · 5:00 PM • Free
Plain Talk Books & Coffee
Music Walk
Music Walk
Sep 17 · 5:00 PM • Free
Ames History Museum
Richrath Project REO - The Music of REO Speedwagon
Richrath Project REO - The Music of REO Speedwagon
Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
The Ingersoll
Theatre
Theatre
Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Paramount Theatre
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New Neighbors, Camp Regret, Cat Positive & One More Hour
New Neighbors, Camp Regret, Cat Positive & One More Hour
Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
Gabe's
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Sep 16 · 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM
xBk Live
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Emarosa w/ VEAUX and dreamfone
Sep 16 · 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM
xBk Live
Whose Live Anyway?
Whose Live Anyway?
Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Hancher Showcase
Awana 2026!
Awana 2026!
Sep 16 · 6:45 PM
Heartland Baptist Church
Venture
Venture
Sep 16 · 6:15 PM
NorthPoint Church
Wild Youth
Wild Youth
Sep 16 · 6:30 PM • Free
Eternity Church
Wednesday Night Study
Wednesday Night Study
Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Heartland Baptist Church
$9.95 Tenderloins
$9.95 Tenderloins
Sep 16
Jethro's BBQ n' LakeHouse
6th-8th Student Ministry
6th-8th Student Ministry
Sep 16
The Bridge Preschool
Adult Open Hockey
Adult Open Hockey
Sep 16 · 12:00 PM
Young Arena
Free Style
Free Style
Sep 16 · 7:30 AM
Young Arena
Jethro's Happy Hour
Jethro's Happy Hour
Sep 16 · 3:00 PM
Jethro's BBQ n' LakeHouse
9th-12th Student Ministry
9th-12th Student Ministry
Sep 16
The Bridge Preschool
1st-3rd Grade Adventure Club
1st-3rd Grade Adventure Club
Sep 16
The Bridge Preschool
Bible Study
Bible Study
Sep 16
St. John's Lutheran Church
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Jordan Messerole Live in Concert in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, September 17, 2026
Sep 17
Board and Batten, LLC
JMSN w/ Jim Swim
JMSN w/ Jim Swim
Sep 17
xBk Live
Music Walk
Music Walk
Sep 17 · 5:00 PM • Free
Ames History Museum
Andrew Hoyt
Andrew Hoyt
Sep 17
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Buddy Holly: Oh Boy!
Buddy Holly: Oh Boy!
Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
The Ingersoll
THURSDAY NIGHT KARAOKE!
THURSDAY NIGHT KARAOKE!
Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Captain Roy's
Nature Club
Nature Club
Sep 17 · 10:30 AM
The Brenton Arboretum

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