Don't let the cold keep you from checking out a new business in Des Moines this winter! From restaurants to bookstores, a reopening of a classic theater, and a new grocery store, are plenty of new things in Des...
Goodbye, 2022!
Family activities, adult-only festivities, how will you celebrate New Year's Eve this year? There's lots of fun to be had around Des Moines. And of course, you could do both day and night to make the most of...
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The annual Holiday Promenade will return to the Historic East...
If the idea of cooking and cleaning up a huge Thanksgiving meal does not sound like your idea of a holiday, why not go out to eat? Several restaurants in the metro offer Thanksgiving meals or skip the traditional...
Spend more time with family this year and less time in the kitchen, get your holiday meal catered!
There are many tasty options around the Des Moines metro from grocery stores to restaurants. So if you don't like to cook...
What's sweeter than hot cocoa on a cold Iowa day? A hot cocoa bomb!
Simply pour hot milk over the chocolatey orb and watch as the shell melts into nectar and marshmallows and other goodies appear. Kids and adults alike...
As the kids return to school and cooler air makes for cozy couch nests, you might be looking for a new book to help you relax, teach you a little something, or just distract you from reality.
If only you...
The Wellmark Family Series returns to the Des Moines Civic Center for another amazing season featuring four all-new productions. Each one-hour performance is designed to bring young minds on incredible adventures, while educating audiences of all ages and making...
Des Moines is ever booming with new business. From shops to restaurants and even a new place to hang out with your best four-legged friend. Add "checking out a new business" to your fall bucket list today!
10+ New Things...
Kids grow fast. Most budgets don't. That's why Just Between Friends created a
marketplace for local families to sell their gently used children's items for a fraction of
retail all in one place. Join them Sept 9 to 11 at the...
In + Around Des Moines
Des Moines Halloween Events in 2023
Don't limit the Halloween fun to beggar's night and a pumpkin patch. Celebrate the spooky (and fun!) season all month long.
Whether you are looking...