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- First Market Day
- First Farmers Market
- Pedal Art celebrates Bike Month
- 2012 Drake Relays street party
- Project Variety: sips and bites of fun
- Derby madness
- Badower's Spring Launch Party
- LOVE: The Naissance of Fashion Rock
- Night out at the Iowa Cubs ballgame
- Bubble Ball
- Art and aquamarine evening at HUE
- St. Patrick's Day 2012 at Flanagan's
- St. Patrick's Day 2012 at Sully's
- St. Patrick's Day 2012 in downtown, part 2
- St. Patrick's Day 2012 in downtown Des Moines
- St. Patrick's Day 2012 at Gas Lamp
- Orchard Place Spelling Bee 2012
- Fight for Air Climb
- Bucs and brews: night of hockey
- Fans & action at Mid Iowa Rollers bout
- Kicking it on Fourth Street
- Derby Dames take the court
- RAYGUN + Svec opening night
- Bacon Queen contest
- The Pretty Things Peepshow
- Skywalk Golf 2012
- Groundhog Day 2012 Party
- Iowa Startup Fair
- I'll Make Me A World In Iowa 2012
- Young Professional of the Year ceremony
- Morning Moose Downhill Derby
- Weddings DSM bridal show
- New Year's Eve 2011: Miss Kitty's
- New Year's Eve 2011: Downtown
- New Year's Eve 2011: Son of Buck's
- Dwolla meetup
- YPC's annual meeting
- Santa Pub Crawl 2011
- Opening night at the Iowa Energy
- Market Day Black Friday 2011
- Buccaneer hockey action
- Lazer Rock Girl Pageant 2011
- A 'Wicked' makeover
- Living History Farms race 2011
- East Village Promenade 2011
- Bingolicious 2011
- Tweed Ride 2011
- 100 best Halloween costumes from 2011
- Halloween 2011 downtown bars
- Halloween 2011 West Glen
- Halloween at Miss Kitty's
- Son of Buck's Halloween basher
- Des Moines Social Club's Best Halloween Ever
- Pumpkin Bash at Gas Lamp
- Halloween 2011 downtown bars part 2
- Race for the Cure 2011
- Opening night with the Bucs
- 90 pics of Saturday's Oktoberfest action in Des Moines
- Friday night at Des Moines Oktoberfest
- Latino Heritage Festival 2011
- Comic I-Con 2011
- Bridal forum at the Sheraton Hotel
- Symphony with a Twist
- Bike ride to Cumming Tap
- East Village Bazaar Sunday
- Urban Assault Ride 2011
- Ingersoll Live 2011
- Mustache Brew Bash 2011
- Wine and music at Jasper Winery
- Zombie Burger & Drink Lab preview party
- Fat Tire Ride
- Mid Iowa Rollers at HyVee Hall
- East Side night at the Iowa State Fair
- 515 Alive 2011
- Dude-A-Rama 2011
- Italian Heritage Festival 2011
- Bell’s Circus at El Bait Shop
- Ankeny Summerfest
- Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival
- Out at the Des Moines Arts Festival 2011
- Iowa Indy Corn 250
- Home game action with the Barnstormers
- PrideFest 2011
- Subjective Circus
- Out in West Glen
- King Tat tattoo contest at Club 504
- YPC happy hour at Jasper Winery
- Iron & Wine at People's Court
- Racing Dam to Dam
- First Ankeny Unplugged
- First Friday photos
- First Zoo Brew of 2011
- Iowa Cubs Saturday
- Craft Brew Festival
- End of Days Party at the Glaza Studio
- ArtCrank Des Moines 2011
- CelebrAsian Festival 2011
- Cinco de Mayo in West Des Moines
- Cinco de Mayo street party downtown
- Mid Iowa Rollers derby action
- Midwest Cage Championship 33
- Iowa Barnstormers home opener
- St. Patrick's Day 2011 parade
- Mid Iowa Rollers derby mixer
- Midwest Cage Championship 32
- St. Baldrick's head shaving at The Funny Bone
- Comedian Pauly Shore at The Funny Bone
- Cocktails at Badowers
- Derby Dames battle the Quad City Rollers
- Pour-Over poster show at Mars Cafe
- Red Flannel Run 2011
- Super Bowl watch parties around Des Moines
- 2011 Winter Games
- I'll Make Me A World In Iowa
- Winter Formal at the Des Moines Social Club
- Hockey fans at Bucs Beer night
- Networking @ the Young Professionals Connection kickoff party
- Downhill Derby
- '70s night at the Iowa Energy
- Lazer Rock Girl Pageant with Hinder
- Market Day Black Friday
- MCC30 Thanksgiving Throwdown cage fighting
- Drag Queen Bingo 2010
- World Championship Ice Racing
- Des Moines Comic Book I-Con 2010
- Metromix and Juice Tweetup
- Bar hopping on Fourth Street
- Cyclocross at Mullets
- The Court Center Comedy Competition
- Fresh View: Diamond Dash 2010
- Best Bad Dreams Ball costumes
- Bad Dreams Ball
- Oktoberfest 2010 Saturday
- Oktoberfest 2010 on Court Ave
- Wild Friday at Uncle Buck's
- Vino in the Village
- Jim Breuer at the Funny Bone
- The Everything Bridal Show
- Gatsby Gala 2010
- East Village bazaar
- Iowa 2010 football season opener
- Latino Heritage Festival
- Last Saturday Iowa Cubs game of the summer
- Iowa State 2010 football season opener
- Ingersoll Live 2010
- Moustache Brew Bash
- Salsa Des Moines birthday bash
- Last day of the Iowa State Fair
- Urban Assault Ride
- Thousands pack the fair Saturday
- The State Fair Thursday with Darius Rucker
- Second City at Midwest JestFest
- Downtown Farmers Market Saturday
- East Side Night at the Iowa State Fair
- Opening day at the State Fair 2010
- Dog Day with the Iowa Cubs
- Lollapalooza 2010 highlights
- Midwest Cage Championships at Vets
- The Second Annual Dude-A-Rama
- The Italian-American Heritage Festival of Iowa
- Camel and ostrich races at Prairie Meadows
- Bike Down to I Town in Indianola
- Brian Posehn at the Funny Bone
- Iowa Barnstormers vs. Spokane Shock
- Juice night at Jasper Winery
- Wing Ding 2010
- Yankee Doodle Pops 2010
- Des Moines Art Festival 2010
- Jasper Winery's Summer Concert Series
- World Cup watch party at Victor's Sports Bar
- 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250
- Sips and the City 2010
- Rendezvous at the Riverfront
- Drinking at the Zoo Brew
- Fresh View: Behind the scenes with Miss Capital City Pride
- Pridefest 2010
- Fridays at the Fountain in West Glen
- Volleyball league night at Sands Volleyball Club
- Swine Festival 2010
- Clive After 5
- Subjective Circus 2010
- CelebrAsian 2010
- Iowa Cubs Saturday
- Saturday with the Barnstormers
- Dos de Mayo block party
- Cinco de Mayo celebration in Valley Junction
- Opening day at the Downtown Farmers Market
- Drake Relays Court Avenue Tent Party
- Midwest Freak Fest at Val Air Ballroom
- Fresh View: Tina Wagner
- Des Moines Derby Dames
- Iowa Cubs 2010 Friday night
- Brew Year's Eve 2010
- Barnstormers season opener
- First Fridays at People's Court
- Trivia Night at the DMSC
- Country Spring Break
- St. Patrick's Day 2010 on Court Avenue
- St. Patrick's Day 2010 at Flanagan's and Sully's
- Wackiest 2010 St. Patrick's Day outfits
- St. Patrick's Day 2010 Parade
- Midwest Cage Championship 25 Inferno
- Des Moines Social Club's birthday bash
- Swannakuh 2010
- Mid Iowa Rollers - Beer Pong Tourney
- Blue Ribbon Bacon Fest 2010
- Des Moines Area Moustache Network's Becca Rodriguez Moustache Ride
- Mardi Gras Gala
- WWE Monday Night Raw invades Des Moines
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Browse upcoming events at some of the key venues in the Des Moines metro:
• Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
• Des Moines Social Club
• Gas Lamp
• House of Bricks
• Hoyt Sherman Place
• Hy-Vee Hall
• People's Court
• Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
• Sheslow Auditorium
• Val Air Ballroom
• Vaudeville Mews
• Veterans Memorial Auditorium
• Wells Fargo Arena
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