Des Moines Events
Knightlife: Trophy's Sports Bar and Grill
Bowling leagues, flag football and beakers of beer on a Thursday
Des Moines Thanksgiving planner
Comedy, hockey and more over the holiday weekend
Jess' Best Bets
Ice skating, Little BIG Fest and Rob Zombie
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- Last Iowa State football tailgate
- Max Fights DM Ballroom Brawl III at Val Air
- Fall Brew at Blank Park Zoo
- Roller Derby Dames 101
- Des Moines Comic Book I-Con
- Lazer Rock Girl Pageant with Papa Roach
- A trip through the Haunted Barn
- Buck beer night with the Buccaneers
- Des Moines Zombie Walk
- 2009 Des Moines World Food Festival
- Tailgating with Iowa fans
- ‘Wicked’ cast party in the East Village
- Five years with Olde Main Brewery
- Oktoberfest 2009 Principal Park
- Dogtown Fest
- M. Shawn Crahan's Birthday art gallery opening
- Latino Heritage Festival
- Des Moines Tattoo Festival
- Lazer Rock Girl Contest
- The Big Game: Fans in Ames
- Gatsby Gala
- Game day: Drake takes on Grand View
- Senior photo party at the Ridgemont
- Game Day: Iowa State rocks North Dakota State
- Des Moines Wing Ding 2009
- Ingersoll Live 2009
- Max Fights at the Val Air
- Iowa State Fair Saturday
- Iowa State Fair Wednesday
- Saturday night at the Iowa State Fair
- East side night at Iowa State Fair
- Opening day at the State Fair
- 515 Alive late
- 515 Alive early
- Clive After Five
- Saturday night at Blue Moon
- More RAGBRAI 2009 in Indianola
- RAGBRAI Indianola style
- Fridays at the Fountain
- League night at Trophy's Bar and Grill
- Ankeny SummerFest
- Young Variety Martini Madness
- Clive After Five, July 10
- Zoo Brew
- Friday at the Des Moines Arts Festival
- Midwest Cage Fighting Championship
- Iowa Corn Indy 250
- Swine Festival 2009
- Court District Street Party
- Clive Fest
- Golden Circle Games
- Capital City Pride Street Party
- Sips and the City
- Saturday night at Principal Park with I-Cubs fans
- League night at Sands Volleyball Club
- Big Hair Ball
- Race day at Iowa Speedway
- Subjective Circus at the Des Moines Social Club
- CelebrAsian at the State Capitol Complex
- Iowa Speedway season opener
- Dogs of the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market
- Professional Bull Riders Series in Des Moines
- Mid Iowa Rollers
- Friday Fest in Urbandale
- Dos de Mayo block party
- Downtown Farmers Market fans and their dogs
- First Clive After Five of 2009
- The Runway Revue
- Drake Relays Court Avenue Block Party
- Midwest Freak Fest at Val Air
- Fake Relays
- Midwest Cage Championship 20 at Val Air
- Iowa Cubs 2009 home opener
- Orchard Place Spelling Bee
- Fashion Show at the Kamodo Klub
- Des Moines Singles Crew: Speed Dating
- Des Moines St. Patrick's Day Parade
- St. Baldrick's charity event
- Grand opening of the Des Moines Social Club
- Baconfest
- Iowa Energy
- St. Vitus and the Taxi Dancers with Roxi Copland at People's
- Grand opening of Dolce
- Red Rock and Joe's Pub
- Tailgators and Paddy's Irish Pub
- Skywalk Golf
- Last ever comedy night at Billy Joe's Pitcher Show
- Celeb Spotting at the Convention Center
- Top 10 polar plunge costumes
- SCI After 5 Team Trivia
- 2009 Inaugural Balls
- Midwest Cage Championship 18
- Buc beer night
- Subjective Vaudeville
- Girl Talk
- Metromix visits West Des Moines
- Metromix visits Ankeny
- Iowa Chops
- Tailgating at the Outback Bowl
- Flashed at the Outback Bowl Beach Day
- Willie Farrell at the Funny Bone
- Ugly Sweater Party
- Crossroads Conference
- Midwest Cage Championship's Thanksgiving Throwdown
- Living History Farms race
- East Village Holiday Promenade 2008
- Rage Fashion Show
- Des Moines Buccaneers
- End of the World Party
- So many Court Avenue 2008 contest costumes it's silly
- Finalists: Court Avenue 2008 contest costumes
- Even more Court Avenue 2008 contest costumes!
- More Court Avenue 2008 contest costumes
- Court Avenue 2008 contest costumes
- Young Variety Fall Games
- 2008 Des Moines Marathon
- Iowa State Cyclones-Nebraska Cornhuskers tailgating in Ames
- Clive Jaycees Halloween 2008 Costume Pub Crawl
- World Food Festival
- Opening day at the Iowa Chops
- PrideFest Parade
- Cornell Ball
- Bike Down to I-Town
- Oktoberfest 2008: Nothing but Bier Maidens
- Oktoberfest 2008 Saturday
- Oktoberfest 2008 Friday
- Bier maiden photo session
- Word Warriors Tour
- Huge F'n Street Party
- Oktoberfest's greatest snaps: 2006
- Big Game: Fans in Iowa City
- 23 wildest, wackiest tailgating photos
- Big Game: Iowa and ISU on the field
- Big Game: Photos from Des Moines
- Big Game: Photos from Campustown in Ames
- Gatsby Gala 2008
- Oktoberfest Metromix teams
- Metromix visits Halo
- Metromix visits Tonic in West Glen
- Metromix visits Liars Club
- Metromix visits Mickey's Irish Pub
- Destination 10th Street party
- Renaissance Faire
- Iowa Band Beach Jam
- Iowa Cubs
- Bulldogs Season Opener
- Cyclone Season Opener
- Shawn Johnson arena homecoming
- Ingersoll Live
- Summer Sausage Fest
- Saturday night at the Fair
- Friday at the State Fair
- 48 Hour Film Festival Awards
- Tuesday night at the Fair
- Saturday night at the Fair
- East Side Night
- Opening day at the State Fair
- Dog days of summer at the Iowa Cubs
- Brewfest
- Clive After Five
- Tattoo Festival
- Jasper Winery Grand Opening
- Art Noir Toga Party
- Des Moines Arts Festival 2008
- Clive After Five
- Gay in the Gateway
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• Des Moines Social Club
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• 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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