Summer Challenge: 91 events to dominate your next few months

Metromix staff

May 1, 2012

Summer Challenge: 91 events to dominate your next few months

We've got 91 events and adventures happening this summer: Are you up for the challenge?

From cultural festivals and beer-fueled bike rides to events in the arts and in your neighborhood, we've compiled some of the top things to do this summer.

Your mission: Make it to as many as possible to be a champion of summer.

Don't forget to enter our summer preview ticket giveaway to get your head start to an awesome summer.

Arts adventures

Kick off your summer by planning to attend these arts events

Challenge yourself to a summer bike ride with pleasant pit stops

A bike ride and a cold one is possibly the best summer combination

Race to these big-ticket summer music events

Some of the bigger shows coming to Des Moines this summer

Challenge: Expand your culture with in-town festivals

Challenge yourself to try something completely new at a cultural festival

Outdoor music marathon

This part of the challenge is easy: Find an outside music event nearby. Here are some of the outdoor shows worth your time this summer

Nothing is better than free stuff. Here are a few summer events that won’t cost you a dime

Get Dam and dirty: Summer races

Here’s a sampling events that are worth getting sweaty/muddy/ covered in barbecue sauce

More top summer events

From Sips in the City to Pridefest

Here's your checklist to keep track of how many events you make it to this summer.

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