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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
Dan Trilk
Dan Trilk
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM
Iowa Distilling Company
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
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
Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy
Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Oct 8 · 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Casey's Center
Hokus Pokus Live
Hokus Pokus Live
Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre

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Christ Our Life Conference
Christ Our Life Conference
Sep 26 · 7:00 AM
Casey's Center
Worldwide Day of Play - Free Admission
Worldwide Day of Play - Free Admission
Sep 26 · 10:00 AM • Free
Ames History Museum
Never After Happily
Never After Happily
Sep 26 · 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
Public Skate
Public Skate
Sep 26 · 3:00 PM
Young Arena
Free Live Music with Jake Schrodt
Free Live Music with Jake Schrodt
Sep 26 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
Live Music by Brick’n Bob Duo
Live Music by Brick’n Bob Duo
Sep 26 · 5:00 PM
Winterset Cidery
Worship Times: Saturday 5:00pm
Worship Times: Saturday 5:00pm
Sep 26 · 5:00 PM
St. John's Lutheran Church
Worship
Worship
Sep 26 · 5:00 PM
Faith Lutheran Church
The Home Team
The Home Team
Sep 26 · 6:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Sep 26 · 6:59 PM
Jack Trice Stadium
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Sep 26 · 7:30 PM
Wildwood Iowa City
Karaoke
Karaoke
Sep 26 · 9:00 PM
Doc's Lounge

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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
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Sep 26 · 7:30 PM
Wildwood Iowa City
Live Music by Brick’n Bob Duo
Live Music by Brick’n Bob Duo
Sep 26 · 5:00 PM
Winterset Cidery
Never After Happily
Never After Happily
Sep 26 · 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
The Home Team
The Home Team
Sep 26 · 6:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom
High and Dry
High and Dry
Sep 26
St. John's Lutheran Church
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri
Sep 26
Kinnick Stadium
Pam and Phil Morgan
Pam and Phil Morgan
Sep 26
Bar None Cowboy Church
Free Live Music with Jake Schrodt
Free Live Music with Jake Schrodt
Sep 26 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
Christ Our Life Conference
Christ Our Life Conference
Sep 26 · 7:00 AM
Casey's Center
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
Sep 26 • Free
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Cut and Create Floral Workshop
Cut and Create Floral Workshop
Sep 26
Middlebrook Farm

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Dan Trilk
Dan Trilk
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM
Iowa Distilling Company
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Rise Against: Ricochet 2026
Oct 7 · 7:00 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
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
Encore Legends Rock at Talk Shop Lounge
Encore Legends Rock at Talk Shop Lounge
Nov 9 · 4:00 PM, 8:00 PM
The Talk Shop Lounge
Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy
Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place
Hot Freaks w/ Thesaurus Rex
Hot Freaks w/ Thesaurus Rex
Nov 3
xBk Live
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Oct 8 · 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Casey's Center
Dizgo
Dizgo
Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Wooly's
Fruit Bats
Fruit Bats
Oct 21
The Englert Theatre
Run Run Rudolph - Shaun Johnson Christmas
Run Run Rudolph - Shaun Johnson Christmas
Nov 20 · 7:30 PM
The Ingersoll
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom

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Hokus Pokus Live
Hokus Pokus Live
Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
The Englert Theatre
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland 2026
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland 2026
Nov 15 · 2:00 PM
Bridge View Center
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Oct 4 · 12:00 AM, 6:00 PM
Paramount Theatre
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
Domita's Drag Brunch - The Queens of Christmas
Domita's Drag Brunch - The Queens of Christmas
Nov 22 · 1:00 PM
The Ingersoll
Naughty Nerds Cabaret Presents: Into the Nerdverse
Naughty Nerds Cabaret Presents: Into the Nerdverse
Nov 13
xBk Live
Ranch Hands - Cowboylesque
Ranch Hands - Cowboylesque
Oct 23
Val Air Ballroom
Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories
Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place
Dance Thesis I Concert: Olivia Farmerie
Dance Thesis I Concert: Olivia Farmerie
Nov 18
Hancher Showcase

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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 4 • Free
xBk Live
Piano Lounge/Bar Experience with Richard Spierenburg Sunday, September 27, 2026; 6-8PM
Piano Lounge/Bar Experience with Richard Spierenburg Sunday, September 27, 2026; 6-8PM
Sep 27 · 6:00 PM • Free
Board and Batten, LLC
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Kanes Cat Birthday Party!
Oct 14 · 8:00 PM • Free
Gabe's
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
Nov 5 · 5:00 PM • Free
The Englert Theatre
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Free Live Music with Bruce Harris 4-7pm
Oct 3 · 4:00 PM • Free
Revelton Distilling
Bar None Cowboy Church
Bar None Cowboy Church
Oct 8 · 7:00 PM • Free
Bar None Cowboy Church
Ames: A Glimpse Inside
Ames: A Glimpse Inside
Oct 17 · 1:00 AM, 2:00 AM +21 more • Free
Ames History Museum
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
Sep 26 • Free
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Wild Youth
Wild Youth
Sep 30 · 6:30 PM • Free
Eternity Church

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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
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
Downtown Farmers' Market
Downtown Farmers' Market
Oct 3 • Free
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
Lauren Alaina: The Stages Tour 2026
Lauren Alaina: The Stages Tour 2026
Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place
Tucker Wetmore: The Brunette World Tour
Tucker Wetmore: The Brunette World Tour
Oct 3 · 6:30 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
Ripe
Ripe
Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Wooly's
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Oct 3 · 7:00 PM
Val Air Ballroom
Atlus w/ Loess Hills
Atlus w/ Loess Hills
Oct 2 · 6:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Wildwood Iowa City
she's green - Track Zero
she's green - Track Zero
Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Gabe's
Piano Lounge/Bar Experience with Richard Spierenburg Sunday, September 27, 2026; 6-8PM
Piano Lounge/Bar Experience with Richard Spierenburg Sunday, September 27, 2026; 6-8PM
Sep 27 · 6:00 PM • Free
Board and Batten, LLC
Cousin Curtiss
Cousin Curtiss
Sep 30 · 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM
The Maintenance Shop
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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
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Paramount Theatre
Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon
Sep 25
The Englert Theatre
The Room + Big Shark Double Feature
The Room + Big Shark Double Feature
Sep 25
Fleur Cinema & Café
Belmont - Between You & Me 10 Yr Anniversary Tour
Belmont - Between You & Me 10 Yr Anniversary Tour
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Gabe's
Studio One Presents: Bleachers Forever
Studio One Presents: Bleachers Forever
Sep 25 · 7:30 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
Never After Happily
Never After Happily
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Boone Community Theatre
Luke Fox Music
Luke Fox Music
Sep 25 · 8:00 PM
Brick & Ivy Rooftop
Hemlock
Hemlock
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Wooly's
Lady Bleek - Album Release Show
Lady Bleek - Album Release Show
Sep 25
xBk Live
Cover That
Cover That
Sep 25 · 8:00 PM
Doc's Lounge
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CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT
Sep 25
Revelton Distilling
MeatEater
MeatEater
Sep 25 · 9:00 AM
Val Air Ballroom
Mounted Staghorn Fern
Mounted Staghorn Fern
Sep 25 · 5:30 PM
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
IQHA Fall Classic & Futurity
Sep 25 • Free
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Fridays at the Farm
Fridays at the Farm
Sep 25 • Free
Middlebrook Farm
The Garms Family
The Garms Family
Sep 25
Bar None Cowboy Church
Adult Open Hockey
Adult Open Hockey
Sep 25 · 12:00 PM
Young Arena
Free Style
Free Style
Sep 25 · 7:30 AM
Young Arena
Live Music
Live Music
Sep 25 · 8:00 PM
Doc's Lounge
Soulfly w/ Nailbomb & Incite
Soulfly w/ Nailbomb & Incite
Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
Wildwood Iowa City
This Is Lorelei
This Is Lorelei
Sep 25 · 7:30 PM
Vibrant Music Hall
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones Football
Sep 26 · 6:59 PM
Jack Trice Stadium
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Born of Osiris w/ Soul Devour, Dead Body Diversion
Sep 26 · 7:30 PM
Wildwood Iowa City

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