# Kids events in Ankeny, Today and Upcoming Kids events in Ankeny

- **Subtitle**: All Kids events in Ankeny, Iowa. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ankeny like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Kids events in Ankeny, Iowa. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ankeny like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Ankeny

- **Event Name**: Prairie Trail Labor Day Fest
  - **Description**: Kick off Labor Day Weekend at the inaugural Prairie Trail Labor Day Fest on Saturday, September 5! Enjoy a full day of food and drinks, live entertainment, activities for all ages, and exciting sporting events, including the three-day Labor Day Dink-Off P
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/prairie-trail-labor-day-fest/200030373452920
  - **Venue**: 2250 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50023
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  - **Categories**: sports, festivals, trips-adventures, tournaments, kids, fireworks
- **Event Name**: GiGi's Playhouse 5K Dash for Down Syndrome
  - **Description**: This year's event has it all -- a 5K Run, 1 Mile Inspirational Walk, a Kids Dash, Silent Auction, and Exhibit Area for community partners, and DONUTS for everyone!  To sign up, go here: https://gigisplayhouse.donordrive.com/Des-Moines-5K-2026
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 71
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 08:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/gigis-playhouse-5k-dash-for-down-syndrome/200030123981915
  - **Venue**: Dmacc Ankeny
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  - **Categories**: kids, marathons
- **Event Name**: Dolly Parton's Race for Reading 5K Run, Walk & Kids' 100M Race
  - **Description**: Dress like Dolly and race for reading on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at the DMACC Ankeny Campus.

Every $40 registration sponsors one book per month for a child enrolled in the DPIL program ($31.20 annually). RRITH's goal is to open Des Moines zip code (
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/dolly-partons-race-for-reading-5k-run-walk-and-kids-100m-race/200030202846911
  - **Venue**: DMACC - Ankeny Campus
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  - **Categories**: sports, kids, marathons, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Light The Night Iowa 2026
  - **Description**: At Blood Cancer United Light The Night we gather as a community to celebrate, honor, and remember those touched by cancers. Friends, families, schools, corporate teams, and sponsors join together to bring light to the darkness of cancer. The funds raised
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 61
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/light-the-night-iowa-2026/200030361745031
  - **Venue**: DMACC - Ankeny Campus
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  - **Categories**: kids, fireworks, charities
- **Event Name**: Food for Life: Kids Health (FFL Kids) Summer Series
  - **Description**: Help your kids build healthy habits that last a lifetime—while having fun in the kitchen.About this EventHelp your kids build healthy habits that last a lifetime—while having fun in the kitchen.Food for Life: Kids
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 08 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/food-for-life-kids-health-ffl-kids-summer-series/100001988138909999
  - **Venue**: 317 SE Trilein Dr
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Kids, health-wellness, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Back to Drool
  - **Description**: 🎒🐾 Back to Drool! 🐾🎒

School is back in session, and while the kids are heading back to class, it’s time to spoil the pups!

Join us at Brown Dog Bakery for our Back to Drool celebration featuring tail-wagging fun, special treats, and great deals for your
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/back-to-drool/200030202847434
  - **Venue**: 2310 SE Delaware Ave Ste E, Ankeny, IA
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  - **Categories**: dog, workshops, kids, back-to-school
- **Event Name**: Summer Reading Challenge & Chalk the Walk
  - **Description**: 📚☀️ Prairie Trail Summer Reading Challenge ☀️📚

Keep the pages turning all summer long! Students can complete reading challenges, earn points, and join us at the Prairie Trail playground for fun meetups, prizes, playtime, and more!

🗓️ Meetup Dates &
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 23 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun Aug 23 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/summer-reading-challenge-and-chalk-the-walk/200030147722816
  - **Venue**: 1850 SW College Ave., Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50391
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  - **Categories**: contests, meetups, trips-adventures, kids
- **Event Name**: Ankeny Sip & Paint
  - **Description**: Join us for an unforgettable Sip & Paint experience! All supplies, refreshments, and guided instruction included. Reserve your seat today!About this EventJoin us for an unforgettable evening of creativity, laughter, a
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/ankeny-sip-and-paint/100001995971248735
  - **Venue**: Brick Towne at Piper
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  - **Price**: USD 16 to 99
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Kids, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Sunday Open Garden
  - **Description**: 🌸✨ Sunday Bloom Bar Series – All Summer Long! ✨🌸

Your favorite flower experience is back—and this time it’s a whole summer series! 🌼💐 Come soak up the sunshine, sip, snip, and create your own stunning bouquet at our Sunday Bloom Bar events!

For just $20
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 11:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/sunday-open-garden/200030548521758
  - **Venue**: 1745 NW 70 ave, Ankeny, IA
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: CHALK THE WALK at Rock Creek!
  - **Description**: Swing by anytime throughout the day and add some “flair” to the sidewalk for the kids first day of school! Help us get our front sidewalk ready for a great school year!  

-Chalk is provided-
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 23 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Aug 23 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/chalk-the-walk-at-rock-creek/200030562000033
  - **Venue**: 3800 NW Abilene Rd, Ankeny, IA
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  - **Categories**: kids

## Trending Events in Ankeny

- **Event Name**: First Day of School
  - **Description**: The first day of school is Monday, August 24th! 
The school day starts for students at 7:55am.
School is dismissed at 2:55pm
  - **Venue**: 710 SE Third Street , 50021
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- **Event Name**: Prairie Trail Labor Day Fest
  - **Description**: Kick off Labor Day Weekend at the inaugural Prairie Trail Labor Day Fest on Saturday, September 5! Enjoy a full day of food and drinks, live entertainment, activities for all ages, and exciting sporting events, including the three-day Labor Day Dink-Off P
  - **Venue**: 2250 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50023
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Family and Youth Engagement Summit
  - **Description**: Join us for the 6th Annual Family and Youth Engagement Summit!About this EventStep into a whole new world of engagement.The 6th Annual Family and Youth Engagement Summit invites yo
  - **Venue**: FFA Enrichment Center
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- **Event Name**: GiGi's Playhouse 5K Dash for Down Syndrome
  - **Description**: This year's event has it all -- a 5K Run, 1 Mile Inspirational Walk, a Kids Dash, Silent Auction, and Exhibit Area for community partners, and DONUTS for everyone!  To sign up, go here: https://gigisplayhouse.donordrive.com/Des-Moines-5K-2026
  - **Venue**: Dmacc Ankeny
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- **Event Name**: Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market
  - **Description**: 🌱Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market 🌱

Join us for another fantastic day at the Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market, held at the beautiful Ankeny Market & Pavilion Park, 715 W 1st Street, from 8am-noon!

Our vendors will be selling fresh produce, locally raised me
  - **Venue**: 715 W 1st St, Ankeny, IA 50023, United States
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- **Event Name**: Thursday Night Acoustics
  - **Description**: Grab your friends, enjoy dinner on the patio, and soak in the sounds of live acoustic music at your favorite spots around The District at Prairie Trail all summer long!

Each week, musicians will perform at rotating patio dining locations throughout The D
  - **Venue**: SW District Dr, Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50023
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- **Event Name**: Central Iowa Walk
  - **Description**: Central Iowa Out of the Darkness Walk!

🔗 Register today at afsp.org/iowa
📲 Walk Contact: Abigail Voyna (she/her)
515-707-0143 or abigailvoyna@gmail.com
  - **Venue**: DMACC - Ankeny Campus
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- **Event Name**: THIRD ANNUAL HIGH RACCOON TRAIL GRAND FONDO
  - **Description**: To celebrate and experience the High Raccoon Trail (connection between the High Trestle Trail and the Raccoon River Valley Trail).

Start Ankeny

--High Trestle Trail

Woodward

--High Raccoon Trail

Perry

--Raccoon Valley Trail

Waukee

End of Grand Fon
  - **Venue**: 10361 NW Irvindale Dr, Ankeny Iowa 50023
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- **Event Name**: 🦞🚚 Cousins Maine Lobster at Tractor Supply – Ankeny ONE-TIME POP-UP ONLY 🌮🍽️
  - **Description**: 🦞🚚 Cousins Maine Lobster at Tractor Supply – Ankeny ONE-TIME POP-UP ONLY 🌮🍽️

🦞🌾 Ankeny Pop-Up – Tractor Supply! 😍🔥
Craving that authentic Maine flavor? We’re bringing it fresh to your neighborhood! 🌊👇
🧈 Buttery lobster rolls
🌮 Loaded lobster tacos
🍟 Cris
  - **Venue**: 405 SW Oralabor Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023, United States
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Prairie Trail Labor Day Fest (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 10:00 am at 2250 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50023), GiGi's Playhouse 5K Dash for Down Syndrome (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 08:00 am at Dmacc Ankeny), Dolly Parton's Race for Reading 5K Run, Walk & Kids' 100M Race (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at DMACC - Ankeny Campus), Light The Night Iowa 2026 (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm at DMACC - Ankeny Campus), Food for Life: Kids Health (FFL Kids) Summer Series (Tue Sep 08 2026 at 317 SE Trilein Dr).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Food for Life: Kids Health (FFL Kids) Summer Series (Tue Sep 08 2026 at 317 SE Trilein Dr).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Ankeny this weekend August 21–23, 2026?
  - **A:** GiGi's Playhouse 5K Dash for Down Syndrome (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 08:00 am at Dmacc Ankeny), Summer Reading Challenge & Chalk the Walk (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 03:00 pm at 1850 SW College Ave., Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50391), CHALK THE WALK at Rock Creek! (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 12:00 pm at 3800 NW Abilene Rd, Ankeny, IA).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Ankeny in August 2026?
  - **A:** GiGi's Playhouse 5K Dash for Down Syndrome (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 08:00 am at Dmacc Ankeny), Dolly Parton's Race for Reading 5K Run, Walk & Kids' 100M Race (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at DMACC - Ankeny Campus), Summer Reading Challenge & Chalk the Walk (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 03:00 pm at 1850 SW College Ave., Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50391), CHALK THE WALK at Rock Creek! (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 12:00 pm at 3800 NW Abilene Rd, Ankeny, IA).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Ankeny on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Ankeny include 2250 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA, United States, Iowa 50023, Dmacc Ankeny, DMACC - Ankeny Campus.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Ankeny range from USD 16 to USD 99. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Ankeny include Polk County Pickleball, GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines, Raising Readers In The Heartland - RRITH.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Ankeny?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Ankeny.

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