# Best Parties Events in Des Moines

- **Subtitle**: From throwback pop ups to sweaty club nights, how Des Moines actually parties
- **Category**: Parties
- **Type**: format

## Audience

- **Followers**: 2.5M+
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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Black Jacket Symphony: Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet
  - **Date**: Fri, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm – Sat, 17 Oct at 09:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/black-jacket-symphony-bon-jovis-slippery-when-wet/2300029729617637
  - **Venue**: Hoyt Sherman Place Theater
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre

## About

Parties in Des Moines are having a bit of a moment. You can feel it when you realize more than ten thousand people are orbiting the same handful of parties events in Des Moines, all waiting to see where the night actually lands. The city is small enough that the same names keep popping up in group chats and Instagram stories, but big enough that you can still stumble into something weird and brilliant if you follow the right flyer.

If you want the big, polished kind of party, Hoyt Sherman Place Theater is where it gets dramatic. It is the sort of room that can flip from a dressed up gala vibe to a high energy themed party without feeling try hard. Over in Sherman Hill and the nearby downtown edges, xBk Live pulls a different crowd, the people who treat parties like religion and do not mind sweating for it. When xBk throws a season opener or some one off concept night, it feels like the entire local scene shows up, from bands hanging at the bar to the friends who swear they are only staying for one drink.

Queer nightlife is very much its own universe here, and The Garden Nightclub is one of the anchors. It is where drag, dance floor chaos, and very committed regulars meet, the kind of place that makes out of towners say, alright, so this is where Des Moines is hiding the good stuff. A party like El Desmadre at Wooly's leans into that same loud, communal energy, packing the East Village with people who prefer their nights messy, sweaty, and loud in the best possible way.

Then you have the wildcard parties that make living here feel fun. Homies Helping Homies 90’s Pop Up! is exactly the kind of nostalgia hit locals will quietly guard, a throwback hang that feels more like someone scaled up a house party. Miss Middle of the Map Pinup Event 2026 brings out the vintage obsessives and performance kids, while Puppy Yoga and Uncorked exist for the social butterflies who like their parties served with something to sip or cuddle. The thing is, the best parties in Des Moines are not just at the obvious spots, they are in how these nights overlap and leak into each other.

Here are a few of the parties events in Des Moines that actually say something about the city right now:

Season Opener!!!
El Desmadre at Wooly's
Homies Helping Homies 90’s Pop Up!
Miss Middle of the Map Pinup Event 2026
Puppy Yoga
Uncorked
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater parties
xBk Live parties
The Garden Nightclub parties

## Parties Events in Des Moines

- **Event Name**: Ghoulish Gala
  - **Description**: Drift through Salisbury's historic halls and discover exciting surprises around each twist and turn. As the witching hour approaches, gather with the other cool ghouls for a supernatural dance party sure to move even the most stoic of vampires out of thei
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/ghoulish-gala/200030124538745
  - **Venue**: 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: All Them Witches
  - **Date**: Tue Oct 27 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed Oct 28 2026 at 09:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/all-them-witches/2300029999071306
  - **Venue**: Wooly's
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  - **Categories**: contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: 🍁Fall Fest🍁
  - **Description**: Embrace Autumn at Union Park’s Fall Fest!🍂

This free, family-friendly event welcomes all to join in on the fall fun! Come for the cool fall weather and beautiful leaves, and stay for memory-making activities with the whole family! 

🎨 Create fall crafts
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 82
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Nov 07 2026 at 04:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/fall-fest/200030760809122
  - **Venue**: Union Park
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  - **Categories**: Festivals
- **Event Name**: Spooktacular indoor Trick or Treat at Skateland
  - **Description**: Skateland Spooktacular Indoor Trick-or-Treat

Tuesday, October 27 | 5:30–8:00 PM

Get ready for a fun, safe, and family-friendly Halloween night at Skateland!

Join us for Skateland Spooktacular Indoor Trick-or-Treat, where kids can dress up in their favo
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Tue Oct 27 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue Oct 27 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/spooktacular-indoor-trick-or-treat-at-skateland/200030756177959
  - **Venue**: 5621 Meredith dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: Rams Legacy : Speakeasy Soiree Returns
  - **Description**: You are invited to join us for an affair whispered about in gilded parlors & behind curtains. 
Beyond the secret door is a world with games of skill & chance, music to move your feet & your soul, libations and food to keep you fueled all night
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 67
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/rams-legacy-speakeasy-soiree-returns/200030380885709
  - **Venue**: Iowa State Fairgrounds.
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- **Event Name**: Movies on the Patio: Hocus Pocus | Big Grove Des Moines
  - **Description**: Join us for a magical movie night on the patio!About this EventGet ready for spooky season at Big Grove with a screening of the classic Hocus Pocus! Join us on the patio as we bring the Sanderson sisters
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Tue Oct 20 2026 at 08:30 pm – Tue Oct 20 2026 at 10:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/movies-on-the-patio-hocus-pocus-big-grove-des-moines/100001999213929681
  - **Venue**: Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Dinner Detective Des Moines October 24th Public Show
  - **Description**: Hello Future Fellow Sleuths!

We are excited to welcome you to a night full of mystery, intrigue, comedy, and laughter. The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime dinner experience set in present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a fantast
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/dinner-detective-des-moines-october-24th-public-show/200030742885211
  - **Venue**: Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown (Des Moines, Iowa)
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  - **Categories**: comedy
- **Event Name**: Eat | Drink | Architecture: Drake Edition
  - **Description**: A pub crawl and guided architecture tour of the Drake Neighborhood.About this EventJoin the Iowa Architectural Foundation for Eat | Drink | Architecture: Drake Edition, a pub crawl and gu
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 12:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/eat-drink-architecture-drake-edition/100002000313592803
  - **Venue**: University Library Cafe
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  - **Price**: USD 38
  - **Categories**: fitness, Parties, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Des Moines Biergarten
  - **Description**: Des Moines Biergarten is a family-friendly popup German-themed beer garden in Water Works Park, open Wednesday through Sunday from May to October, serving steins of beer and German-inspired food.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 119
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 18 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/des-moines-biergarten/200030018265750
  - **Venue**: Des Moines Biergarten
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- **Event Name**: Cocktail Making 101 at Highland Underground
  - **Description**: Come visit Highland Underground for an interactive how-to on cocktails while enjoying curated bites.About this EventCocktail Making 101 ClassStep behind the bar and into the groove at Highland Underground for
  - **Date**: Tue Oct 13 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/cocktail-making-101-at-highland-underground/100001990510739204
  - **Venue**: Highland Underground
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  - **Price**: USD 76
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Des Moines Official Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for the best Des Moines Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl yet! Bar hop through the best bars in Des Moines for our annual pub crawl.About this EventDes Moines Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl 2026Wed
  - **Date**: Wed Nov 25 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Nov 26 2026 at 12:00 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/des-moines-official-thanksgiving-eve-bar-crawl-2026/100001983727267658
  - **Venue**: Downtown Des Moines
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Parties, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: All Them Witches with Emma Ruth Rundle
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Wooly's - Des Moines
🏠 Address: 504 East Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
🌆 City: Des Moines
📍 Location: 41.5899, -93.6108✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at All Them Witches with Emma Ruth Rundle, where every moment
  - **Date**: Wed Oct 28 2026 at 07:30 pm – Wed Oct 28 2026 at 09:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/all-them-witches-with-emma-ruth-rundle/3200030191221653
  - **Venue**: Wooly's - Des Moines
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: The Dinner Detective True Crime M**der Mystery Dinner Show - Des Moines, IA
  - **Description**: An interactive M**der mystery show where everyone is a suspect, including you! Tickets include a 4 course meal, cash bar, & prizes.About this EventOur immensely popular Dinner Detective shows are set in the present da
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/the-dinner-detective-true-crime-mder-mystery-dinner-show-des-moines-ia/1000063806683508
  - **Venue**: Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown
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  - **Price**: USD 81
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, performances, Art, Theatre, Workshops, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Christkindlmarket Des Moines
  - **Description**: Experience a German-inspired Christmas Market at Principal Park December 3 - 6 & 10 - 13, 2026.About this EventExperience a German-inspired Christmas Market at Principal Park December 3 - 6 & 10 - 13, 2026.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun Dec 13 2026 at 05:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/christkindlmarket-des-moines/100001984220226110
  - **Venue**: Principal Park
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: christmas, christmas-markets-and-fairs, music, entertainment, holiday
- **Event Name**: Spooky Sip N’ Thrift
  - **Description**: Come join us at our annual Spooky Sip N’ Thrift this year! We are so excited to have local vendors, spooktacular drinks, and all the Halloween vibes! Come in a costume & enjoy all Captain Roy’s has to offer. 

Interested vendors please note that spots
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 18 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/spooky-sip-n-thrift/200029691915402
  - **Venue**: 1900 Saylor Road, Des Moines, IA
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  - **Categories**: halloween

## Trending Events in Des Moines

- **Event Name**: Spooky Season: Des Moines East Village Ghost Mystery
  - **Description**: Enjoy a flexible experience designed for fun, discovery, and adventure.About this EventHalloween Scavenger HuntsBy Social Adventures by GabrielleConnect. Discover. Get into the Hall
  - **Venue**: Cowles Commons
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- **Event Name**: Thomas Rhett
  - **Venue**: Casey's Center
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- **Event Name**: Thomas Rhett at Casey's Center
  - **Venue**: Casey's Center
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- **Event Name**: IMT Des Moines Marathon Weekend: Celebrating the 25 Years of Running!
  - **Description**: Get ready for Iowa’s biggest running celebration! The 2026 IMT Des Moines Marathon Weekend brings thousands of runners and spectators together for an unforgettable weekend of racing, community, and fun in the heart of downtown Des Moines.  And this year w
  - **Venue**: Des Moines St, Des Moines, IA, United States
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- **Event Name**: Iowa Wild vs. Rockford IceHogs
  - **Venue**: Casey's Center
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- **Event Name**: Ben Folds at Hoyt Sherman Place
  - **Venue**: Hoyt Sherman Place
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- **Event Name**: Monty Python's Spamalot - ASL Interpreted & Audio Described
  - **Venue**: Des Moines Civic Center
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- **Event Name**: Drowning Pool & Saliva
  - **Venue**: Wooly's
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- **Event Name**: FREE Iowa Home Expo, October 2026
  - **Description**: FREE ADMISSIONThe Iowa Home Expo is taking place October 16-18, 2026 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds  – Jacobson Exhibition CenterWhy YOU Will Love the Home Expo• HUGE SAVINGS — Take advantage of exclusi
  - **Venue**: Iowa State Fairgrounds
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Ghoulish Gala (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312), All Them Witches (Tue Oct 27 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wooly's), 🍁Fall Fest🍁 (Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:00 pm at Union Park), Spooktacular indoor Trick or Treat at Skateland (Tue Oct 27 2026 at 05:30 pm at 5621 Meredith dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310), Rams Legacy : Speakeasy Soiree Returns (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 05:00 pm at Iowa State Fairgrounds.).
- **Q**: What are the top free Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Movies on the Patio: Hocus Pocus | Big Grove Des Moines (Tue Oct 20 2026 at 08:30 pm at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom), Christkindlmarket Des Moines (Thu Dec 03 2026 at 05:00 pm at Principal Park).
- **Q**: What Parties events are happening in Des Moines today October 13, 2026?
  - **A:** Cocktail Making 101 at Highland Underground (Tue Oct 13 2026 at 06:00 pm at Highland Underground).
- **Q**: What Parties events are happening in Des Moines this weekend October 16–18, 2026?
  - **A:** Ghoulish Gala (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312), Eat | Drink | Architecture: Drake Edition (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 10:00 am at University Library Cafe), Des Moines Biergarten (Sun Oct 18 2026 at 01:00 pm at Des Moines Biergarten), The Dinner Detective True Crime M**der Mystery Dinner Show - Des Moines, IA (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown), Spooky Sip N’ Thrift (Sun Oct 18 2026 at 10:00 am at 1900 Saylor Road, Des Moines, IA).
- **Q**: What Parties events are happening in Des Moines in October 2026?
  - **A:** Ghoulish Gala (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312), All Them Witches (Tue Oct 27 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wooly's), Spooktacular indoor Trick or Treat at Skateland (Tue Oct 27 2026 at 05:30 pm at 5621 Meredith dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50310), Rams Legacy : Speakeasy Soiree Returns (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 05:00 pm at Iowa State Fairgrounds.), Movies on the Patio: Hocus Pocus | Big Grove Des Moines (Tue Oct 20 2026 at 08:30 pm at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom).
- **Q**: How can I find Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Parties events in Des Moines on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **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 Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Parties events in Des Moines include 4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50312, Wooly's, Union Park.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Prices for Parties events in Des Moines range from USD 38 to USD 81. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Parties events in Des Moines include Salisbury House and Gardens, Ticket Network Events, Des Moines Parks and Recreation.
- **Q**: Are there any online Parties events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Parties 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 Parties events in Des Moines?
  - **A:** Follow the Parties category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Parties events are listed in Des Moines.

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