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Garden Party + Drag Show - 10PM TABLE RESERVATION
Fri, Sep 18, 10:00 PM
East Fort Des Moines · The Garden Nightclub
Garden Party + Drag Show - 10PM TABLE RESERVATION
Fri, Sep 18, 10:00 PM
East Fort Des Moines · The Garden Nightclub
Wag-o-Ween with AHeinz57 Pet Rescue | Big Grove Des Moines
Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 PM
Sherman Hill · Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
Wag-o-Ween with AHeinz57 Pet Rescue | Big Grove Des Moines
Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 PM
Sherman Hill · Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
Black Iowa Outdoors x Save The Homies September Hike 2026-
Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM
River Bend · Riverview Park
Black Iowa Outdoors x Save The Homies September Hike 2026-
Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM
River Bend · Riverview Park
DOGTOBERFEST
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM
Carpenter · Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers
DOGTOBERFEST
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM
Carpenter · Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers
Multicultural Fall Festival
Saturday at 10:30 AM
River Bend · Evelyn K Davis Park
Multicultural Fall Festival
Saturday at 10:30 AM
River Bend · Evelyn K Davis Park
Good Park Community Trash Pick- Up
Saturday at 10:00 AM
Sherman Hill · Good Park
Good Park Community Trash Pick- Up
Saturday at 10:00 AM
Sherman Hill · Good Park
THE ANKENY FORKS AND FOLKS FESTIVAL
Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM
Prairie Ridge · 716 SW 3rd St
THE ANKENY FORKS AND FOLKS FESTIVAL
Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM
Prairie Ridge · 716 SW 3rd St
Downtown Des Moines End of Summer Block Party
Sat, Oct 3, 3:00 PM
Downtown Farmers Market · Hub Spot
Downtown Des Moines End of Summer Block Party
Sat, Oct 3, 3:00 PM
Downtown Farmers Market · Hub Spot
Journey to Homeownership Class(Residents of Polk and Linn Counties in Iowa)
Wed, Nov 4, 6:00 PM
River Bend · Forest Avenue Library
Journey to Homeownership Class(Residents of Polk and Linn Counties in Iowa)
Wed, Nov 4, 6:00 PM
River Bend · Forest Avenue Library
The Arc of Iowa Annual Meeting | Voices of Iowa
Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM
Iowa · Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
The Arc of Iowa Annual Meeting | Voices of Iowa
Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM
Iowa · Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
Neighborhood Champion Awards Ceremony
Wed, Oct 28, 5:30 PM
Downtown Des Moines · TM Franklin Cownie Administration Building – City Hall
Neighborhood Champion Awards Ceremony
Wed, Oct 28, 5:30 PM
Downtown Des Moines · TM Franklin Cownie Administration Building – City Hall
Leaving a Legacy That Truly Matters: How to Finish Well
Thu, Oct 1, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
Leaving a Legacy That Truly Matters: How to Finish Well
Thu, Oct 1, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
What No One Tells You About Moving into Senior Living
Thu, Nov 5, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
What No One Tells You About Moving into Senior Living
Thu, Nov 5, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
Selling a Home You’ve Owned for Decades: What Really Needs to Be Done
Thu, Dec 3, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
Selling a Home You’ve Owned for Decades: What Really Needs to Be Done
Thu, Dec 3, 10:00 AM
Newton · DMACC Newton Campus
Fort Dodge Fireman’s Ball
Sat, Nov 21, 7:00 PM
Fort Dodge · Laramar Ballroom, 1st Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA, USA
Fort Dodge Fireman’s Ball
Sat, Nov 21, 7:00 PM
Fort Dodge · Laramar Ballroom, 1st Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA, USA
Deep River Firemen's Harvest Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM
Deep River · 701 Main St
Deep River Firemen's Harvest Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM
Deep River · 701 Main St

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Garden Party + Drag Show - 10PM TABLE RESERVATION

Community Events and Things to do in Van Meter, IA

Garden Party + Drag Show - 10PM TABLE RESERVATION

Garden Party + Drag Show - 10PM TABLE RESERVATION

Wag-o-Ween with AHeinz57 Pet Rescue | Big Grove Des Moines

Wag-o-Ween with AHeinz57 Pet Rescue | Big Grove Des Moines

Black Iowa Outdoors x Save The Homies September Hike 2026-

Black Iowa Outdoors x Save The Homies September Hike 2026-

DOGTOBERFEST

DOGTOBERFEST

Multicultural Fall Festival

Multicultural Fall Festival

Good Park Community Trash Pick- Up

Good Park Community Trash Pick- Up

THE ANKENY FORKS AND FOLKS FESTIVAL

THE ANKENY FORKS AND FOLKS FESTIVAL

Downtown Des Moines End of Summer Block Party

Downtown Des Moines End of Summer Block Party

Journey to Homeownership Class(Residents of Polk and Linn Counties in Iowa)

Journey to Homeownership Class(Residents of Polk and Linn Counties in Iowa)

The Arc of Iowa Annual Meeting | Voices of Iowa

The Arc of Iowa Annual Meeting | Voices of Iowa

Neighborhood Champion Awards Ceremony

Neighborhood Champion Awards Ceremony

Leaving a Legacy That Truly Matters: How to Finish Well

Leaving a Legacy That Truly Matters: How to Finish Well

What No One Tells You About Moving into Senior Living

What No One Tells You About Moving into Senior Living

Selling a Home You’ve Owned for Decades: What Really Needs to Be Done

Selling a Home You’ve Owned for Decades: What Really Needs to Be Done

Fort Dodge Fireman’s Ball

Fort Dodge Fireman’s Ball

Deep River Firemen's Harvest Festival 2026

Deep River Firemen's Harvest Festival 2026

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