This week, Des Moines

All day. Greenville, SC @ The Comedy Zone

12:00 AM. Hope Ministries: Christmas Morning Bags Hope Ministries

12:30 AM. Central College Men's Basketball at Drake - Exhibition Des Moines

7:00 AM. PANS AND PANDAS: Clinical Insights and a Family's Story Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences

8:45 AM. Music Major for a Day Harmon Fine Arts Center

9:30 AM. Transportation Technical Committee MPO Office

10:00 AM. Braille Babies Online or at the Iowa Department for the Blind

11:00 AM. First Generation Arts & Sciences Students Community Art Project Olmsted Center

11:30 AM. Executive Committee MPO Office

12:00 PM. Peer Series: Lorisha Personal Recovery Journey 5601 Douglas Ave

12:00 PM. BAA Presents, A Mid-Day Conversation with Jordan Clarke, BN'12: From the Court to the Boardroom

12:00 PM. Pages and Pints Book Club Brightside Aleworks 480 Center Pl

12:00 PM. Holiday Card Making Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

1:15 PM. Meditation to Support Recovery 5601 Douglas Ave

2:00 PM. Staff & Faculty BUILD Class: The Pause Effect: Regulating Emotions, Reframing Conflict, and Communicating with Clarity Olmsted Center

3:00 PM. Hoover High School – Hoover/Meredith Food Pantry Distribution

4:00 PM. November Social Des Moines Embassy Club

4:00 PM. Meet & Play Social Game Night Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

4:00 PM. Pizza at Hugo's Hugo’s Kitchen

5:00 PM. Lincoln High School – Boys Wrestling: MS Boys Wrestling Meet (Middle School)

5:00 PM. Lincoln High School – Girls Swimming & Diving: Johnston State Qualifying Diving Meet (Varsity)

5:00 PM. East High School – Girls Swimming & Diving: Waukee State Qualifying Diving Meet (Varsity)

5:00 PM. Journeys of Life Opening Reception Anderson Gallery

5:00 PM. Drake Innovation Challenge Johansen Student Center

5:30 PM. The 6th International and Comparative Law Insolvency Symposium Cartwright Hall

6:00 PM. SMART Recovery Meeting 5601 Douglas Ave

6:00 PM. East High School – East Volleyball Banquet

6:00 PM. Pages and Pints Brightside Aleworks

6:00 PM. Knittin' for Kittens ARL Main; Humane Education Classroom

6:00 PM. Pour Your Own Epoxy Brightside Aleworks

6:30 PM. DSM Smash Bros. Local The Des Moines Gaming Club

6:30 PM. 11-05 | Meet the Author - Christopher Vondracek Beaverdale Books

6:30 PM. Puzzlepalooza Jigsaw Puzzle Competition SingleSpeed Brewing

7:00 PM. Iowa Wild School Day Workbook Giveaway Casey's Center

7:00 PM. Music Bingo Night at Fireside Grille Fireside Grille

7:00 PM. DJ Bingo Sam’s Bar & Grill

7:00 PM. Sober Soldierz Recovery Meeting First Church of the Open Bible

7:30 PM. Jordan Concert Series: Heidi Melton, soprano Sheslow Auditorium

8:00 PM. Karaoke Contest Hawk Heaven Tavern

All day. Des Moines Holiday Boutique EMC Expo Center

12:00 AM. Hope Ministries: Christmas Morning Bags Hope Ministries

12:00 AM. Des Moines Holiday Boutique Iowa Events Center

2:30 AM. 2026 Membership Appreciation Breakfast Prairie Meadows Casino

4:00 AM. Pipsqueak Playdate Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

8:00 AM. Mahjong Mornings: Open Play, All Styles Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

8:15 AM. Music Major for a Day Harmon Fine Arts Center

8:30 AM. The 6th International and Comparative Law Insolvency Symposium Cartwright Hall

9:00 AM. ARL Wellness Clinic-FULL ARL Animal Services

9:30 AM. Teen Hangout Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

10:00 AM. Brody & Cooper Band Prairie Meadows Casino

10:00 AM. Team Jesus Food Pantry Team Jesus Food Pantry

10:30 AM. Story Sprouts Children's Story Time Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

12:00 PM. Fright Night Dart Tournament Hawk Heaven Tavern 805 17th Ave SW

12:00 PM. Journeys of Life: Through the Eyes of Mainframe Artists Anderson Gallery

1:00 PM. Masterclass: Heidi Melton, soprano Harmon Fine Arts Center

2:00 PM. The Savage Freds Prairie Meadows Casino

2:00 PM. Aiden Flathers Brick & Ivy Rooftop 400 34th Ave SW

2:00 PM. DOE - Iowa's Governor's STEM Advisory Council Meeting Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center

3:00 PM. Fitness Fridays 5601 Douglas Ave

3:00 PM. Masterclass: Caity Gyorgy, jazz vocalist Patty & Fred Turner Jazz Center

3:30 PM. Hoover High School – Fall Play Performance

4:00 PM. Live Music: Brody & Cooper Band Prairie Meadows

4:00 PM. Festive Fridays Prairie Meadows

5:00 PM. Friday Fun Night 5601 Douglas Ave

5:00 PM. First Generation Student Craft Night! Olmsted Center

6:00 PM. RocketLeague Weekly In House

6:00 PM. Drake University Women's Volleyball vs Southern Illinois Des Moines

6:00 PM. Friday Night Dart Tournament Hawk Heaven Tavern

6:30 PM. 11-06 | Meet the Author - Keith Pilapil Lesmeister Beaverdale Books

7:00 PM. Friday Freedom Train (AA) 5601 Douglas Ave

7:00 PM. Something Rotten JR CAP Theatre

7:30 PM. Caity Gyorgy: Rising Star Of Vocal Jazz Sheslow Auditorium

8:00 PM. 2026 Fall Lecture Series | Open Discussion Drake Municipal Observatory

8:00 PM. Live Music: Aiden Flathers Brick & Ivy Rooftop

8:00 PM. Cosmic Bowling Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl & Grill

8:00 PM. Live Music: The Savage Freds Prairie Meadows

9:00 PM. FRAGGLE ROCK: Back to the Rock LIVE! Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

9:00 PM. Karaoke at Sam's Bar & Grill Sam’s Bar & Grill

11:00 PM. Central College Women's Basketball at Washington - St. Louis (Mo.) St. Louis

All day. Marquette, MI @ Ore Dock Brewing Co

All day. Central College Women's Soccer vs Final TBD

All day. Central College Scholar Day

12:00 AM. Central College Volleyball vs Faith Baptist Bible

4:00 AM. Caring Hands Holiday Store Caring Hands Outreach Center 602 3rd St SW

4:00 AM. Handprint Calendars Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

8:00 AM. Game Store Day at the Rook Room Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

8:30 AM. The 6th International and Comparative Law Insolvency Symposium Cartwright Hall

8:50 AM. Iowa Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City

9:00 AM. Craft & Vendor Show First Church of the Open Bible

9:00 AM. Veteran's Free Visit Day Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

9:00 AM. Beautiful Savior Neighborhood 5K Run/Walk Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

9:00 AM. First Church of the Open Bible Craft & Vendor Fair First Church of the Open Bible Des Moines

10:00 AM. Team Jesus Food Pantry Team Jesus Food Pantry

11:00 AM. Euchre Tournament Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

12:00 PM. Drake University Football vs San Diego Des Moines

12:00 PM. Hoover High School – Girls Swimming & Diving: Waukee State Qualifying Swim Meet (Varsity)

12:00 PM. Lincoln High School – Girls Swimming & Diving: Johnston State Qualifying Swimming Meet (Varsity)

12:00 PM. East High School – Girls Swimming & Diving: Ankeny Swimming State Qualifying Meet (Varsity)

12:30 PM. Good Manners ARL Main-Blumenthal Training Center

1:00 PM. "Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way" Exhibition Tour Des Moines Art Center

2:00 PM. Southern Rail Band Prairie Meadows Casino

2:00 PM. Puppy Life Skills ARL Main-Blumenthal Training Center

3:30 PM. Hoover High School – Girls in the Boat: Fall Play – 7:00pm

4:00 PM. Silent Auction + Community Night New Hope Church Adel

5:00 PM. Drake University Women's Volleyball vs Belmont Des Moines

5:00 PM. Community Harvest Dinner St Paul Presbyterian Church

6:00 PM. Adult Co-Ed Volleyball Altoona Campus 1500 8th St SW

6:00 PM. Central College Women's Basketball vs TBD - Wis.-Whitewater or Benedictine (Ill.) St. Louis

7:00 PM. Central College Football vs Wartburg Pella

7:00 PM. Something Rotten JR CAP Theatre

7:00 PM. Sober Soldierz Recovery Meeting- Eastsde @ Kingdom City Church kindom city

7:30 PM. Swing Dancing Parents Hall

8:00 PM. Cosmic Bowling Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl & Grill

8:00 PM. Live Music: Southern Rail Band Prairie Meadows

8:00 AM. Holiday Knit and Sip Brightside Aleworks 480 Center Pl

9:00 AM. SMART Recovery 5601 Douglas Ave

10:00 AM. Hoover High School – Girls in the Boat: Fall Play 2:00pm

1:00 PM. Honoring the Spirit: A Day of the Dead Ofrenda Conversation Levitt Auditorium

1:00 PM. Art Workshop: German Expressionism and Film Noir Poster Design Des Moines Art Center

1:00 PM. Art Spectrums Des Moines Art Center

2:00 PM. 11-08 | Book Signing - Christina Edgar Olds Beaverdale Books

2:00 PM. Drake University Men's Basketball vs Southern Des Moines

2:00 PM. Holiday Knit & Sip Brightside Aleworks

5:00 PM. Diwali Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Iowa

5:00 PM. Senior Recital: Van Smeall, saxophone, Liz Augsburger, piano Patty & Fred Turner Jazz Center

5:00 PM. Adventure Sundays Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

7:00 PM. Micky Dolenz Hoyt Sherman Place

7:00 PM. Something Rotten JR CAP Theatre

12:00 AM. Hope Ministries Christmas Meal Volunteer Registration Hope Ministries Bethel Mission

12:00 AM. Hope Ministries: Christmas Morning Bags Hope Ministries

7:00 AM. Powerful Tools for Caregivers of children with special health and behavioral needs Virtual Zoom Event

9:00 AM. 3 Point Shootout Bell Center

9:00 AM. Parkinson’s Strength and Balance NorthPoint Church

9:00 AM. Parkinson's Strength and Balance Class NorthPoint Church

11:00 AM. Primary Health Care STI Testing Pop-Up Olmsted Center

12:00 PM. All Recovery Meeting 5601 Douglas Ave

12:00 PM. Teen Make and Take Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

1:00 PM. Monday Night Trivia at Hawk Heaven Hawk Heaven Tavern 805 17th Ave SW

1:00 PM. Recovery Connections 5601 Douglas Ave

3:45 PM. North High School – Girls Basketball Practices

5:00 PM. Recovery Dharma 5601 Douglas Ave

6:00 PM. Bad Company (NA Meeting) 5601 Douglas Ave

6:00 PM. AUDITIONS: The Lifespan of a Fact Des Moines Playhouse

6:00 PM. Makerspace Monday Night Workshop Online or at the Iowa Department for the Blind

6:30 PM. 11-09 | Meet the Author - Stephanie Caffrey Beaverdale Books

7:00 PM. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Trivia Night Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

7:00 PM. DJ Trivia at Hawk Heaven Tavern Hawk Heaven Tavern

7:30 PM. Junior Recital: Tatum Murphy, mezzo-soprano, Amanda Jones, piano Sheslow Auditorium

5:00 AM. Gaylin Sudik & Friends Prairie Meadows Casino

7:00 AM. Senior Set: Crafting Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

11:00 AM. Drake University Women's Basketball vs Cleveland State - Character Counts! Day with Drake Women's Basketball Des Moines

11:00 AM. Live Music: Gaylin Sudik & Friends Prairie Meadows

11:30 AM. Conversations with Colleagues Johansen Student Center

12:00 PM. Creative Club 5601 Douglas Ave

12:00 PM. Journeys of Life: Through the Eyes of Mainframe Artists Anderson Gallery

3:00 PM. Volunteer Orientation 4725 Merle Hay Road Suite 107

3:45 PM. North High School – Girls Basketball Practices

4:00 PM. TCG Tuesdays Ft. Casual Commander Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

4:15 PM. Virtual After-School Program Online Event

4:30 PM. North High School – Cross Country Banquet

5:00 PM. East High School – East Football Banquet – Setup

5:30 PM. Drake Mag, DPR & DUiN — Public Pin-Up Meredith Hall

5:30 PM. Fall Wreaths Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

6:00 PM. SMART Recovery Meeting 5601 Douglas Ave

6:00 PM. SMART Friends & Family 5601 Douglas Ave

6:00 PM. East High School – East Football Banquet

7:00 PM. DJ Trivia Sam’s Bar & Grill

8:00 PM. East High School – East Football Banquet – Teardown

All day. Prairie Meadows Veterans Day Celebration Prairie Meadows

12:00 AM. Veterans Day Breakfast at Hy-Vee Hy-Vee 108 8th St SW

5:00 AM. Prairie Meadows Veteran's Day Celebration Prairie Meadows Casino

6:00 AM. Community Navigator Wednesday's Caring Hands Outreach Center 602 3rd St SW

7:00 AM. Anthony Koester Band Prairie Meadows Casino

9:00 AM. Mindfulness Meditation 5601 Douglas Ave

9:30 AM. After School Bingo Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

10:00 AM. Mobile Pet Food Pantry East Side Library

11:30 AM. SPARC Brown Bag Lunch Series Howard Hall

12:00 PM. Skills for Life 5601 Douglas Ave Des Moines

12:00 PM. Bookbinding for Fanfiction Altoona Public Library 700 8th St SW

12:00 PM. Journeys of Life: Through the Eyes of Mainframe Artists Anderson Gallery

12:30 PM. Trivia with Yeti House Entertainment Brightside Aleworks 480 Center Pl

1:00 PM. Trivia Night at Fireside Fireside Grille 523 8th St SE

1:00 PM. Live Music: Anthony Koester Prairie Meadows

3:00 PM. Veterans Day at Brick & Ivy Rooftop Brick & Ivy Rooftop

3:45 PM. North High School – Girls Basketball Practices

4:00 PM. East High School – East Youth Football Banquet – Set Up

5:00 PM. East High School – East Youth Football Banquet

6:00 PM. Des Moines Training Grounds Weekly The Des Moines Gaming Club

6:00 PM. Board Game League: Season 2 Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe

6:00 PM. Restorative Yoga in the Garden Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

6:30 PM. 11-11 | Meet the Author - Lori Erickson Beaverdale Books

6:30 PM. Trivia with Yeti House Entertainment Brightside Aleworks

7:00 PM. "Hopper: An American Love Story" at the Varsity Cinema Varsity Cinema

7:00 PM. Pub Trivia Night at Fireside Grille Fireside Grille

7:30 PM. Low Brass Studio Recital Patty & Fred Turner Jazz Center

11:30 PM. Central College Men's Wrestling vs Nebraska Wesleyan Pella