This weekend, Des Moines

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