Taking Back Sunday
October 3, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Val Air Ballroom
301 Ashworth Rd West Des Moines, IA
With special guests Thrice and Saves the Day.
Des Moines Superhero Heart Run 2026
October 4, 2026 - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at Raccoon River Park
2500 Grand Avenue West Des Moines, Iowa
Get ready to walk, run, and FLY at the Des Moines Superhero Heart Run! Join Help-A-Heart and Heart Heroes, Inc. for our annual 5k/1mile fun run aimed at raising awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in our community. Presented by Heart Heroes and Help-A-Heart.
Hold On To Your Butts
October 6, 2026 - October 11, 2026 - All Day at Temple Theater
1011 Locust Street Des Moines, I
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth…
30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…
This year, you are invited to…
Hold On To Your Butts
Following its critically acclaimed West End and Off-Broadway debuts, the smash hit show goes on tour!
Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live Foley.
It’s a 60-minute show – great for the whole family, group of friends or a date night!
Rise Against, Alkaline Trio
October 7, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:45 pm at Vibrant Music Hall
2938 Grand Prairie Pkwy Waukee, IA
Rise Against
Alkaline Trio
@ Vibrant Music Hall
Taste of Chaos: Hollywood Undead, In This Moment, I See Stars, Vana, Melrose Avenue
October 9, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Vibrant Music Hall
2855 Grand Prairie Pkwy Waukee, Iowa
Cradle the Filth
October 11, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Val Air Ballroom
301 Ashworth Road Des Moines, IA
PeelingFlesh
October 13, 2026 - 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm at Wooly’s
504 East Locust Street Des Moines, IA
With GridIron, Outta Pocket, Grounds For Assault
Mastodon
October 16, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Val Air Ballroom
301 Ashworth Rd West Des Moines, IA
Mastodon with special guests Deafheaven & Alcest
Drowning Pool & Saliva
October 25, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Wooly’s
504 East Locust Street Des Moines, IA
