Formerly known as Wells Fargo Arena, Casey's Center is a 16,980-seat multi-purpose arena at 233 Center Street in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Part of the Iowa Events Center complex alongside the EMC Expo Center and the Community Choice Convention Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of 117 million dollars. It is owned by Polk County and professionally managed by Oak View Group. Three professional sports teams call Casey's Center home: the Iowa Wild of the AHL, the Iowa Wolves of t.....

Iowa's largest theatre since its opening on June 10, 1979, the Des Moines Civic Center was built on a city-donated lot with 9.3 million dollars raised through the city's largest-ever private fundraising campaign, completed in fewer than 90 days. Designed by Charles Hebert and Associates and built by The Weitz Company, the Brutalist precast-concrete building houses a 2,744-seat fan-shaped continental seating area where no seat is more than 145 feet from the stage. All seats are on a single level......

Located on the street level of the Des Moines Civic Center building at 221 Walnut Street, the Stoner Theater is a 200-seat black-box venue operated by Des Moines Performing Arts. The intimate space hosts smaller theatrical productions, lectures, educational programming, and community events that complement the larger Civic Center main hall upstairs. Together with the Civic Center, Cowles Commons, and the Temple for Performing Arts, the Stoner Theater is part of the Des Moines Performing Arts ca.....

Known affectionately as The Blue Oval, Drake Stadium opened on October 10, 1925, on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and is best known as the home of the Drake Relays, one of the premier track-and-field meets in the United States. The facility also serves as the home field for Drake Bulldogs football and the Des Moines Menace of USL League Two. A 15-million-dollar renovation in 2005 by RDG Planning and Design reconfigured the track to meet NCAA and international standards, wi.....

Hoyt Sherman Place is a historic cultural complex at 1501 Woodland Avenue in the Sherman Hill neighbourhood of Des Moines, Iowa. The property centres on an 1877 mansion built by pioneering banker and insurance executive Hoyt Sherman, younger brother of Union Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. The Des Moines Women's Club acquired the property and began fundraising for a theatre in 1917; construction started in 1922 and the 1,252-seat auditorium opened in 1923. Listed on the National Reg.....

A dual-sided performance stage anchored by two spiralling steel columns, the Lauridsen Amphitheater serves as the centerpiece of a major revitalization of Water Works Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States at nearly 1,500 acres. Completed in May 2019 at a cost of roughly $1.5 million, the amphitheater sits within the park along the Raccoon River on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa, at 2201 George Flagg Parkway. The design by RDG Planning and Design responded to a challenging.....

Principal Park is a minor league baseball stadium in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, serving as the home ballpark for the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The stadium opened in 1992 and has been praised for its downtown location along the Des Moines River, offering skyline views and easy access to the city's East Village entertainment district. In addition to baseball, Principal Park hosts concerts, festivals, movie nights, and community events. Des Moines has experienced rapid.....

The Ingersoll is a bar and live entertainment venue in Des Moines, Iowa, offering drinks, food, and a regular calendar of live music, DJ nights, and community events. The venue combines a neighbourhood bar experience with curated entertainment programming along the Ingersoll Avenue corridor, one of Des Moines's most vibrant commercial streets. Des Moines has experienced significant growth in its dining, arts, and nightlife sectors, evolving from a perceived flyover-state capital into one of the .....

Wooly's is a live music venue in Des Moines, Iowa, known as one of the city's most active concert rooms for independent and touring artists. The venue hosts shows spanning a wide range of genres including indie rock, electronic, hip-hop, country, folk, and punk, with a standing-room format that creates an energetic atmosphere. Des Moines' live music scene has expanded alongside the city's growing population and cultural ambitions, and Wooly's has positioned itself as a go-to room for mid-capacit.....

xBk Live is a live music and events venue in Des Moines, Iowa, providing a multi-purpose space for concerts, comedy, private events, and community gatherings. The venue features a stage, professional sound and lighting, a bar, and flexible floor configurations that can accommodate both standing-room concerts and seated events. Des Moines has seen significant growth in its live entertainment infrastructure, and xBk Live contributes to the city's expanding roster of dedicated music venues by offer.....