A spectacular 9-day hot air balloon event! Breathtaking sights, incredible sounds, and extraordinary entertainment value. Every summer, guests are dazzled as 100+ hot air balloons paint the Iowa sky with brilliant colors while some of the best pilots in the world compete for points, prizes, and championship titles. Morning competition flights + evening task flights […]

The Downtown Farmers' Market presented by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines provides fresh produce, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods, plants, flowers and artisan packaged food, handmade art and ready-to-eat prepared food to the community in the heart of Downtown DSM. The Market takes place every Saturday, May through October, from 7 a.m. – Noon in the Historic […]

with Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops Otoboke Beaver are a punk-rock-garage quartet from Kyoto, Japan. Formed at Kyoto University’s music club, the band consists of Accorinrin (Lead Vocal & Guitar), Yoyoyoshie (Guitar & Vocals), Hirochan (Bass & Vocals) and Kahokiss (Drums & Vocals). Acco's off-kilter self-taught compositional and confrontational performance skills, together with […]

“California punk rock changed my life. It showed me exactly what I want to do and who I want to be,” says Violet Mayugba, guitarist and singer for San Francisco-based punk band Destroy Boys. At the age of 15, Mayugba and band co-founder Alexia Roditis were going to show after show, becoming a part of […]

Solo and Acoustic Reserved Seating: $45, $55, $75 $1.00 from every ticket sold will benefit local organization, The Beacon. Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being […]

The Valley Junction Farmers Market is home to over 80 weekly vendors selling fresh produce, baked goods, plants and flowers, arts and crafts, and prepared foods. Join your friends and neighbors from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Special performances events are scheduled throughout the season.

The Last Des Moines Concert

Hinterland Music Festival 08.02—08.04.2024 Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater, Saint Charles, Iowa

After Party