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Dec 29 - Jan 4, 2026
Exciting events and experiences happening this week in des Moines.
Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball vs. Illinois State University Mens Basketball
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Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars
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Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars
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NYE @ The Ingersoll w/ The Grand Marquis
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Your event ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, a selection of entrée options, warm house breads and butter along with coffee, tea and iced water services. Additional beverages, starters, shared plates, entrée upgrades, and desserts are available for purchase and may be added during your dining experience. Grand Marquis epitomizes the fusion of tradition and innovation, infusing the essence of American roots from Kansas City blues to Memphis soul with the vibrant spirit of a New Orleans second line revelry. Their music resonates as a testament to the past while embracing the pulse of the 21st century. A symphony of resounding horns harmonizes with a rhythm section that grooves intensely, all set against the backdrop of soulful vocals, creating a captivating soundscape that showcases their masterfully crafted originals.
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NYE Morning Kids Party with Derry & the Dirty Dishes
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Fox 17 Presents New Year's Lover w. Napoleon Douglas
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Your event ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, a selection of entrée options, warm house breads and butter along with coffee, tea and iced water services. Additional beverages, starters, shared plates, entrée upgrades, and desserts are available for purchase and may be added during your dining experience. Love is the genre, and this show hits it in every style, and takes it from every decade. Featuring hits by Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, John Legend, Jon Batiste, Gregory Porter, Luther Vandross, and even Michael Jackson, Napoleon and his 14-piece orchestra welcome you to bring in the New Year on the best note.
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Guilty Pleasures
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Beggars Bargain
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Davina and the Vagabonds
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Your event ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, a selection of entrée options, warm house breads and butter along with coffee, tea and iced water services. Additional beverages, starters, shared plates, entrée upgrades, and desserts are available for purchase and may be added during your dining experience. Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers? commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe.
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The Shaun Johnson Big Band: Sinatra and Friends
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Your event ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, a selection of entrée options, warm house breads and butter along with coffee, tea and iced water services. Additional beverages, starters, shared plates, entrée upgrades, and desserts are available for purchase and may be added during your dining experience. The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience is an 8-piece Pop orchestra featuring Hall of Fame inductees and an Emmy®-winning crooner (also the lead singer of Tonic Sol-fa). Known for putting a fresh, contemporary twist on the American Songbook, the group?s latest album soared to the Top 5 on the Billboard® Jazz Chart.
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Davina and the Vagabonds
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Your event ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, a selection of entrée options, warm house breads and butter along with coffee, tea and iced water services. Additional beverages, starters, shared plates, entrée upgrades, and desserts are available for purchase and may be added during your dining experience. Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe.
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Iowa Wolves vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce
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Doc Bullfrog
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Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball vs. Indiana State Sycamores Mens Basketball
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Iowa Wolves vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce
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