Farmer's Markets
Saturdays- Downtown Farmers Market (and the West Side's)
Wednesday- Drake neighborhood market, Living History Farm's Market
Thursdays- Valley Junction Market
Yoga
Free & Festive Yoga at Firehouse yoga on Friday June 18th at 5:15pm
Free Yoga at 7pm, Fridays in Ankeny, Wagner Park (free movie starts at 8)
Yoga in the Park at Gray's Lake, 9 AM Saturdays through the Summer
Yoga on the Lawn, North lawn of WDM city Hall, now through September 26th, 9AM
Free yoga for a week when you become a fan of firehouse yoga on facebook or twitter during the month of June.
Movies:
Fridays, 8pm, in Ankeny at Wagner Park through the Summer-Free
Des Moines Art Center movies on the lawn at Meier Terrace. July 1st "Sixteen Candles" & August 5 "A Night at the Opera." Starts around 8:30
$1 Movies, Jordan Creek, Tuesdays at 10AM
Floatin' Free Flicks, Gates open at 8:
7/9 NW Aquatic Center
7/30 Teachout Aquatic Center
8/6 Nahas Aquatic Center
Music & Arts
Belin Quartet, Fridays through July 30th, 12:15PM. Location is at Nollen Plaza or the Library
Music at Chocolaterie Stam on Ingersoll 6/11 & 6/12 7-9pm
Kid's sing a long, Smokey Row June 15th & 30th, 10AM
Open Mic night, 2nd Thursday of the month, Ritual Cafe
Free Shakespeare in Des Moines, dates varies
Jazz in July, 24 free concerts around Des Moines
Des Moines Arts Festival, June 25-27th
Farm & Food Fun:
Gelato Party at Chocolaterie Stam's Ingersoll location, 6/15
Sample Sundays, Date varies, next on is 6/13 12-5. Tour local farms in Central Iowa. Way more fun that you know what to do with
Outdoors:
Nature Story Hour, June 16th & 30th, Various locations, Noon
Nature Play Dates, June 23rd & July 7th, Various Locations 10:30
Kite Flying Club, Gray's Lake, 4th Tuesday through October, 5-7 pm
Fish Printing, 6/15, 5:30, Gray's Lake by concession stand
Sand Sculptures, 7/17 10:30, Gray's Lake
Leaf Boat Building 8/14 10:30, Gray's Lake
Moon Float (awesome fun!) June 26th, 9-11pm, charge for boat rentals
I Cubs Dollar Days, July 19th & August 23rd, 7:05pm
Of course there is so much more to do in the Des Moines Area: Swimming, biking, going to the beaches, etc. What do you plan on doing this Summer?
2 comments:
Wow, this is a great list! Inspiring to discover all the things in Topeka. I just hope it's as awesome/active as Des Moines.
Remember your public library, either a programmed event
http://www.pldminfo.org/kids_teens/kidspages/storytimes.html
or on your own for some discovery and inspiration.
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