Free things to do in Des Moines — festivals, library events, park activities, and community happenings. No cost, all fun.
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Students are invited to participate on the Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). TAB meets weekly during the school year to help plan teen programs, sign up for library volunteer opportunities, build leadership skills and suggest teen books to be purchased by the Library. For students in grades...
Maker Monday is a monthly program for teens to learn more about using the makerspace and utilizing their own creativity to build and create unique items by hand. This month we will be learning how to make Zines and Comics with ASAP! This program is for tweens and teens, grades 5 - 12. Registration..
Lsi Global Green Farmers' Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Des Moines Public Library is a public central library in Des Moines, IA. Open 3,206 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 110,000 square feet.
88,000 sq ft world-class public skatepark, one of the largest in the US.
Weekday Storytime Schedule: Our cycle starts on Monday, March 30, and our break week will be April 20 through April 24. However, you can check out Block Party instead on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning of the break (and come get a monstrously cute color-your-own monster bookmark too)!...
Beaverdale Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA. The parking lot of Franklin Junior High at 48th and Franklin Avenue Products: Organic (USDA Certified). Accepts: WIC Farmers Market; WIC; Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; SNAP; Accept EBT at a central location; Some/all market.
North Side Library is a public branch library in Des Moines, IA. Open 2,760 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 10,000 square feet.
Enjoy 20-25 minutes of short stories, songs, and lots of movement followed by playtime to build early literacy skills. For kids 18 mo.-3 years old and their caregivers. Monthly registration is required. Please register for a seat for each toddler attending. Each session in the same week is a...
Eastside Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Whether you're a Percy Jackson fan or just love Greek mythology, this is the club for you! Test your knowledge in a trivia competition, craft your own myth-inspired creations, and debate fellow club members about your favorite gods, heroes, and myths. For kids in 6th grade and up. Registration...
South Side Library is a public branch library in Des Moines, IA. Open 2,760 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 14,800 square feet.
Parks Neighborhood Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Weekday Storytime Schedule: Our cycle starts on Monday, March 30, and our break week will be April 20 through April 24. However, you can check out Block Party instead on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning of the break (and come get a monstrously cute color-your-own monster bookmark too)!...
East Side Library is a public branch library in Des Moines, IA. Open 2,760 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 15,134 square feet.
Join us to learn how to make easy, low-or-no cook snacks. We’ll make and eat the snack, and you’ll go home with the recipe! This month we are making Homemade Peach Rings! This program is for tweens and teens, grades 5 - 12. Registration Required.
Iowa Food Cooperative Farmers' Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Engage with a variety of local authors, sit in on a discussion panel, or stop by the Pageturners table at the 2026 Local Authors Fair. Light refreshments provided, with a chance to win a door prize! This event is free to attend and open to the public. Brought to you by Dunn Library, the Indianola...
Forest Avenue Library is a public branch library in Des Moines, IA. Open 2,460 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 12,000 square feet.
Southridge Mall Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Make a simple craft after 25-30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. This is generally for kids who can sit still for longer stories to develop school readiness. For kids 3.5-5 years old and their caregivers. Registration is required. Please register for a seat for each child attending. Each...
