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        <h2>Guide to Live Events in Des Moines: Concerts, Sports and Shows Near You</h2>
<p>Des Moines, Iowa, is a vibrant hub for live events, from concerts and theater performances to minor league baseball and music festivals. Whether you’re cheering on the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park or catching a chart-topping artist at Wells Fargo Arena, Vivid Seats makes it easy to find the perfect tickets.</p>
        
        <h2>Things to Do in Des Moines This Week</h2> 
        
<p>Des Moines turns up the volume with <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/def-leppard-tickets/performer/230">Def Leppard</a> and the hair-raising hits of <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/hairball-tickets/performer/16945">Hairball</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/hairball-tickets-des-moines-iowa-state-fair-8-13-2025--concerts-rock/production/5407388">Iowa State Fair</a>. Next <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/hank-williams-jr-tickets/performer/1503">Hank Williams Jr</a> and <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/tpain-tickets/performer/13434">T-Pain - Faheem Rashad Najm</a> light up the night under the grandstand at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/t-pain---faheem-rashad-najm-tickets-des-moines-iowa-state-fair-8-16-2025--concerts-rb/production/5547057">Iowa State Fair</a>. Kids and parents alike can sing along with <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/kidz-bop-live-tickets--theater-family/performer/8852">Kidz Bop Live!</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/kidz-bop-live-tickets-des-moines-iowa-state-fair-8-17-2025--concerts-pop/production/5556030">Iowa State Fair</a> and cap off the night with laughs from <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/phil-rosenthal-tickets--theater-comedy/performer/149583">Phil Rosenthal</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/phil-rosenthal-tickets-waukee-vibrant-music-hall-8-15-2025--theater-comedy/production/5806669">Vibrant Music Hall</a>.</p>        
        <h2>Things to Do in Des Moines Next Week</h2> 
        
<p>Next week you can catch <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/melissa-etheridge-tickets/performer/526">Melissa Etheridge</a> and <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/heart-tickets/performer/2620">Heart - Rock Band</a> at the Des Moines Civic Center for unforgettable pop and rock nights. You can also laugh along with <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/kevin-james-thornton-tickets--theater-comedy/performer/133628">Kevin James Thornton</a> at Funny Bone - Des Moines in West Des Moines.</p><p>Sports fans won’t want to miss the <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/iowa-cubs-tickets--sports-minor-league-baseball/performer/19696">Iowa Cubs</a> taking on the competition at Principal Park, and thrills await at the Dallas County Fair in Adel with the <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/dallas-county-races-tickets--sports-racing/performer/166635">Dallas County Races</a>.</p>

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