Iowa events in October 2026

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• Iowa Wild vs. Milwaukee Admirals

  Oct 21, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• BoDeans: 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams...and Good Things

  Oct 22, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Music · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Thomas Rhett

  Oct 22, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Music · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories

  Oct 23, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Theater & Comedy · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Sioux City Musketeers

  Oct 23, 2026 · Dubuque, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  USHL junior hockey home game, Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Sioux City Musketeers, 7:05 p.m. (local time per source).

  Source: Team (USHL)

• Iowa Wild vs. Manitoba Moose

  Oct 23, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Oh He Dead

  Oct 23, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Music · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Ballet Des Moines Presents Ghost Stories

  Oct 24, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Theater & Comedy · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Drake vs. Butler (football)

  Oct 24, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  NCAA Division I football home game, Drake vs. Butler.

  Source: University athletics

• Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Sioux City Musketeers

  Oct 24, 2026 · Dubuque, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  USHL junior hockey home game, Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Sioux City Musketeers, 7:05 p.m. (local time per source).

  Source: Team (USHL)

• Iowa Wild vs. Manitoba Moose

  Oct 24, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Ailey II

  Oct 27, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Theater & Comedy · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Ben Folds & A Piano

  Oct 27, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Music · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Drake vs. Minnesota Duluth (Exh.) (women's basketball)

  Oct 28, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  NCAA Division I women's basketball home game, Drake vs. Minnesota Duluth (Exh.), 6 p.m. (local time per source).

  Source: University athletics

• Ella Langley: The Dandelion Tour

  Oct 29, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Music · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Iowa Wild vs. Charlotte Checkers

  Oct 30, 2026 · Des Moines, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  Source: Venue

• Iowa vs. Wisconsin (football)

  Oct 31, 2026 · Iowa City, IA · Sports · Admission: unknown

  NCAA Division I football home game, Iowa vs. Wisconsin.

  Source: University athletics