Sideshow Lounge

All-American food favorites designed to complement the largest American microbrew selection in the world featuring 105 draft beers and another 175 in bottles. We guarantee it will be the only 1970s fishing-themed, 105 tap handle restaurant you'll ever find.

The Hessen Haus is an authentic German bier hall and restaurant. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week with 25 German beers on draft and 75 in bottles. Polka bands on Saturdays.

A 1960s-era lounge dedicated to the lifestyle of the high life man. Good drinks, good eats, good times.

Find everything you want! There are 18 tap beers, great burgers, big screen TVs, pool tables, darts, golf, foosball, a full bar and a patio.

Authentic British Pub offering over 150 imported beers including 26 on tap and 85 single malt Scotches. Traditional pub food is served along with additional unique offerings. The Red Monk on the second floor offers over 60 Belgian beers.

The south side's best hidden secret. We're that small town bar in the heart of the city. Z's Bar has great food and drink specials every day. Open 7 days a week at 7 a.m. Clean and friendly atmosphere where everyone is always welcome. No drink over $6 and no food item over $12.

The Des Moines Arts Festival returns June 24-26, 2011, to Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines. The Festival features visual art, live music, performing arts and activities along with the Interrobang Film Festival, Sculpture Park, Jazz and Wine Pavilion and plenty of eclectic food booths providing guests with an extraordinary community arts and culture Festival!

Support local agriculture and buy direct from Iowa farmers while shopping the Downtown Farmers' Market. The Downtown Farmers' Market presents Iowa producers from 51 counties across Iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more. Come for the freshness and stay for the fun at the Downtown Farmers' Market.

Hy-Vee Hall, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Wells Fargo Arena and Polk County Convention Complex (Plex) comprise the Iowa Events Center in Downtown Des Moines. These facilities are well suited for conventions, trade shows, sports and entertainment. The $217 million center provides more than 300,000 square feet of connected space. Designed for convenience and versatility, Hy-Vee Hall and Veterans Memorial Auditorium offer general session seating for 500 to 17,000, 17 break-out rooms and trade shows hosting up to 1,020.

The annual August extravaganza inspired the internationally-acclaimed novel "State Fair," three motion pictures and a Broadway musical. Attracting more than one million people annually, the Iowa State Fair features the largest foods department of any state fair and one of the largest livestock shows in the world in addition to mouth watering foods, fabulous free entertainment and blue-ribbon competition. Special offers available for groups.

For over 50 years, Knoxville Raceway has been entertaining people from around the globe with the most exciting open wheel and dirt track racing on the planet. From mid-April through September, Knoxville Raceway provides affordable family fun.

Nitefall on the River is a Thursday night concert series offering a variety of live music and entertainers at a low cost during the summer. Enjoy live music at the Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater.

The Principal Charity Classic works to raise funds "Fore our Kids" by conducting an annual Champions Tour Golf Tournament held at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, May 30-June 5, 2011. All proceeds benefit children's charities in Iowa.

Ballet Des Moines, established in 2002, is re-establishing professional ballet in central Iowa. Our goals are to provide aspiring dancers with world-class training and opportunities once offered only in larger cities; and to bring world-class dance entertainment to audiences in Iowa and ultimately throughout the United States.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines presents the best live professional theater direct from Broadway. Its President and CEO, Jeff Chelesvig, is a member of The Broadway League.

The Des Moines Symphony is a not-for-profit, full-service professional orchestra formed in 1937 to enrich, educate and entertain the community. The Symphony Association includes the Symphony Academy of Music and its numerous education programs including four youth orchestras, the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra which performs seven pairs of Masterworks concerts, the traditional pops performance on New Year's Eve, education and family concerts and other special events in its home at the Civic Center. The Des Moines Symphony also produces and performs the annual Yankee Doodle Pops concert in July on the grounds of the Iowa State Capitol, which last year attracted over 125,000, the largest single day attendance of any event in the state.

Since 1923, the 1,250-seat theater has hosted an array of national and local performing arts talents. Hoyt Sherman Place is known for excellent acoustics, balcony seating and unique historic interior. The theater is available for public and private performances and for corporate meetings.

The Temple for Performing Arts is a Des Moines Embassy Club location and the perfect site for the 'Wedding of your Dreams,' business lunch or dinner for up to 350. On the fourth floor, the Grand Ballroom boasts 27-foot ceilings, lighting, staging and antique stained glass features. A bride's room and recital hall that can be used for ceremonies or presentations adjoins.