Events Calendar

Ames is home to events happening year-round. Discover the big game at Jack Trice Stadium or live music in downtown Ames this weekend! From art exhibits to sporting events, performing arts to trivia nights, there’s sure to be something for everyone.

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Apr 19

2:00 pm

Reiman Gardens

Spring Enchantment Festival

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Apr 25 - 26

Campustown

Campustown Showdown

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Apr 30 - May 1

Stephens Auditorium

The Book of Mormon

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2:00 pm

OPERA Iowa

Northminster Presbyterian Church

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6:00 pm

Vietnam 50 Years Later: Insurgency, Genocide, Dissent & Peace Through Agriculture

Memorial Union Sunroom

Events for April

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Spring Enchantment begins

Reiman Gardens

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4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

6:00 pm

The Next Pandemic Could Strike at Any Time: Are We Prepared?

Durham Great Hall

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Dearly Departed

ACTORS

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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Artist Lecture: Will Wilson

Brunnier Art Museum

8:00 pm

Yam Haus @ the M-Shop

Maintenance Shop

Events for April

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Spring Enchantment Weekend

Reiman Gardens

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Spring Fever Symposium

Iowa Arboretum

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Auditions for the Senior Variety Show

Northminster Presbyterian Church

3:00 pm

Resistance: A Community Tour

Ames Public Library

4:30 pm

Friendship Ark’s Tropical Sangria Escape

CPMI Event Center

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music Saturdays with Fred Love

Cornbred BBQ

8:00 pm

Evening Elephants @ the M-shop

Maintenance Shop

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Spring Enchantment Weekend

Reiman Gardens

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Gardening for Beginners

McFarland Park

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Museum as Muse

Christian Petersen Art Museum

7:30 pm

Percussion Ensemble in concert

Tye Recital Hall

Events for April

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5:30 pm

ISU Chamber Orchestra

Tye Recital Hall

6:00 pm

Lecture: My Parents’ Holocaust Journeys

Durham Great Hall

Events for April

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4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Let’s Talk Healthy Love: Parent Night

Ames Public Library

Events for April

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Focus Grant Exhibition Reception

Memorial Union Art Gallery

Events for April

10

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Cyclone Appreciation at the ISU Book Store

University Book Store

8:00 pm

The Astronomers @ the M-shop

Maintenance Shop

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Dearly Departed

ACTORS

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Friday Soirée

Maintenance Shop

7:00 pm

Fifth & Clark Fridays: No Lights Tonight & WOEM

Ames City Auditorium

7:30 pm

Town & Gown: Pianist Zhenni Li-Cohen

Tye Recital Hall

Events for April

12

Dearly Departed

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Ames Renaissance Faire

1400 South 4th Street, Ames

Spring Enchantment Weekend

Reiman Gardens

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Animal Learning Day

Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Step Into Story Books

North Grand Mall

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Easter Bunny Express

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Auditions for Senior Variety Show 2025

Northminster Presbyterian Church

3:00 pm

Spring Musicale

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music Saturdays with David Watson

Cornbred BBQ

Featured

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Fashion Show 2025

Stephens Auditorium

Events for April

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Dearly Departed

ACTORS

Featured

Ames Renaissance Faire

1400 South 4th Street, Ames

Spring Enchantment Weekend

Reiman Gardens

3:00 pm

ISU Symphony Orchestra concert

Tye Recital Hall

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Narly’s Night on KHOI Radio

KHOI Radio

7:00 pm

Bermuda Search Party

Maintenance Shop

Events for April

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Pop-up: Handmade baskets from Uganda

Memorial Union Workspace

Events for April

15

4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Healthy Love: Teen Night

Ames Public Library

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Fixing Troilus & Cressida

Fisher Theater

Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Third Thursday @ The Octagon

Octagon Center for the Arts

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Fixing Troilus & Cressida

Fisher Theater

Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Pop-up: Handmade baskets from Uganda

Memorial Union Workspace

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Victorian Date Night at Farm House Museum

Farm House Museum

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Fixing Troilus & Cressida

Fisher Theater

Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Pop-up: Handmade baskets from Uganda

Memorial Union Workspace

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk

Iowa State campus

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Earth Day Appreciation

10:00 am

Easter Egg Hunt

St. Cecilia

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Egg Hunt on Ice

Ames/ISU Ice Arena

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2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Spring Enchantment Festival

Reiman Gardens

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music Saturdays with Danny Grause

Cornbred BBQ

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4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

8:00 pm

An Evening with Tinsley Ellis

Maintenance Shop

Events for April

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7:30 pm

Jazz Night

Tye Recital Hall

Events for April

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Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

The Parc Preseason Pop-Up

The Parc

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Artist Reception & Gallery Walk

Christian Petersen Art Museum

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Jewelry Making Demonstration

Octagon Center for the Arts

8:00 pm

Comedy Night with Ian Lara

Maintenance Shop

Events for April

25

Featured

Campustown Showdown

Campustown

Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

7:30 pm

Wind Ensemble concert

Tye Recital Hall

Events for April

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Featured

Campustown Showdown

Campustown

Extended bulb hours at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Take a Bow

Ames/ISU Ice Arena

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Arbor Day Celebration

Iowa Arboretum

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Explore! Museums: Trees

Brunnier Art Museum

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Wildflower Walk

Robison Wildlife Acres

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music Saturdays with Jordan Messerole

Cornbred BBQ

7:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ballet Des Moines’ Romeo and Juliet

Stephens Auditorium

7:30 pm

Symphonic Band concert

Tye Recital Hall

Events for April

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Take a Bow

Ames/ISU Ice Arena

3:00 pm

Iowa State Singers Alumni Concert with Symphony Orchestra

Stephens Auditorium

3:00 pm

Concert and Campus Bands

Ames City Auditorium

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4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

Events for April

30

7:00 pm

Lecture Series: Bells of Iowa State

Ames Public Library

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The Book of Mormon

Stephens Auditorium

7:30 pm

Jazz Night

Tye Recital Hall

Events for May

1

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Historic Preservation Tour

Farm House Museum

Featured

The Book of Mormon

Stephens Auditorium

8:00 pm

The Talbott Brothers @ the M-shop

Maintenance Shop

Events for May

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Student Fringe Festival

7:00 pm

Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey

Stephens Auditorium

Events for May

3

Student Fringe Festival

Spring Enchantment Weekend

Reiman Gardens

Featured

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Opening Day: Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market

Downtown Ames

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Safe in the Sun 5K/10K Run

Ada Hayden Heritage Park

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

CASA Spring Open House

Creative Artists' Studios of Ames

Sweets & treats

Finger-lickin’ good

Historic downtown shopping

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