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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Sep 8

7:30 am

Ada Hayden Heritage Park

Great Ames Adventure Race

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Sep 14

3:00 pm

Campustown

Food Truck Frenzy and Market

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Sep 19

5:00 pm

Downtown Ames

Music Walk

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Featured

7:30 am - 11:00 am

Great Ames Adventure Race

Ada Hayden Heritage Park

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday Funday Series with Dahlia Darling and Co

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Alleygrass @ Prairie Moon

Prairie Moon

Events for September

9

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Rosie the Riveters of Iowa

Ames Public Library

Events for September

10

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tunes in the Trees: Kathryn Severing Fox & Chad Elliot

Iowa Arboretum

Events for September

11

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12

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Monarch Mania

Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor

6:00 pm

The History of Presidential Debates, 1960-Present

ISU Memorial Union

Events for September

13

Cyclone Family Weekend

Iowa State campus

7:00 pm

Fifth & Clark Fridays

Ames City Auditorium

Events for September

14

Cyclone Family Weekend

Iowa State campus

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market

Downtown Ames

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Ames Pridefest

Downtown Ames

Featured

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Food Truck Frenzy and Market

Campustown

7:00 pm

Mango Soul & Mike Walsh Band @ Alluvial

Alluvial Brewing

Events for September

15

Cyclone Family Weekend

Iowa State campus

2:00 pm

125th Anniversary of the Campanile Carillon

ISU campus

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Burnin Sensations @ Prairie Moon

Prairie Moon

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Paint the Park Concert

Reiman Gardens

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4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

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Featured

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Music Walk

Downtown Ames

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Party on the Patio

Octagon Center for the Arts

6:00 pm

Ho Chunk Artist Lecture / Reception

ISU Memorial Union

7:00 pm

Possessed by Paul James with Marques Morel

Alluvial Brewing

Events for September

20

Pufferbilly Days Festival

Boone

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Cody Hicks Live

1850 Homestead

7:00 pm

Hey, King!

Ames City Auditorium

Events for September

21

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market

Downtown Ames

Pufferbilly Days Festival

Boone

1:00 pm

Cyclone Football vs. Arkansas State

Jack Trice Stadium

7:00 pm

BareFuzz with Great Caesar’s Goat

Alluvial Brewing

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22

Pufferbilly Days Festival

Boone

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10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Octagon Art Festival

Downtown Ames

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Gladys Lite Acoustic Trio

Prairie Moon

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4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Rovers at Reiman

Reiman Gardens

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Mental Health Expo

Ames City Auditorium

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26

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Fall Iowa State Housing Fair

Durham Great Hall

7:00 pm

Doomed Pioneers @ Alluvial

Alluvial Brewing

Events for September

27

Central Iowa Fall Junk Jaunt

7:00 pm

Iowa No Mountain Boys @ Alluvial

Alluvial Brewing

Events for September

28

Central Iowa Fall Junk Jaunt

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market

Downtown Ames

Goldfinch Room Reunion Festival

Stephens Auditorium

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

City of Ames EcoFair

City Hall

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Central Iowa Fall Junk Jaunt

Goldfinch Room Reunion Festival

Stephens Auditorium

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Opus Taylor @ Prairie Moon

Prairie Moon

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7:00 pm

A Moving Sound

Stephens Auditorium

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7:00 pm

The Jenny Kohls Band with Ella Slade

Ames City Auditorium

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Cyclone Football vs. Baylor

Jack Trice Stadium

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market

Downtown Ames

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Want to submit your event?

Events happening in the Ames area that improve the quality of life for Ames residents and have the potential to attract visitors to the Ames area or enhance a visitor’s experience are eligible to be submitted to the Discover Ames events calendar. Events can be cultural, educational, recreational, or artistic.