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Take your seat at The Fab Four: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute at @stephensaud on Friday, April 10! 🎤

Starting at 7:30 p.m., catch a performance celebrating The Beatles` second film, Help!, featuring songs from the soundtrack alongside greatest hits spanning every era.

#DiscoverAmes #StephensAuditorium

Apr 9

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Take your seat at The Fab Four: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute at @stephensaud on Friday, April 10! 🎤 Starting at 7:30 p.m., catch a performance celebrating The Beatles' second film, Help!, featuring songs from the soundtrack alongside greatest hits spanning every era. #DiscoverAmes #StephensAuditorium

Find the fun around Ames this weekend! 🌟

Get information on these activities and more, visit the link in our bio.

#ThisWeekendInAmes #DiscoverAmes

Apr 9

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Find the fun around Ames this weekend! 🌟 Get information on these activities and more, visit the link in our bio. #ThisWeekendInAmes #DiscoverAmes

Spring 🤝 @downtownames

One of our favorite ways to spend the season—walking, shopping, and supporting local. 🌷

#DiscoverAmes #DowntownAmes #Spring

Apr 8

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Spring 🤝 @downtownames One of our favorite ways to spend the season—walking, shopping, and supporting local. 🌷 #DiscoverAmes #DowntownAmes #Spring

Get competitive with friends at Bingo Night with @torrentbrewing from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 9! ✨

Grab a drink and ready your cards for a night full of good vibes, good company, and great prizes!

#DiscoverAmes #TorrentBrewingCompany

Apr 8

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Get competitive with friends at Bingo Night with @torrentbrewing from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 9! ✨ Grab a drink and ready your cards for a night full of good vibes, good company, and great prizes! #DiscoverAmes #TorrentBrewingCompany

Don`t miss your last chance to see Over the River and Through the Woods with @actorsinc from April 10-12! ❤️

Enjoy a furiously funny and touching story about intergenerational relationships, deep familial love, and the inevitable little heart breaks that occur as time passes and children grow.

#DiscoverAmes #ACTORS

Apr 8

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Don't miss your last chance to see Over the River and Through the Woods with @actorsinc from April 10-12! ❤️ Enjoy a furiously funny and touching story about intergenerational relationships, deep familial love, and the inevitable little heart breaks that occur as time passes and children grow. #DiscoverAmes #ACTORS

Experience Butterfly Blizzard at @reimangardens from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8! 🦋

Learn about the butterflies, release them, and take home a personalized certificate! Participants can also enjoy a butterfly-themed craft to round out the experience.

#DiscoverAmes #ReimanGardens

Apr 7

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Experience Butterfly Blizzard at @reimangardens from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8! 🦋 Learn about the butterflies, release them, and take home a personalized certificate! Participants can also enjoy a butterfly-themed craft to round out the experience. #DiscoverAmes #ReimanGardens

Visit the Brunnier Art Museum for Museum Meetup: Storytellers Abound with @university.museums on Thursday, April 9! 😁

From 6–8 p.m., explore the visual storytelling exhibitions Tell Me A Story and Mapping Infrastructure/Mapping Agriculture, then try your hand at creating your own name or letter sign inspired by illuminated manuscripts.

#DiscoverAmes #UniversityMuseums

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Visit the Brunnier Art Museum for Museum Meetup: Storytellers Abound with @university.museums on Thursday, April 9! 😁 From 6–8 p.m., explore the visual storytelling exhibitions Tell Me A Story and Mapping Infrastructure/Mapping Agriculture, then try your hand at creating your own name or letter sign inspired by illuminated manuscripts. #DiscoverAmes #UniversityMuseums

Welcome to Ames, Iowa Jazz Championships and good luck to all those competing! 👋

If you`re looking for things to do, delicious food, and places to shop, visit discoverames.com!

#DiscoverAmes #Welcome

Apr 7

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Welcome to Ames, Iowa Jazz Championships and good luck to all those competing! 👋 If you're looking for things to do, delicious food, and places to shop, visit discoverames.com! #DiscoverAmes #Welcome

Get ready for a color inspired run, @paintthepath5k! 🌈🏃

Experience an exhilarating 5K on Sunday, April 26, around Jack Trice Stadium and Iowa State Center starting at 11 a.m., filled with running, walking, entertainment, and more!

#DiscoverAmes #PaintThePath5K

Apr 6

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Get ready for a color inspired run, @paintthepath5k! 🌈🏃 Experience an exhilarating 5K on Sunday, April 26, around Jack Trice Stadium and Iowa State Center starting at 11 a.m., filled with running, walking, entertainment, and more! #DiscoverAmes #PaintThePath5K

Catch live music at Fifth and Clark Fridays with @amescityauditorium this Friday, April 10! 🎶

Enjoy a night of live music and good company with Brother Trucker and Bad Vibes, starting at 7:15 p.m.

#DiscoverAmes #FifthandClarkFridays

Apr 6

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Catch live music at Fifth and Clark Fridays with @amescityauditorium this Friday, April 10! 🎶 Enjoy a night of live music and good company with Brother Trucker and Bad Vibes, starting at 7:15 p.m. #DiscoverAmes #FifthandClarkFridays
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Connecting
with Iowa State University

Volleyball
  • Collaboration with ISU Athletics
  • Engaging at student-focused events like EIS (Experience Iowa State) and Orientation
  • Partnering with key ISU departments to connect with students and families
  • Providing resources to incoming freshman through an annual mailing

Promoting
Ames Nationwide

  • National coverage; RV There Yet and ISU Guide to the Game
  • 1.5M+ social media impressions across multiple platforms
  • Creating and distributing 25K+ Visitor Guides and 30K+ Ames Insiders
  • Working with local and national influencers to promote Ames

Investing
in Our Community

  • Awarding $100K+ in Community Grants each year to support local events
  • Outreach to youth through career fairs and presentations
  • Educating local businesses and leaders on how we can help and what we do
  • Coordinating and leading Hotel & Attraction Council to keep them informed and up to date

Growing
Events & Opportunities

  • Bringing major events that draw tens of thousands of people to our community including Boys State Basketball and Campustown Showdown
  • Attending national trade shows and conferences to find new opportunities of events to bring to Ames
  • Providing top-tier service before, during and after each event

Advocating
for Our Community

  • Funding feasibility studies for local projects
  • Helping advance tourism developments like CyTown and The LINC
  • Advocating for tourism with elected officials- Local & State
  • Driving converstations on a new Fieldhouse in Ames
  • Collaborating with Ames Alliance, iTIP, City of Ames, ISU & Visit Boone County

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