Events

For just $25, list your event on our events page! We will also do a preview article for your event! Or pay to advertise your event with The Iowa Standard as well! Contact Jacob at [email protected]! If you are an advocacy group, reach out about advertising ALL of your events for a full year for ONE set price!


Thursday, Oct. 5

5-9 p.m.
Vektoberfest
Jamie Hurd Amphitheater
4100 Mills Civid Pkwy
West Des Moines, Iowa
Vivek 2024 is hosting a family-friendly event with free admission, free beer, free food, music, free activities for the kids and a drone light show! Get tickets here!

Saturday, Oct. 14

4 p.m. (doors open) 6 p.m. (program begins)
3rd Annual Freedom Fest!
Nebraska Freedom Coalition
Valley County Fairgrounds
Nebraska Freedom Coalition will host its third annual Freedom Fest. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the program starting at 6 p.m. There will be food trucks, beer gardens, vendors, yard games, axe throwing, a shooting range, national and local speakers, live music and more!
Register here!

Monday, Oct. 16

7 p.m.
A Detransitioner’s Take on the Transgender Movement with Chloe Cole
Iowa Young Americans for Freedom
IMU Black Box Theater
Chloe Cole is an eloquent and passionate 19-year-old advocate who will speak about her detransition experience and how she has set herself apart from the transgender movement. Cole has spoken at the Rally to End Child Mutilation hosted by the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh and she testified on so-called “gender-affirming” care in front of Congress.
Register here!

Saturday, Oct. 28

8 a.m. (doors open) 8:45 a.m. – 6 p.m. (program)
Informed Choice Iowa’s 5th Annual Informed Conference
Des Moines Airport/Conference Center Holiday Inn
6111 Fleur Dr.
Des Moines, IA
Informed Choice Iowa will host various speakers to provie support for you and our community and focus on health! Come hear from Dr. Shannon Crout, Jodie Meschuk, Attorney Kimberly Mack Rosenberg and Del Bigtree!
Register here!

Saturday, Nov. 18

5-9:15 p.m.
Pulse Christmas Gala
Pulse Life Advocates
Iowa Events Center
730 3rd St.
Des Moines, IA
Pulse Life Advocates will host its annual Christmas Gala on Nov. 18! Our Keynote will be “Raising Pro-life Children.” AG Brenna Bird and Bob Vander Plaats have confirmed. We are waiting on confirmation from Gov. and Casey DeSantis. The evening will consist of a cash bar, a Christmas auction, delicious dinner, and a sensational Christmas show featuring the Saints and Sinners Band.
Register here!