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๐Ÿ’› The Best Weekend Your Kids Will Remember Might Cost Less Than $10Kids won't remember how much you spent. They'll remem...
06/18/2026

๐Ÿ’› The Best Weekend Your Kids Will Remember Might Cost Less Than $10

Kids won't remember how much you spent. They'll remember who was there, how hard they laughed, and the little moments that felt like an adventure.

๐ŸŽˆ Let Dad choose everything for the day.
๐ŸŒง๏ธ Jump in every puddle you can find.
๐Ÿ“ท Go on a neighborhood safari.
๐ŸŽถ Share the stories behind Dad's favorite songs.
๐ŸŒ… Slow down and enjoy a Sunday morning with nowhere to be.

The secret? Perfect plans aren't what make great memories. The small, unexpected moments usually do.

What's one simple family tradition your kids always talk about? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.Tucked away in West Des Moines is a food truck...
06/16/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.

Tucked away in West Des Moines is a food truck serving authentic South Indian cuisine, built on decades of culinary experience and a passion for doing things the right way.

The location might surprise you. The story behind it will too.

We stopped by, met the people behind the truck, and learned why customers keep coming back.

Read the full story:
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๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.Tucked away in West Des Moines is a food truck...
06/16/2026

๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.

Tucked away in West Des Moines is a food truck serving authentic South Indian cuisine, built on decades of culinary experience and a passion for doing things the right way.

The location might surprise you. The story behind it will too.

We stopped by, met the people behind the truck, and learned why customers keep coming back.

Read the full story:
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Des Moines isn't slowing down.From a potential new corporate headquarters and major housing developments to a $54 millio...
06/15/2026

Des Moines isn't slowing down.

From a potential new corporate headquarters and major housing developments to a $54 million park transformation, affordable homeownership initiatives, and new local businesses, big changes are happening across the city.

Which project are you most excited about?

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3,000+ subscribers and growing.Every week, thousands of Des Moines residents open Des Moines Digest to stay informed abo...
06/14/2026

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From 0 to 1,000 followers.Thank you to everyone who has joined Des Moines Digest along the way.What started as a simple ...
06/13/2026

From 0 to 1,000 followers.

Thank you to everyone who has joined Des Moines Digest along the way.

What started as a simple ideaโ€”to share local stories, spotlight businesses, highlight community events, and celebrate the people who make Des Moines specialโ€”has grown into a community of more than 1,000 followers.

We're still just getting started.

More local stories. More community spotlights. More reasons to love Des Moines.

Thank you for being here.

๐Ÿ’› ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ€”๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ.A Saturday morning farmers market. Live ...
06/13/2026

๐Ÿ’› ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ€”๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ.

A Saturday morning farmers market. Live music on a summer evening. Fresh produce from local vendors. Family events that bring neighbors together.

These are the experiences that make a community feel like home.

This week's Small & Local Favorites roundup features farmers markets, outdoor concerts, family activities, and community traditions happening all across the metro.

At Des Moines Digest, we're passionate about supporting local businesses, highlighting amazing people through our Human Spotlight series, and helping residents discover the events that make
Des Moines special.

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๐Ÿ‘‡ What's your favorite local event in the Des Moines area?

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.From major festivals and live theater to comedy nights, Juneteenth ...
06/13/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.

From major festivals and live theater to comedy nights, Juneteenth celebrations, and community gatherings, the next few weeks are packed with reasons to get out and experience the city.

The challenge isn't finding something to doโ€”it's deciding what goes on your calendar first.

Every week, Des Moines Digest researches local events so you don't have to. We bring you the biggest happenings, hidden gems, family activities, and positive community stories from across the metro.

Want even more local updates?
๐Ÿ“ฉ Subscribe to Des Moines Digest for:
โ€ข Weekly Event Roundups
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Stay informed. Stay connected. Discover more of Des Moines.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Which event are you most excited about?

๐Ÿ’› SMALL & LOCAL FAVORITES ๐Ÿ’›Looking for family-friendly fun around Des Moines this week? We've got you covered with some ...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿ’› SMALL & LOCAL FAVORITES ๐Ÿ’›

Looking for family-friendly fun around Des Moines this week? We've got you covered with some of our favorite local eventsโ€”from outdoor performances and story time to zoo adventures, science exhibits, and community runs.

๐ŸŽช FLIP Fabrique: Summer Break
๐Ÿ“š Botanical Garden Family Story Time
๐Ÿฆ’ Blank Park Zoo
๐Ÿ”ฌ Science Center of Iowa
๐Ÿƒ Pride Stride 5K
๐ŸŒŠ More summer fun at Water Works Park

Whether you're planning a family outing, entertaining the kids, or simply exploring something new, these local favorites are worth adding to your calendar.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Which one are you checking out this week?

Tag someone who always knows the best family activities in Des Moines!

๐ŸŽ‰ BIG EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN DES MOINES ๐ŸŽ‰Looking for something fun to do this week? We've rounded up some of the biggest ...
06/10/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ BIG EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN DES MOINES ๐ŸŽ‰

Looking for something fun to do this week? We've rounded up some of the biggest events happening around the metroโ€”from live music and comedy to Pride celebrations and community festivals.
๐ŸŒˆ Capital City PrideFest
๐ŸŽค Billy Currington & Kip Moore
๐ŸŒณ Johnston Green Days
๐ŸŽญ I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire
๐Ÿ˜‚ Steve Treviรฑo Live
๐Ÿ•บ Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival

Whether you're planning a family outing, date night, or weekend adventure, there's something happening for everyone.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Which event are you most excited about?

Tag a friend who needs weekend plans!

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