Greater Des Moines offers a winning combination of accessibility, affordability, and experience. Located in the heart of the Midwest, it’s an easy drive for regional teams and fans, while offering affordable hotels, venues, dining, and entertainment compared to larger markets.
Des Moines at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 13,000
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 12 percent
- Major Facilities
- Hy-Vee Multiplex is a 50-acre synthetic turf multisport complex with six pods, 12 soccer fields, and 18 baseball/softball fields
- Downtown Wellmark YMCA houses a 50-meter indoor Olympic-sized pool
- MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex offers two indoor ice arenas, a fieldhouse with three full-size basketball courts or six full-size volleyball courts, three full-size pickleball courts, full-size soccer field, three full-size outdoor turf soccer fields, and a 3,500-square-foot esports room
- Waukee Natatorium offers an Olympic-sized pool
- Gregg Young Sports Campus has 10 acres of multisport turf, four soccer fields, eight baseball/softball fields, and 41,000 square feet of multipurpose courts, along with 11,000 total square feet of indoor field turf
- Convention Center
The Iowa Events Center is comprised of three connected facilities: Casey’s Center, EMC Expo Center, and Community Choice Convention Center.
- Contact
Des Moines CVB, catchdesmoines.com.
