Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City
Des Moines Women's Expo Des Moines Women's Expo 10/13/2012 10/14/2012 7,500 HyVee Hall Des Moines
Mid-Iowa Band Championships Mid-Iowa Band Championships 10/13/2012 10/13/2012 5,000 Ankeny High School Ankeny
Midwest Cage Championships MCC43 High Octane 10/12/2012 10/12/2012 2,000 HyVee Hall Des Moines
USA Swimming - Central Iowa Aquatics Central Iowa Aquatics Swim Club - Fall Invite 10/13/2012 10/14/2012 2,000 Johnston Middle School Johnston
Barbershop Harmony Society Central States District Fall Convention 10/12/2012 10/14/2012 1,500 Prairie Meadows Hotel Altoona
Iowa Hospital Association Annual Meeting 10/8/2012 10/11/2012 1,400 Des Moines Marriott Downtown Des Moines
The World Food Prize Foundation The World Food Prize 10/14/2012 10/20/2012 1,000 Des Moines Marriott Downtown Des Moines
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) - Bryan Sage Fall League Fall Freeze Out 10/12/2012 10/14/2012 750 Prairie Ridge Sports Complex & Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex Ankeny; Altoona
Pony of the Americas Club International Futurity and Sale 10/10/2012 10/13/2012 650 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines
Iowa Technology & Education Connection (ITEC) Conference 10/14/2012 10/16/2012 600 Iowa Events Center Des Moines
Free to Breathe 2nd Annual Central Iowa 5k & Fun Run 10/13/2012 10/13/2012 450 Raccoon River Park West Des Moines
Iowa World Language Association State Conference 10/12/2012 10/13/2012 275 Des Moines Marriott Downtown Des Moines
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Annual Session 10/10/2012 10/12/2012 250 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites - Des Moines Northwest Des Moines
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Run of the Living Dead - Zombies 10/13/2012 10/13/2012 250 Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Des Moines
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau