Largest conventions coming to the metro area, week of March 19
Organization | Event Name | Arrival | Departure | Attendees | Mtg Venue | City |
NCAA – Div. I Women’s Basketball Regional Championship | Division I Women’s Basketball Regional Championship | March 22 | March 27 | 24,000 | Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines |
USA Volleyball – Iowa Region | Iowa Junior Regionals – Senior High Age Division | March 23 | March 25 | 3,500 | HyVee Hall | Des Moines |
Amateur Athletic Union Volleyball | Ankeny Volleyball Association – 7th Grade Gold Tournament | March 24 | March 24 | 2,000 | Ankeny High School | Ankeny |
Amateur Athletic Union Volleyball | 8th Grade State Gold Tournament | March 24 | March 24 | 1,500 | Simpson College | Indianola |
American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association | Midwest Meeting | March 19 | March 21 | 1,200 | Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center | Des Moines |
Cygnus Business Media | IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference | March 19 | March 21 | 500 | Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino | Altoona |
Heartland Carwash Association | HCA Products & Equipment Show | March 23 | March 24 | 400 | Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino | Altoona |
National Weather Association-Central Iowa Chapter | Central Iowa NWA Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference | March 22 | March 24 | 250 | Courtyard by Marriott – Ankeny | Ankeny |
Iowa Cultural Coalition | Advocacy Day | March 19 | March 19 | 200 | State Capitol | Des Moines |
Greater Iowa Reef Society | Spring Fest | March 24 | March 24 | 200 | Iowa State Fairgrounds | Des Moines |
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau