Events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Jan. 13
| Organization | Event | Arrive | Depart | Attendance | Venue | City |
| Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association | Annual Meeting and Convention | 1/12/2014 | 1/14/2014 | 500 | Airport Holiday Inn & Conference Center | Des Moines |
| Lions Clubs of Iowa | Mid-Winter Meeting | 1/17/2014 | 1/18/2014 | 350 | Airport Holiday Inn & Conference Center | Des Moines |
| Iowa Pheasants Forever | State Convention | 1/17/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 500 | Prairie Meadows | Altoona |
| Des Moines Boat, Sports & Travel Show | Sports Show | 1/17/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 10,000 | Iowa Events Center | Des Moines |
| USA Gymnastics – Chow’s Rising Stars Winter Invitational | Chow’s Eleventh Annual Winter Classic Invitational | 1/17/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 3,000 | Iowa State Fairgrounds Jacobson Exhibition Center | Des Moines |
| Iowa Chapter, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians | Mid-Winter Family Practice Conference | 1/17/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 230 | Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown | Des Moines |
| Chi Alpha Campus Ministries | Chi Alpha Student Annual Gathering | 1/17/2014 | 1/20/2014 | 600 | Sheraton – West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| American Kennel Club | Central Iowa Kennel Club Dog Show | 1/18/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 1,500 | Iowa State Fairgrounds | Des Moines |
| Gym Rats Basketball Association | Gym Rats Heat Up the Hardwood – Boys and Girls | 1/18/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 1,500 | Kingdom Hoops|Orange Planet | Des Moines |
| Mid-American Youth Basketball (MAYB) | January Winter DSM/Urb Shoot-Out | 1/18/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 2,000 | Metro Wide | Des Moines |
| Iowa Elite Basketball | Iowa USSSA- Slamfest | 1/18/2014 | 1/19/2014 | 500 | MVP Sports Facility | Urbandale |
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
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