Events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Oct. 8

Events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Oct. 8

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BPC Staff | Oct 1, 2012 | 12:57 pm |

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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