Largest conventions coming to the metro area, week of Feb. 27
| Event Name | Arrival Date | Departure Date | Attendance | Meeting Venue |
| Girls State Basketball Tournament | 2/27/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 60,000 | IEC-Wells Fargo Arena |
| Kidsfest | 3/2/2012 | 3/4/2012 | 14,000 | Iowa State Fairgrounds |
| NAIA Wrestling National Championships | 3/1/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 10,000 | Iowa State Fairgrounds Jacobson Exhibition Center |
| Des Moines Buccaneers Regular Season Games | 3/2/2012 | 3/30/2012 | 3,100 | Buccaneers Arena |
| MCC39: DOMINATION | 3/2/2012 | 3/2/2012 | 2,000 | IEC – HyVee Hall |
| Div. I Girls & Div. II Boys School Team State Championship | 3/3/2012 | 3/4/2012 | 2,000 | Fligg Fieldhouse |
| Ankeny Volleyball Association 6th/7th/9th Grade Tournament | 3/3/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 1,500 | Ankeny Area Schools |
| Iowa Racquetball Association – Oakmoor Annual Spring Invitational | 3/2/2012 | 3/4/2012 | 800 | Oakmoor Racquet and Fitness Club |
| All-Iowa Performance | 3/2/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 500 | Iowa Events Center |
| Greater Iowa Asphalt Paving Conference | 3/1/2012 | 3/2/2012 | 400 | Holiday Inn – Airport |
| Annual Meeting | 3/2/2012 | 3/5/2012 | 400 | Des Moines Marriott Downtown |
| 2012 Central District Conference | 3/4/2012 | 3/7/2012 | 325 | Valley Church – West Des Moines |
| Spring Conference | 3/2/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 300 | Adventureland Inn |
| Regional Competition | 3/3/2012 | 3/3/2012 | 200 | IEC – HyVee Hall |
| USTA MV B18 March Indoor Futures | 3/2/2012 | 3/4/2012 | 160 | Aspen Athletic Club |
| Customized ARM8 Workshop | 2/28/2012 | 3/2/2012 | 26 | Sheraton – West Des Moines |
| Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) | 3/4/2012 | 3/9/2012 | 16 | Holiday Inn – Airport |
Information courtesty the Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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