Largest events coming to the metro area, week of June 11
| Organization | Event | Arrival | Departure | Attendance | Venue | City |
| Iowa Cubs | Home Series vs. Omaha Storm Chasers | 6/11/2012 | 6/13/2012 | 5,000 | Principal Park | Des Moines |
| Iowa Cubs | Home Series vs. Albuquerque Isotopes | 6/14/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 5,000 | Principal Park | Des Moines |
| USA Track & Field (USATF) – Iowa Association Events | Iowa Association State JO Track and Field Championships | 6/16/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 5,000 | Johnston High School | Johnston |
| Des Moines Menace Soccer | Exhibition Game | 6/16/2012 | 6/16/2012 | 3,700 | Valley Football Stadium | West Des Moines |
| Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville Championship Cup Series #9 plus 305’s | 6/16/2012 | 6/16/2012 | 3,500 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville |
| USA Swimming – Des Moines Swim Federation | Des Moines Swim Federation – Birdland Invitational | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 3,000 | Birdland Park | Des Moines |
| USSSA – Central Iowa Sports | Global Sports State Tournament | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 3,000 | Indianola | Indianola |
| Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Baseball | 2012 AAU State Baseball Tournaments | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 3,000 | Beaverdale Little League | Des Moines |
| Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tour | Downunder Horsemanship Clinic | 6/16/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 3,000 | Iowa State Fairgrounds | Des Moines |
| United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) – WDM Baseball Events | WDM Holiday Park Baseball Sandlot Invitational NIT | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 2,000 | Holiday Park-West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| Midwest Cage Championships | MCC41: Adrenaline | 6/16/2012 | 6/16/2012 | 2,000 | HyVee Hall | Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | Iowa USSSA “C” State Championships | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | Prairie Ridge Sports Complex | Ankeny |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | Iowa USSSA “C” State Championships | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex | Altoona |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | Iowa USSSA “C” State Championships | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | South Des Moines Complex | Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | June Jam/Region 5 Series | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex | Altoona |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – North Des Moines Girls Softball | USSSA Flower Power 8U/10U Region 5 Series | 6/15/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | North Des Moines Girls Softball Complex | Des Moines |
| Waukee Soccer Club | Iowa 3 v 3 Soccer Challenge | 6/16/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 1,500 | James Cownie Soccer Park | Des Moines |
| Iowa Department of Education | Statewide Special Education Conference | 6/11/2012 | 6/13/2012 | 1,200 | Iowa Events Center | Des Moines |
| Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) | Annual Convention | 6/13/2012 | 6/15/2012 | 500 | Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center | Des Moines |
| Harley Owners Group | Iowa State H.O.G. Rally | 6/14/2012 | 6/16/2012 | 500 | Holiday Inn – Airport | Des Moines |
| American Parkinson’s Disease Association-Iowa Chapter | 2012 Iowa Parkinson’s Disease Conference | 6/15/2012 | 6/15/2012 | 500 | Lutheran Church of Hope | West Des Moines |
| Orchard Place Child Guidance Center | 2nd Annual Psychological Trauma Conference | 6/12/2012 | 6/14/2012 | 300 | Sheraton – West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| Iowa Alliance in Home Care | Annual Conference and Expo | 6/12/2012 | 6/13/2012 | 250 | Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center | Des Moines |
| Public Defenders Association of Iowa | Annual Seminar | 6/13/2012 | 6/15/2012 | 250 | Ramada Tropics Resort & Conference Center | Des Moines |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars – Department of Iowa | State Convention | 6/14/2012 | 6/17/2012 | 200 | Sheraton – West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| Iowa Counties Information Technology Organization | Mid-Year Conference | 6/13/2012 | 6/15/2012 | 150 | West Des Moines Marriott | West Des Moines |
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
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