Largest events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of July 23
| Organization | Event | Arrival | Departure | Attendees | Venue | City |
| National Balloon Classic | Balloon Festival | 7/27/2012 | 8/4/2012 | 65,000 | Indianola | Indianola |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 11:U & 13:U World Series | World Series 11:U and 13:U | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Holiday Park-West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 11:U & 13:U World Series | World Series 11:U and 13:U | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Prairie Ridge Sports Complex | Ankeny |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 11:U & 13:U World Series | World Series 11:U and 13:U | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Raccoon River Park | West Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 15:U World Series | World Series 15:U | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Prairie Ridge Sports Complex | Ankeny |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 15:U World Series | World Series 15:U | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Raccoon River Park | West Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 8:U Coach Pitch World Series | USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 8:U Coach Pitch World Series | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Prairie Ridge Sports Complex | Ankeny |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 8:U Coach Pitch World Series | USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – 8:U Coach Pitch World Series | 7/23/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 8,000 | Raccoon River Park | West Des Moines |
| Knoxville Raceway | Championship Cup Series #16 plus 305’s – Candi’s Flowers Night | 7/28/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 3,500 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville |
| United Pentecostal Church International | Iowa District Conference | 7/25/2012 | 7/27/2012 | 1,500 | Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center | Des Moines |
| Drake Women’s Basketball | Women’s Team Camp/Officiating Camp | 7/25/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 1,000 | Drake Knapp Center | Des Moines |
| Amateur Softball Association (ASA) | Men’s Class D Slow Pitch | 7/27/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 1,000 | Raccoon River Park | West Des Moines |
| United States Lawn Mower’s Racing Association | STA-BIL America’s Heartland Nationals | 7/28/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 1,000 | Carlisle | Carlisle |
| Amateur Softball Association (ASA) | Urbandale – Baconball Softball | 7/27/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 800 | Walker Johnson Park | Urbandale |
| Iowa Women’s Golf Association | Iowa Women’s Amateur State Championships | 7/23/2012 | 7/25/2012 | 600 | Des Moines Golf and Country Club | Des Moines |
| Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) West Campus | DMACC Wild Wild West 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament | 7/28/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 550 | DMACC-West Des Moines | West Des Moines |
| National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC) | Biennial Convention | 7/26/2012 | 7/30/2012 | 500 | Des Moines Marriott Downtown | Des Moines |
| Midwest Football Alliance | Des Moines Blaze vs. Midwest Rampage | 7/28/2012 | 7/28/2012 | 500 | Valley Football Stadium | West Des Moines |
| Old Sleepy Eye Collectors Club of America | Annual Convention | 7/26/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 250 | Holiday Inn – Airport | Des Moines |
| United States Polo Association | OPEN / Wedding | 7/28/2012 | 7/29/2012 | 200 | Des Moines Polo Fields | Des Moines |
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
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