Largest events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of June 18

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Company Event Arrival Departure Attendance Venue City
Des Moines Arts Festival
6/22/2012 6/24/2012 240,000 Various Hotels Greater Des Moines
Iowa Speedway ‘Iowa Corn Indy 250’ IZOD IndyCar Series 6/23/2012 6/23/2012 35,000 Iowa Speedway Newton
ArtFest Midwest The Other Art Show 6/23/2012 6/24/2012 30,000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines
Iowa Speedway Indycar Practice & Qualifying 6/22/2012 6/22/2012 20,000 Iowa Speedway Newton
USSSA – Central Iowa Sports Iowa USSSA A/AAA State Tournament 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 6,500 Indianola Indianola
Farm Progress Companies Farm Progress Hay Expo 6/20/2012 6/21/2012 5,000 Boone, IA Boone
Iowa Cubs Home Series vs. Round Rock Express 6/23/2012 6/26/2012 5,000 Principal Park Des Moines
Knoxville Raceway Nostalgia at Knoxville 6/22/2012 6/22/2012 3,500 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville
Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series Mid Season Championships plus 305’s – Farm Bureau Night KCCS #10 & Hall of Fame Induction Banquet 6/23/2012 6/23/2012 3,500 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Baseball Battle on Beaver Tournament — Beaverdale 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 3,000 Beaverdale Little League Des Moines
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage Iowa USSSA State 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 2,500 Prairie Ridge Sports Complex Ankeny
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage Iowa USSSA State 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 2,500 Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex Altoona
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage Iowa USSSA State 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 2,500 South Des Moines Complex Des Moines
Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Urbandale – Infamous Summer Softball 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 1,000 Walker Johnson Park Urbandale
Midwest Football Alliance Des Moines Blaze vs. Quad City Raiders 6/23/2012 6/23/2012 500 Valley Football Stadium West Des Moines
Iowa State Bar Association 139th Annual Meeting 6/19/2012 6/21/2012 400 Sheraton – West Des Moines West Des Moines
Iowa State Skeet Association (ISSA) ISSA State Championship 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 400 New Pioneer Gun Club Waukee
Iowa Health Care Association Summer Education Conference 6/19/2012 6/20/2012 260 Holiday Inn – Airport Des Moines
LeadingAge Iowa Spring Conference 6/20/2012 6/21/2012 250 Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino Altoona
Iowa Professional Fire Fighters Annual Convention 6/20/2012 6/22/2012 225 Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel Des Moines
United States Polo Association John Wayne Shoot-Out 6/22/2012 6/24/2012 200 Des Moines Polo Fields Des Moines
National Association of Agricultural Educators Region III Conference 6/19/2012 6/21/2012 125 FFA Enrichment Center Ankeny
International Gay Rodeo Association IGRA Rodeo School 6/23/2012 6/24/2012 100 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines

Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau