Organization Event Arrival Departure  Attendees Venue City
Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) - Basketball & Golf Boys State Basketball Tournament 3/4/2013 3/9/2013 70,000 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Jekyll & Hyde The Musical 3/5/2013 3/10/2013 17,000 Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Des Moines
Corn Cob Wrestling Nationals Corn Cob Wrestling Nationals 3/9/2013 3/9/2013 3,000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Jacobson Exhibition Center  Des Moines
Teen Mania Ministries Acquire the Fire – Relentless Pursuit 3/8/2013 3/9/2013 2,100 HyVee Hall Des Moines
Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association (RIITA) Conference & Expo 3/5/2013 3/7/2013 1,200 Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Des Moines
F3 Athletics F3 March Madness 3/9/2013 3/10/2013 1,200 F3 Basketball/Grand Slam USA Urbandale
American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association Midwest Meeting 3/10/2013 3/13/2013 1,200 Iowa Events Center Des Moines
Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa Greater Iowa Asphalt Paving Conference 3/6/2013 3/8/2013 500 Holiday Inn - Airport Des Moines
Iowa Elite Basketball USSSA State Basketball Tournament 5th-8th 3/8/2013 3/10/2013 500 Sports Plex West Waukee
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) State Boys & Girls Basketball Tournaments Various Age Group State Tournaments 3/8/2013 3/10/2013 500 Hoover High School Des Moines
Evangelical Free Church of America 2013 Central District Conference 3/4/2013 3/5/2013 325 Valley Church - West Des Moines West Des Moines
Iowa Geothermal Association Iowa Geothermal Conference 3/5/2013 3/7/2013 300 Prairie Meadows Hotel Altoona
Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association Annual Convention 3/10/2013 3/12/2013 300 Prairie Meadows Hotel Altoona
Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa 21st Annual Conference 3/7/2013 3/8/2013 250 Sheraton - West Des Moines West Des Moines
Midwest Starz Dance Regional Competition 3/9/2013 3/10/2013 200 HyVee Hall Des Moines
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau