Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City
IMT Des Moines Marathon IMT Des Moines Marathon 10/21/2012 10/21/2012 27,000 Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel Des Moines
Drake Sports Drake Football vs. Marist 10/20/2012 10/20/2012 3,000 Drake Stadium Des Moines
Iowa Soccer Association - Tournaments Iowa State Cup - Fall 10/20/2012 10/28/2012 1,500 James Cownie Soccer Park Des Moines
USA Gymnastics - Triad's Jump Jivin Invitational Jump Jivin Invitational 10/20/2012 10/21/2012 1,000 Kingdom Hoops Ankeny
Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association Fall Convention 10/17/2012 10/19/2012 400 Holiday Inn - Airport Des Moines
Iowa Tourism Office Iowa Tourism Conference 10/17/2012 10/19/2012 325 Prairie Meadows Altoona
Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa 2012 Coalition Summit 10/17/2012 10/19/2012 300 West Des Moines Marriott West Des Moines
Grand View University Volleyball Tournament 10/19/2012 10/20/2012 300 Grand View University Des Moines
Iowa State Skeet Association (ISSA) Harvest Open Skeet 10/20/2012 10/21/2012 300 New Pioneer Gun Club Waukee
Preventing Abuse Iowa Preventing Abuse Conference 10/19/2012 10/19/2012 270 Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown Des Moines
Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Iowa Session 10/18/2012 10/21/2012 200 Adventureland Inn Altoona
Optimist International First Quarter Conference of the Iowa District Optimists 10/19/2012 10/20/2012 150 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites - Des Moines Northwest Des Moines
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau