Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City
Knoxville Raceway 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals 9/27/2012 9/29/2012 12,000 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville
Callahan Promotions, Inc. Arts & Crafts Show 9/28/2012 9/30/2012 11,000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines
Des Moines Rowing Club Head of the Des Moines Regatta 9/29/2012 9/29/2012 1,500 Prospect Park Des Moines
Hott Horse Shows Madison County Fall Challenge 9/26/2012 9/30/2012 750 Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center Cumming
Iowa Remembers 3rd Annual Rememberance Run Honoring Iowa's Fallen 9/30/2012 9/30/2012 700 Raccoon River Park West Des Moines
Iowa Quarter Horse Association 2012 IQHA Futurity 9/27/2012 9/30/2012 650 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines
Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2012 SHRM State Conference 9/26/2012 9/28/2012 600 Des Moines Marriott Downtown Des Moines
American Institute of Architects Iowa Convention 9/26/2012 9/28/2012 500 Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Des Moines
Iowa State Association of Assessors State Meeting 9/30/2012 10/3/2012 265 Holiday Inn - Airport Des Moines
Midwestern Governors Association 50th Anniversary Meeting 9/26/2012 9/26/2012 200 Wakonda Golf Course Des Moines
John Deere and Company Worldwide Attorney Meeting 9/24/2012 9/27/2012 150 Sheraton - West Des Moines West Des Moines
Order of the Amaranth 55th Session of the Grand Court of Iowa 9/27/2012 9/29/2012 125 Holiday Inn - Airport Des Moines
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc. Western Division 9/27/2012 9/30/2012 100 Valley West Inn West Des Moines
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau