Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City
Iowa Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 40,000 Iowa Speedway Newton
Iowa Speedway ARCA Racing Series 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 20,000 Iowa Speedway Newton
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses District Convention 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 5,000 HyVee Hall Des Moines
Des Moines Menace Soccer Exhibition Game 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 3,700 Valley Football Stadium West Des Moines
Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series #14 plus 305’s – HyVee Night, Marion Co, Fair 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 3,500 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville
Leadership Team Development (LTD) Regional Conference 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 2,500 Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Des Moines
Global Sports Baseball (a division of USSSA) World Series - 7:U and 12:U 7/11/2012 7/15/2012 2,400 James Cownie Baseball Park Des Moines
Global Sports Baseball (a division of USSSA) World Series - 7:U and 12:U 7/11/2012 7/15/2012 2,400 Raccoon River Park West Des Moines
United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) - WDM Baseball Events Baseball Bash 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 2,000 Holiday Park-West Des Moines West Des Moines
Global Sports Baseball (a division of USSSA) World Series - 9:U Kid Pitch 7/11/2012 7/15/2012 1,000 Prairie Ridge Sports Complex Ankeny
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) - MAC Softball Classic MAC Softball Classic 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 1,000 Prairie Ridge Sports Complex Ankeny
Des Moines Water Polo Club Regional Tournament 7/14/2012 7/15/2012 800 Ashworth Swimming Pool Des Moines
HyVee Triathlon Ironkids Triathlon Series 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 600 Raccoon River Park West Des Moines
MINI USA MINI Takes the States 7/9/2012 7/10/2012 500 Des Moines Marriott Downtown Des Moines
Des Moines Menace Soccer Womens League Soccer vs. Ft. Wayne SC 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 500 Valley Football Stadium West Des Moines
USA Beach Volleyball Hawkeye Open 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 500 SANDS (West Des Moines) West Des Moines
United States Tennis Association - Waveland/Birdland/Wakonda IA Wakonda Clay Tournament B/G 16's 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 450 Wakonda Tennis Courts Des Moines
United States Tennis Association - Aspen Iowa Michelob Light Adult Open 7/13/2012 7/15/2012 400 Aspen Athletic Club Des Moines
American Bicycle Association (ABA) State Race - Double 7/15/2012 7/15/2012 300 Ewing Park Des Moines
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Kosama Warrior Run- Water 7/14/2012 7/14/2012 250 Sleepy Hollow Sports Park Des Moines
American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers Summer Education Week 7/13/2012 7/19/2012 200 Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown Des Moines
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Heartland Veterinary Conference 7/13/2012 7/14/2012 100 West Des Moines Marriott West Des Moines
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau