5 New Year's Eve occasions to strive close to Des Moines

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It’s about to be the tip of 2025. Whether you wish to ring within the new 12 months with one final hurrah otherwise you want one thing to do to neglect all of it, we have got you coated.

Here are a few occasions on New Year’s Eve close to Des Moines:

New Year’s Eve Fantasy Tavern Adventure at Ironside Axe Club

Step right into a fantastical world this New Year’s Eve with the Fantasy Tavern Adventure at Ironside Axe Club. Dress as your favourite adventurer and luxuriate in an immersive night of Dungeons & Dragons-style quests, video games like “Magic: The Gathering,” comedy, music, axe throwing and tavern-style enjoyable.

When: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., Dec. 31
Where: Ironside Axe Club, 2700 University Ave, Suite 100, West Des Moines
Tickets: $20 for entry, not together with axe throwing, at ironsideaxeclub.com

NYE Studio Party at Mainframe Studio, #211

Avoid the crowds and have fun painting with good music and good vibes. You can deliver your personal drinks and snacks (have to be 21+ to eat alcohol within the studio). Artist Teri Templeton Cadman could have a number of choices and demonstrations to indicate. And she is there to assist with no matter you want.

Choose your canvas whenever you arrive. First-come, first-served alternative of 11×14, 12×12 or 6×6 canvases.

When: 6-10 p.m., Dec. 31
Where: Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way, #211, Des Moines
Tickets: $45 at mainframestudios.org.

New Year’s Eve Pops: Cirque at Des Moines Civic Center

World-renowned Cirque performers from Troupe Vertigo take the stage alongside the Des Moines Symphony. Beloved orchestral masterpieces soar to new heights, enhanced by gravity-defying aerialists, mesmerizing contortionists, lightning-fast quick-change artists and awe-inspiring strongmen.

When: 8-10 p.m., Dec. 31
Where: Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St. Des Moines
Tickets: $40 to $90 at dmpa.org

Comedy XPeriment Improv Show at Tallgrass Theatre Company

Des Moines’ longest-running improv troupe will deliver its brand of improv to Tallgrass Theatre for New Year’s Eve. The occasion combines Comedy XPeriment’s improv with hors d’oeuvres and a champagne toast at midnight.

When: 10 p.m., Dec. 31
Where: Tallgrass Theatre, 2019 Grand Ave., West Des Moines
Tickets: $30-120 at tallgrasstheatre.org

The Grand Bollywood Ball

DJs will spin the night away with Bollywood and Punjabi tunes. With a free champagne toast at midnight, you possibly can dance your coronary heart out to a laser gentle present. The ball is being held by Iowa Loves Bollywood, celebrating 15 years of desi magic.

When: 8 p.m., Dec 31
Where: The Rewind Hotel, 6075 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
Tickets: $18-34 through Eventbrite

Lucia Cheng is a service and trending reporter on the Des Moines Register. Contact her at [email protected] or 515-284-8132.

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