Trick of Treat Around the Lake with your friends and family on October 25th from 5-7pm at Copper Creek Lake (4390 E University Ave, Pleasant Hill). Join in on face painting, bounce houses, and candy all dressed in your Halloween costume! This is a free event!
Join in on Welcoming Week, taking place on September 9th-18th for several events including a free Community Meal and Resource Fair on Saturday, September 10th at Polk County River Place (2309 Euclid Avenue, DM).
Healthy Start and MCH are hosting a one mile walk near the Capitol to raise awareness around infant mortality for Infant Mortality Awareness month! The walk will be held on Wednesday, September 28th with registration beginning at 10 and the walk at 10:45am. The walk will start at Calvary Chapel (600 E. 9th Street, DM). There will also be availability for blood pressure checks, free car seat safety checks, and more! 
Visit the Forest Avenue Library (1326 Forest Avenue, DM) and learn about all the things you can do at the library in the What is the Library event tour on September 10th with different language times available in English, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Swahili, and Spanish.
Beaverdale Fall Festival has returned! The festival has family fun for all ages and budgets from Friday, September 16th at 5-11pm and Saturday, September 17th from 8am-11pm. This is an outdoor event! There will be a carnival, food trucks, festival fun, bands, a Kids Zone on Saturday, arts and crafts fair and more! For more information visit: https://www.fallfestival.org/contact-us The main location is at 4023 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310.
Cultivating Hope Farms is hosting a Fall Carnival on the Farm (5500 240th Street, Ames IA 50014) on October 9th starting at 1pm till 4pm, specifically designed for family fun for families with kiddos with autism and special needs! There will be face painting, some rides, snowcones, pony rides, petting area, games, and more! For more information visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-carnival-tickets-407192111567?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
IMOM is a two day free dental clinic that can provide oral health care to individuals who are facing barriers to receive dental care. A full service dental clinic will be set up and patients will be treated on first come-first serve basis. This clinic is located at the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds (3000 E. Grand Ave, Des Moines) and run on November 4th-5th from 6:00am-5:00pm. IMOM 2022 Patient Fliers
Multicultural Fall Festival is here! This event will be held at Evelyn Davis Park (1400 Forest Ave, Des Moines) with a parade starting at 10:30am and event from 11:00am-2:00pm! There will be games, drawings, food, community displays, and entertainment! FO_Multicultural Fall Fest 2022 (2)
Visit Evelyn Davis Park (1400 Forest Avenue, Des Moines) on Saturday, August 20th from 11am-4pm for a free Carnival! The event will have school supplies, performances, train rides, games, pony rides, and more! Carnival FLYER FINAL 2
