Special activities all week to celebrate! June 10–June 14 • All activities included with General Admission Tuesday, June 10—Make a Button Stop by our table in the Cultivation Center lobby to make a button of...

Images and words of children from around the world June 17–August 8 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Acclaimed artist Judy Gelles interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth-graders from...

The cure for anything that ails you! Saturday, June 21 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Church of the Land Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents...

The cure for anything that ails you! Saturday, August 16 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine...

The Men, Women, and Moments That Forged the United States Through December 2026 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission A unique exhibit of historical portraits that come alive when you...

Living History Farms and Iowa PBS present a first look at the new Ken Burns documentary 'The American Revolution' Wednesday, September 17 • 6:30-8:15 p.m. Living History Farms • 11121 Hickman, Urbandale FREE, but reservations...

Celebrating 50 years of Day Camp • Supporting our education programs Friday, October 3 • 5:30–8:30 p.m. Farmstasia is our annual fundraiser in support of education and outreach programs, and this year we've chosen a...

An afternoon of old-fashioned entertainment! Saturday, October 18 Medicine Shows at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Church of the Land 1 and 2 p.m. • Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents...

Traditions celebrated throughout the year November 3–December 26 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Rituals, songs, food, and stories remain an anchor of Czech heritage through the generations. This exhibit...

  Drive-through Christmas light show • November 28–December 31 "Best holiday lights in greater Des Moines, as voted by locals!" —Catch Des Moines Online ticket purchase required • Limited tickets available each day • Times...