Iowa Events Center

The downtown Iowa Events Center is a unique combination of three venues: Wells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, and Community Choice Convention Center. All told, these clean, state-of-the-art facilities provide 226,000 square feet of total space, 150,000 square feet of exhibit space, 40 meeting rooms and an arena that seats over 17,000. All anchored by a 330-room Hilton convention hotel. That’s a lot of numbers but they all add up to one thing: convenience!

Iowa Events Center At a Glance

Specs

Total Square Feet: 286,300
Meeting Space Square Feet: 226,000
Meeting Rooms: 37
Exhibit Hall Square Feet: 150,000
Ballroom Square Feet: 60,300

Additional Details

Attached 330-room Hilton Des Moines Downtown
1,400 parking spaces on-site
17,000+ capacity arena and bar
Connected to restaurants, parking, and 1,300+ hotel rooms via the four-mile, climate-controlled skywalk system
Tax-exempt convention center facility
Complete in-house marketing, media, and public relations services
Online and on-site exhibitor services available
On-site, preferred audiovisual
Expert culinary team

Aerial view of the Iowa Events Center

Community Choice Convention Center: Level 3

Specs

Total Square Feet: 50,000
Meeting Rooms: 21

Additional Details

Airwalls allow for this space to open up and accommodate up to 200-10'x10' exhibit booths
There are eight HD projectors in the Grand Concourse ceiling
Level 3 is home to Veterans Memorial Hall, an exhibit space honoring Iowa Veterans from across many wars and battles
Directly above Memorial Hall there is a Mezzanine Level that holds four executive board rooms

Convention at the Iowa Events Center