Off Hours, your free weekly newsletter from the Des Moines Register, showcases all things fun you can do in central Iowa.

Enjoy an after hours shopping experience, pick up chocolate treats while shopping at Perry businesses or attend a Daddy ...

Looking for something to do this weekend while you're waiting for the Big Game? Here's what's happening around the metro.

It's a weekend of festivities ahead in Des Moines. Local 5 rounded up five events taking place in central Iowa for whatever ...

YMCA Teen Game Night at the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday Cost: $5 non-members, free for members ...

Things to do this weekend include country music from Ella Langley and Aaron Watson, jazz from Judy Carmichael, and the corn-bred comedy "Shucked." ...

Thursday through Saturday: Watch future gymnastics stars tumble, cartwheel and flip as they compete in the 22nd Annual Chow's Winter Classic at the EMC Expo Center at the Iowa Events Center ...

The Iowa Corridor USA Dance Chapter #2100 hosts a ballroom and open gym for Foxtrot dancing at Old Brick in the Northside neighborhood, welcoming all levels of experience. A special class with a ...

1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 at Woodward Public Library. Join Iowa historical fiction writer, Ann Hanigan Kotz, as she shares history of early 20 th century through her program Iowa Prohibition ...

After two days of unseasonably warm temperatures, Iowans are being warned to prepare for “the coldest air of the season so far” this weekend and ... in northern Iowa will see the coldest ...

From celebrating a community cornerstone's milestone anniversary to painting the town red to celebrate the Lunar New Year, there is plenty to do in Iowa City this weekend. Here are five events to ...

The Iowa State Capitol is a favorite of sightseers and history buffs thanks to its grand exterior and ornate interior. Completed in 1886, the capitol building has undergone several restorations.