Thursday, December 3, 2026

6pm – 9pm: Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen Are you ready to get your polka on? Barefoot Becky & the band, from Mt Vernon, IA, will be playing your favorite polkas and a variety of music to get your toes tapping and the gemutlichkeit flowing! PROST!

Friday, December 4, 2026

1pm – 2pm: Festival Brass Quintet is a brass quintet located in central Iowa.

2:30pm – 5:30pm: Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen Are you ready to get your polka on? Barefoot Becky & the band, from Mt Vernon, IA, will be playing your favorite polkas and a variety of music to get your toes tapping and the gemutlichkeit flowing! PROST!

6:30pm – 9pm: The Schnitzel Brothers Bier Band is a fun Oktoberfest themed polka band. There’s fun music along with lots of toasts and laughs. It’s a touch of Munich right here in Des Moines!

Saturday, December 5, 2026

11am – 12pm: Festival Brass Quintet is a brass quintet located in central Iowa.

12:40pm – 1:10pm: Foy School of Irish Dance Celebrate Irish culture with the Foy School of Irish Dance. The revelry includes delightful traditional dances and contemporary choreographed numbers that both enchant and entertain!

1:40pm – 2pm: Schuhplattler Gruppe Edelweiss is an award winning Bavarian Dance group, founded in 1961, S.G. Edelweiß is a community organization that serves to promote the traditional music, dance, heritage and culture of Bavaria and Austria.

2:30pm – 3pm: Heartland Youth Choir is a community ensemble, ages 6-18, that focuses on singing, musical skills, and character development. We are excited to share some holiday favorites with you!

3:30pm – 4pm: Schuhplattler Gruppe Edelweiss is an award winning Bavarian Dance group, founded in 1961, S.G. Edelweiß is a community organization that serves to promote the traditional music, dance, heritage and culture of Bavaria and Austria.

4:30pm – 5pm: Wagner Summer Theater Youth Vocal Group: Holiday traditional and pop music performed by areas top teen vocalists.

5:30pm – 5:50pm: Schuhplattler Gruppe Edelweiss is an award winning Bavarian Dance group, founded in 1961, S.G. Edelweiß is a community organization that serves to promote the traditional music, dance, heritage and culture of Bavaria and Austria.

6:30pm – 9pm: Malek’s Fishermen Band is an old time dance band that plays European folk music, polka, waltz, schottische, and American Dance hall favorites.

Sunday, December 6, 2026

11am – 11:30am: Mackenzie Highlanders Pipes and Drums of Iowa is an all-volunteer, non-profit, bagpipe and drum band located in the Des Moines, Iowa metro area. The band supports first responders, fire departments, law enforcement, and active and reserve military units. We perform at events supporting these groups, and at other local events and parades.

12pm – 12:30pm: Schuhplattler Gruppe Edelweiss is an award winning Bavarian Dance group, founded in 1961, S.G. Edelweiß is a community organization that serves to promote the traditional music, dance, heritage and culture of Bavaria and Austria.

1pm – 1:30pm: Wagner Summer Theater Youth Vocal Group: Holiday traditional and pop music performed by areas top teen vocalists.

1:30pm – 2:30pm – Strolling: Top Hat Carolers is a local singing group that has performed holiday music for over 30 years. They sing traditional Christmas carols and contemporary holiday tunes dressed in Victorian garb.

2pm – 2:30pm: Schuhplattler Gruppe Edelweiss is an award winning Bavarian Dance group, founded in 1961, S.G. Edelweiß is a community organization that serves to promote the traditional music, dance, heritage and culture of Bavaria and Austria.

3pm – 5pm: Metro Brass Quintet has been performing in the Des Moines metro area for more than 11 years for events of all shapes and sizes. We play high quality brass music and love to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season!

Thursday, December 10, 2026

6pm – 9pm: Stu Ryan O’Brien plays fun Irish pub and traditional songs. There’s always a wee bit of clapping, sing along and lots of laughs too! It’s like sitting in your favorite Dublin pub.

Friday, December 11, 2026

1pm – 5pm: Eddie Korosa Jr & The Boys & Girl from Illinois: German/American Oktoberfest Music & Variety. Old time Polkas/Waltzes, Chicken Dance (we give away free chicken hats), Line dances, YMCA etc.

5pm – 6pm – Strolling: Top Hat Carolers is a local singing group that has performed holiday music for over 30 years. They sing traditional Christmas carols and contemporary holiday tunes dressed in Victorian garb.

6pm – 9pm: Polka Police, an awesome polka themed rockin’ band doing parodies, covers and originals.

Saturday, December 12, 2026

11am – 11:30am: Heartland Youth Choir performs holiday and winter favorites from both popular and classical styles.

12:30pm – 1pm: Foy School of Irish Dance Celebrate Irish culture with the Foy School of Irish Dance. The revelry includes delightful traditional dances and contemporary choreographed numbers that both enchant and entertain!

2pm – 5pm: GRD-The Brueggen Family Band is an all family band from Western Wisconsin playing a variety of traditional Polka music, to Country, 50’s/60’s etc

6pm – 9pm: Mississippi Valley Dutchmen is a German Polka band.

Sunday, December 13, 2026

11am – 12pm: Betrunken Verstört specialize in polkas and bombastic brass arrangements of pop tunes and Christmas carols during the holidays.

1:40pm – 2:30pm: Wagner Summer Theater Youth Vocal Group: Holiday traditional and pop music performed by areas top teen vocalists.

3pm – 5pm: Stu Ryan O’Brien plays fun Irish pub and traditional songs. There’s always a wee bit of clapping, sing along and lots of laughs too! It’s like sitting in your favorite Dublin pub.