The Des Moines Arts Festival is an arts festival held every June in Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa.
With the more prominent location, three-day attendance increased to over 200,000 people, and a more national artist list was attracted.
[4] When construction limited access to its location on the bridges over the Des Moines River in 2006, the festival moved to its current location in the newly opened Western Gateway Park.
Since its move, the festival has frequently been ranked among the top in the nation.
Primary sponsors include Nationwide Insurance, Hy-Vee, Meredith Corporation, Prairie Meadows, Principal Financial Group, and The Des Moines Register.