Milk. Bread. Eggs. … Party! Mix a few festivals in with your weekly trips to the grocery store.
Beaverdale Fall Festival
Sept. 18-19, Beaverdale
The neighborhood goes all out for its annual autumnal shindig with a carnival, parade, food stands and live music. fallfestival.org
Latino Heritage Festival
Sept. 26-27, Western Gateway Park
Latin American food, music, dance performances, cultural exhibits and family activities enliven downtown to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The state’s largest Latino cultural festival represents more than 20 countries in Central and South America during the two-day fiesta. latinoheritagefestival.org
Applefest
Sept. 26, Living History Farms
Satisfy your seedy, hardcore cravings with apple butter, apple cake, apple pie, apple cider and more. Iowa’s apple harvest has never been more ap-peel-ling. lhf.org
Two Oktoberfests
Sept. 18-20, Water Works Park
Dust off your lederhosen: The German celebration brings food, beer, live music and stein-hoisting contests to the Des Moines Biergarten. waterworkspark.org
Sept. 25-26, The District at Prairie Trail
Ankeny hosts a second round of sauerkraut, sausages and steins a week later. oktoberfestdsm.com
Through October: The final farmers markets of the season offer one last chance to stock up on local produce, baked goods and specialty foods. Although many markets pack up in September, the Bondurant, Downtown, Indianola and LSI Global Greens farmers markets all sell their last pumpkins and pupusas in October. Check out our daily guide at dsmdish.com.
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