Editing Des Moines, Iowa (section)

===Festivals and events===
[[File:4th Street Downtown Des Moines.jpg|thumb|The 4th Street Neighborhood is within the Court Avenue Entertainment District of Downtown Des Moines.]]
[[File:2006 Iowa State Fair.jpg|thumb|The Grand Concourse, between the Grandstand and the Varied Industries Building, during the 2006 Iowa State Fair]]

Des Moines plays host to a growing number of nationally acclaimed cultural events, including the annual [[Des Moines Arts Festival]] in June, Metro Arts Jazz in July,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jazz in July&nbsp;— Metro Arts Alliance |url=http://www.jazzinjuly.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040340/http://www.jazzinjuly.org/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |website=Jazzinjuly.org}}</ref> [[Iowa State Fair]] in August, and the World Food & Music Festival in September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Food & Music Festival |url=http://worldfoodandmusicfestival.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108042825/http://worldfoodandmusicfestival.org/ |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |website=Worldfoodandmusicfestival.org}}</ref> On Saturdays from May through October, the Downtown Farmers' Market draws visitors from across the state. Local parades include Saint Patrick's Day Parade, [[Drake Relays]] Parade, Capitol City Pride Parade, Iowa State Fair Parade, Labor Day Parade, and [[Beaverdale, Polk County, Iowa|Beaverdale]] Fall Festival Parade.

Other annual festivals and events include: Des Moines Beer Week, [[80/35 Music Festival]], 515 Alive Music Festival, ArtFest Midwest, Blue Ribbon Bacon Fest,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival |url=http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160319022434/http://www.blueribbonbaconfestival.com/ |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |website=Blueribbonbaconfestival.gov}}</ref> CelebrAsian Heritage Festival, Des Moines Pride Festival, Des Moines Renaissance Faire, Festa Italiana, Festival of Trees and Lights, World Food & Music Festival, I'll Make Me a World Iowa, Latino Heritage Festival, Oktoberfest, Winefest, ImaginEve!, Iowa's Premier Beer, Wine & Food Show, and Wild Rose Film Festival.