Submit Event

Thank you for your interest in the Iowa Tourism online events calendar. Events should be entertainment related, of interest to travelers and the general public and must be in-person events in Iowa. Submissions are approved at the discretion of the Travel Iowa staff.

• Events that will not be approved include but are not limited to: promotions/sales, fundraisers, conferences, class reunions, luncheons/dinners/breakfasts, food or drink specials, religious gatherings, virtual events or any other non-entertainment events.
• If your venue has regular ongoing events (such as a sports team, farmers markets. weekly bingo nights, concerts, etc), please create a listing for the business/team/organization that refers people to your website for their schedule. They will not be approved for the calendar. 
• Check the events calendar to see if your event is already listed
• Submit your event at least two weeks in advance. We cannot guarantee your event will appear if not submitted in a timely manner.
• Please use the "event website" field for websites, hyperlinks in the description field may be removed.
• Please do not copy and paste emojis, hyperlinks or anything with computer code into the listing. Our system is designed for simple text, will not read it, and the listing will be corrupted and not approved.
• Events submitted may be edited before appearing on the Travel Iowa website.