Get ready for a rollicking fiesta of sunny Seville madness as Rossini’s celebrated, razor-sharp operatic comedy returns to Des Moines Metro Opera's stage in riotous technicolor. Featuring some of opera’s most familiar and show-stopping tunes, The Barber of Seville is a must-see treat for the eyes and ears!

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

The Indianola Downtown Farmers Market is a community event that takes place every Saturday morning on the square outside of the Warren County Justice Center. It provides fresh and locally grown produce at affordable prices, handmade artwork, and many other treats and items to share. In addition to providing support to small businesses, the market also serves as a gathering place for the community. Come and join us to experience the joys of our farmers market starting Spring of 2024!

Claude Debussy’s only completed opera, Pelléas & Mélisande, shimmers with Impressionist color like a Monet painting, and its mesmerizing score dazzles. This exquisitely nuanced and rarely performed work casts a hypnotic spell, capturing a world of dreams where forbidden love blossoms. 

This new production features the return of Iowa baritone John Moore in a role debut as Pelléas, soprano Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande, Brandon Cedel in a company debut as Golaud, with Derrick Inouye leading the DMMO Festival Orchestra in his company debut and Chas Rader-Shieber returning to direct his seventh DMMO production. 

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Based on Oscar Wilde’s sensational play, Richard Strauss’s Salome took the world by storm at its premiere with princess Salome at its center, whose growing obsession with the imprisoned prophet John the Baptist propels the story to its dramatic conclusion. Featuring music that is both colossal and dazzling, this new production will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Claude Debussy’s only completed opera, Pelléas & Mélisande, shimmers with Impressionist color like a Monet painting, and its mesmerizing score dazzles. This exquisitely nuanced and rarely performed work casts a hypnotic spell, capturing a world of dreams where forbidden love blossoms. 

This new production features the return of Iowa baritone John Moore in a role debut as Pelléas, soprano Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande, Brandon Cedel in a company debut as Golaud, with Derrick Inouye leading the DMMO Festival Orchestra in his company debut and Chas Rader-Shieber returning to direct his seventh DMMO production. 

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

The Indianola Downtown Farmers Market is a community event that takes place every Saturday morning on the square outside of the Warren County Justice Center. It provides fresh and locally grown produce at affordable prices, handmade artwork, and many other treats and items to share. In addition to providing support to small businesses, the market also serves as a gathering place for the community. Come and join us to experience the joys of our farmers market starting Spring of 2024!

Based on Oscar Wilde’s sensational play, Richard Strauss’s Salome took the world by storm at its premiere with princess Salome at its center, whose growing obsession with the imprisoned prophet John the Baptist propels the story to its dramatic conclusion. Featuring music that is both colossal and dazzling, this new production will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's American Apollo gives voice to a pivotal figure in American art: Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel worker who served as model and muse for famous portraitist John Singer Sargent. Themes of erasure, the white gaze and the nature of the relationship between the two men are explored in this powerful new work which makes its full-length world premiere at Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. 

This world premiere opera features baritone Justin Austin as Thomas Eugene McKeller, tenor William Burden making a company debut as John Singer Sargent, soprano Mary Dunleavy as Isabella Stewart Gardner, and DMMO Marshall and Judy Flapan Music Director and Principal Conductor David Neely leading the production alongside stage director Shaun Patrick Tubbs, who makes his company debut.

Tickets start at $50. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Come enjoy a great Yoga class while supporting a great cause as well!

Whiskers TNR of Warren County will have kitties onsite to enjoy the Yoga class with you!

Donations to Whiskers TNR of Warren County will also be accepted!  No onsite adoptions available, but you are encouraged to fill out an application if you find a kitty to take home.

A portion of your registration will help support Whiskers

Get ready for a rollicking fiesta of sunny Seville madness as Rossini’s celebrated, razor-sharp operatic comedy returns to Des Moines Metro Opera's stage in riotous technicolor. Featuring some of opera’s most familiar and show-stopping tunes, The Barber of Seville is a must-see treat for the eyes and ears!

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Get ready for a rollicking fiesta of sunny Seville madness as Rossini’s celebrated, razor-sharp operatic comedy returns to Des Moines Metro Opera's stage in riotous technicolor. Featuring some of opera’s most familiar and show-stopping tunes, The Barber of Seville is a must-see treat for the eyes and ears!

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Claude Debussy’s only completed opera, Pelléas & Mélisande, shimmers with Impressionist color like a Monet painting, and its mesmerizing score dazzles. This exquisitely nuanced and rarely performed work casts a hypnotic spell, capturing a world of dreams where forbidden love blossoms. 

This new production features the return of Iowa baritone John Moore in a role debut as Pelléas, soprano Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande, Brandon Cedel in a company debut as Golaud, with Derrick Inouye leading the DMMO Festival Orchestra in his company debut and Chas Rader-Shieber returning to direct his seventh DMMO production. 

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Take advantage of our extended hours on the 3rd Thursday of each month to visit the Annett Nature Center!

There may be new things to check out, an activity, or a chance to visit after school and work that might be harder during our regular office hours!

Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's American Apollo gives voice to a pivotal figure in American art: Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel worker who served as model and muse for famous portraitist John Singer Sargent. Themes of erasure, the white gaze and the nature of the relationship between the two men are explored in this powerful new work which makes its full-length world premiere at Des Moines Metro Opera in 2024. 

This world premiere opera features baritone Justin Austin as Thomas Eugene McKeller, tenor William Burden making a company debut as John Singer Sargent, soprano Mary Dunleavy as Isabella Stewart Gardner, and DMMO Marshall and Judy Flapan Music Director and Principal Conductor David Neely leading the production alongside stage director Shaun Patrick Tubbs, who makes his company debut.

Tickets start at $50. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Based on Oscar Wilde’s sensational play, Richard Strauss’s Salome took the world by storm at its premiere with princess Salome at its center, whose growing obsession with the imprisoned prophet John the Baptist propels the story to its dramatic conclusion. Featuring music that is both colossal and dazzling, this new production will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

The Indianola Downtown Farmers Market is a community event that takes place every Saturday morning on the square outside of the Warren County Justice Center. It provides fresh and locally grown produce at affordable prices, handmade artwork, and many other treats and items to share. In addition to providing support to small businesses, the market also serves as a gathering place for the community. Come and join us to experience the joys of our farmers market starting Spring of 2024!

Get ready for a rollicking fiesta of sunny Seville madness as Rossini’s celebrated, razor-sharp operatic comedy returns to Des Moines Metro Opera's stage in riotous technicolor. Featuring some of opera’s most familiar and show-stopping tunes, The Barber of Seville is a must-see treat for the eyes and ears!

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Claude Debussy’s only completed opera, Pelléas & Mélisande, shimmers with Impressionist color like a Monet painting, and its mesmerizing score dazzles. This exquisitely nuanced and rarely performed work casts a hypnotic spell, capturing a world of dreams where forbidden love blossoms. 

This new production features the return of Iowa baritone John Moore in a role debut as Pelléas, soprano Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande, Brandon Cedel in a company debut as Golaud, with Derrick Inouye leading the DMMO Festival Orchestra in his company debut and Chas Rader-Shieber returning to direct his seventh DMMO production. 

Tickets start at $25. Order online or call the DMMO Box Office at 515-209-3257 to order!

Indianola is excited to be a meeting town for RAGBRAI LI on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as riders make the 75-mile trek from Winterset to Knoxville. From scenic routes to pit stops filled with local flair on the ground and high above, we’ve got your cycling adventure covered. Consider this as your one-stop shop for everything related to RAGBRAI in Indianola.
If you are interested in volunteering or being a vendor please visit Experience Indianola! 

In the coming weeks, this page will feature rider and resident information, news and announcements, vendor applications, volunteer opportunities and more. Check back often for updates as plans are finalized, and stay connected with Experience Indianola on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Visitors swarm to the balloon field of Indianola by the thousands every summer. And they leave awestruck. The National Balloon Classic spans nine incredible days. More than 150 hot air balloons take to the skies in a burst of brilliant color as pilots from around the world test their skills in pursuit of points, prizes, and the championship titles.

There’s live music and activities every night as well as plenty of food and fun for the whole family! And there are more than just hot air balloons taking to the sky — watch for skydivers, fireworks, and a display featuring giant kites.

For music lineup, Balloon Classic Schedule and more visit the Experience Indianola or National Balloon Classic Website! 

During the National Balloon Classic on July 27 and August 3, Indianola's yoga in the park program moves to Memorial Balloon Field.  Let your spirit soar as you stretch and move under a sky filled with hot air balloons. 

This experience is FREE thanks to instructors Molly Sivertsen (July 27) and Haylee Skow (August 10).

Be sure to sign up for the Yoga in the Park text group to be alerted in case of weather cancellations at https://indianolaiowa.gov/PRtexts

The Indianola Downtown Farmers Market is a community event that takes place every Saturday morning on the square outside of the Warren County Justice Center. It provides fresh and locally grown produce at affordable prices, handmade artwork, and many other treats and items to share. In addition to providing support to small businesses, the market also serves as a gathering place for the community. Come and join us to experience the joys of our farmers market starting Spring of 2024!