I went to My Favorite Murder here but have been a long time fan of the shows they put on here. There have been some great upgrades to the facility and there is not really a bad seat in the house. The bartenders are amazing as well as many of the other staff members that show you to your seat. I am assuming that those who are reviewing this facility know what it is like but definitely recommend this place for a show. It’s also located really close to the bustling Court Avenue.

Who needs to travel to a big city venue when we have one right here?! Our Civic Center is convenient, comfortable, classy, and hosts every kind of show with ease. Clear sight lines and great acoustics make every seat worth the price of admission. Our Des Moines Symphony plays second fiddle to no one! Every concert seems flawless and the program schedule has elements and variety to engage listeners of every age.

We went to two shows in a row that started 30 minutes late. We work nights and pick these events based on whether we can go and still have time to get ready and go to work. Starting this late makes planning difficult and makes us feel stressed and rushed. Everything else was great! If they start their shows when the ticket and website says they are going to, I would happily give 5 stars!

A wonderful venue for theatre in Central Iowa. Beautiful facility, helpful staff, outstanding shows.

What an amazing venue with such wonderful opportunities to see quality productions! We had a great time today!

Friendly staff, comfortable seating, FABULOUS show!!

Have been to a few Broadway shows here and its always a great experience! Friendly staff and the facility is nice.

Boyz II Men was great that being said the concert ended a half hour early and 30 minutes into the show the bar closed terrible you pay all that money and then get treated like trash. Des Moines you be ashamed of yourself

Beautiful facility, excellent staff, and always a good time!

The theadre itself is absolutely beautiful. Ive never had a problem there. I even forgot my tickets once and they fixed it right away. The Broadway shows never fail to awe me. Ive never been more invested in theadre. So many memories!

Have seen a lot of great plays/musicals here. Never disappointed.

Great atmosphere . Not a bad seat in the audience

Clean facilities, friendly staff, well set up and several exits help it clear out however the lack of a middle aisle was really disappointing. If you need to get out of your seat you have to crawl over so many people and other theater goers are forced to do the same. Not terrible but a little distracting and seems hazardous.

Great asset of our city. Great to have so many nice shows coming all year long.

They do not give much information on their online ticket ordering system. They tell you when the tickets go on sale but do not say that they are a queue system based on when you go online, nor do they tell you when they open up their queue. (And if they do they dont make that info easy to find or readily available). Also they state that tickets bought by secondary sellers or brokers will be refunded and voided, yet while I was still in queue to buy tickets I could log onto multiple different ticket selling sites and find available tickets there. So their screening system for that is near useless. Overall I wasnt able to get the tickets I wanted because of a lack of helpful information on their part and the inability to keep large ticket vendors from buying out blocks of tickets and selling them at inflated rates.

Relaxing evening at the Symphony. High quality performance. Comfortable seating at the CC.

The events they host are always a treat. Recently went for the kids dance concert and loved it! Parking can be a bit of a challenge so plan on taking additional time to park on the street or use one of the ramps with event parking charges.

Been to a handful of shows and they were all good. Not a bad seat in the house.

One of the rudest people I ever talked to and she is the director of ticketing. Stay away from this place as even the supervisors find that it is fine to yell at their customers.

Very nice amazing sound.

A great place to see a performance or Broadway show in the heart of Des Moines! The Civic Center has been entertaining Iowa for 30 years now!

Great Place for a Symphony Concert!

Paying $300 to see a show like Hamilton is like paying $25 for a loaf of bread. Unreal. I got my London tickets for 37 pounds and my flight for $199.00. Just thoughts.

Great selection of traveling Broadway shows. Well worth the season tickets.

Great venue for shows. Not a bad seat

Nice place helpful staff parking not that good

Great venue. Lots of nearby restaurants

Very interseting place

The star of downtown Des Moines

Not very handicap friendly! :( had a hard time even seeing the stage as a lot of people were standing not allowing those behind them to see.

And such a great manager

Love the civic center!