Member Open Hours – Ames Writers Collective

Ames Writers Collective / Fifth Street Writers 612 5th St, Ames, IA, United States

This month, join us for our Members Open Hours at Fifth Street Writers. Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information!

Art Walk: Veteran’s Day – University Museums

Gold Star Hall 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA, United States

This Veteran’s Day, join University Museums for a meaningful art walk honoring the service and sacrifice of Iowa State veterans. Explore Christian Petersen’s powerful war sculptures in the Memorial Union’s Gold Star Hall and the Anderson Sculpture Garden. This guided tour connects art with history and reflects on the legacy of Cyclone veterans.

Free

Member Open Hours – Ames Writers Collective

Ames Writers Collective / Fifth Street Writers 612 5th St, Ames, IA, United States

This month, join us for our Members Open Hours at Fifth Street Writers. Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information!

Exhibit: Future Forest: Digital Echoes – ISU College of Design, Gallery 181

Gallery 181 - College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Interdisciplinary artist Amenda Tate, a 2023 Iowa State University integrated visual arts graduate and current PhD student in human computer interaction, will unveil an interactive exhibition Nov. 10–13 at the ISU College of Design. In “Future Forest: Digital Echoes,” Tate invites visitors to wander through a paper-and-light ecosystem that reacts to presence — each visit […]

Free
The RG Express – Reiman Gardens

The RG Express – Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA, United States

A Reiman Gardens holiday tradition is back! Visitors of all ages will be enchanted by the RG Express Train from Sat., Nov. 8, 2025, through Sun., Jan. 18, 2026. This detailed garden scale display was created by Applied Imagination, an internationally recognized company whose train displays merge botanical design and architecture.

$6 – $12