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.
Get creative with candy as you groove to winter tunes and build your very own festive miniature cottage to display in your home this holiday season. Use graham crackers, icing, and other decorative confections in this hands-on workshop, where our cheerful holiday volunteers will be on hand to help. Also, take a snapshot of your group at our photo op, and enjoy the Gardens and RG Express when you're done!
Crafters of all ages are invited to join fellow fiber arts enthusiasts and work on their projects. Knit, crochet, embroidery, or any other fiber craft is welcome!
Creative Artists' Studios of Ames (CASA) invites the community to its annual Holiday Art Sale on Sat., Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This one-day event will feature artwork for the holiday season by local artists.
Children of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to this storytime to build listening, language, and literacy skills through music, movement, song and action rhymes. Each week will feature a new theme. Storytime Room.
Get creative with candy as you groove to winter tunes and build your very own festive miniature cottage to display in your home this holiday season. Use graham crackers, icing, and other decorative confections in this hands-on workshop, where our cheerful holiday volunteers will be on hand to help. Also, take a snapshot of your group at our photo op, and enjoy the Gardens and RG Express when you're done!
Get creative with candy as you groove to winter tunes and build your very own festive miniature cottage to display in your home this holiday season. Use graham crackers, icing, and other decorative confections in this hands-on workshop, where our cheerful holiday volunteers will be on hand to help. Also, take a snapshot of your group at our photo op, and enjoy the Gardens and RG Express when you're done!
Stephens Auditorium’s Nutcracker Ballet production dates back decades as one of the historic performing arts venue’s proudest and best-known traditions. The production puts area youth and adults on stage alongside world-class performers resulting in a spectacular holiday celebration that features stunning production values.
Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in Russian. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
Presented by the Ames Chamber Artists, Awake! is a classical Christmas concert with the beautiful sounds of voices and strings, featuring Bach's Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme and a quod libet mass of a cappella works.