Storybook S.T.E.M. – Ames Public Library
Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United StatesFamilies are invited to enjoy a short storytime and get hands-on with a fun related STEM activity for all ages! Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
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Art Mart Holiday Sale – The Workspace, MU Art Gallery
MU Art Gallery 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA, United StatesThe annual holiday art sale at the Memorial Union will be held Tues. Dec. 2 through Fri., Dec. 5 in the MU Art Gallery located on the 1st floor. Hours are Tues., 4 - 7 p.m., Wed., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thurs.,11 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Fri., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Farm House Museum Holiday Exhibition – University Museums
Farm House Museum 601 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA, United StatesThe Farm House Museum, the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University, is now decked for the holidays with the opening of its latest exhibition, Yuletide: Glad Tidings. The exhibition will continue through December 18, 2025.
Optimae Life Services at APL – Ames Public Library
Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United StatesStaff from Optimae Life Services will be available in the Library to connect visitors with resources for mental health, home health, and community integration services.
Yuletide 2025: WinterFest Open House – University Museums
Farm House Museum 601 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA, United StatesHosted by University Museums' interns and staff in conjunction with ISU WinterFest, this festive evening celebrates the holiday season at the Farm House Museum. Visitors can take part in free Victorian yuletide themed activities and crafts while enjoying holiday treat
Yuletide 2025: Winterfest Open House – ISU University Museums
Farm House Museum 601 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA, United StatesHosted by the University Museums’ interns and staff, in conjunction with ISU Winterfest, celebrate the holiday season at the Farm House Museum. Take part in free Victorian yuletide themed activities and crafts while you enjoy holiday treats.
Winter Wonderscape – Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA, United StatesFeaturing more than 200,000 dazzling lights throughout 17 acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical re-creation of the game time favorite Candy Land, and so much more. Don’t miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.
Free – $16
Cyclone Cinema: The Fantastic Four: First Steps – ISU Student Union Board
Carver Hall, Room 0101 411 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA 50011, Ames, IA, United StatesForced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
Free
Kongero with Special appearance by ISU’s Cantamus
Stephens Auditorium 1900 Center Dr, Ames, IA, United StatesSwedish folk’appella group, Kongero, will host a performance at Stephens Auditorium as part of their four-week U.S. tour on Fri., Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. For a portion of the performance, they will be joined by ISU treble voice choir, Cantamus. Tickets are on sale now through www.ticketmaster.com or at the Stephens Auditorium Ticket Office. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for ISU students and youth under 18. Additional charges may apply at point of purchase.
$5
The RG Express – Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA, United StatesA 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