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Upcoming Events at the Heritage Carousel

The Heritage Carousel of Des Moines hosts events throughout the season.

The Heritage Carousel will be open soon for the regular season.

Opening Weekend
May 17th and 18th
11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Regular season hours begin on Memorial Day Weekend
The Carousel will be open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May 24th, 25th and Memorial Day, May 26th

See you soon!


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2007 Events

May 19 & 20
11 am– 8 pm
Opening Weekend at the Heritage Carousel! Season passes will be available - $35
Unlimited rides all season long for the family!
May 26, 27, 28
11 am– 8 pm
Heritage Carousel open all Memorial Day weekend  
June 2 Dam-to-Dam Run If you aren't running, you might as well ride! FREE rides from 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. courtesy of the Dam-to-Dam committee. A great place to watch the runners and cheer them on!
June 6 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!
June 12 T-shirt Tuesday at the Heritage Carousel Wear your Heritage Carousel t-shirt, buy 1 ride, get 1 free! $1 discount on all t-shirt purchases made that day!
June 17 Father’s Day at the Heritage Carousel Dads ride free with the purchase of a child’s ride.
June 20 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!
June 24
1-4 p.m.

Carousel Pals Day

Heartland Greyhound Adoption

Wal-Mart
Thank you to Wal-Mart for the donation of art and craft supplies!

Bring your stuffed “pal” to ride the carousel and pal around all afternoon!

Enjoy pet and pal related story telling and art activities and meet the adopted and adoptable dogs from the Heartland Greyhound Adoption Program!

1:00-4:00PM
Meet a Grey(t) Pal!  The Heartland Greyhound Adoption Program will have adopted and adoptable retired greyhounds at the carousel for you to meet, enjoy and learn what wonderful pals these beautiful and gentle dogs make! 

Art activities with Mindy Brightman!  Mindy is an art teacher and operator of Art Base(ment).   She specializes in working with children.  Her classes allow children to explore art through many differing mediums, learn about the artwork of various artists, and express themselves, their thoughts and feelings through art.

 1:00-3:00PM
Pet and Pal Stories!  Share a story with your pal as you listen to Dave Ashcraft share stories.  Dave is a librarian at the Forest Avenue Library and a charter member of the Two Rivers Storytelling Guild in Des Moines. People should bring blankets to sit on for the
storyteller 

Art activities and storytelling are free.  As always, carousel rides are just 50 cents per child and $1 for adult, no charge for an adult to stand next to a child.

Thank you to Mindy and Dave for generously donating their time and talents to this event!

June 26 T-shirt Tuesday at the Heritage Carousel Wear your Heritage Carousel t-shirt, buy 1 ride, get 1 free! $1 discount on all t-shirt purchases made that day!
July 1

Banjo Revival

Banjo Players at the Heritage Carousel
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Enjoy the sounds of the Banjo Revival as they provide music to ride by from 1-3 p.m. Lemonade provided by Anderson Erickson Dairy and cookies provided by Costco!

Banjo Players at the Heritage Carousel
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July 4 Independence Day! All riders at the Heritage Carousel wearing red, white & blue, buy 1 ride, get 1 free!
July 10 T-shirt Tuesday at the Heritage Carousel Wear your Heritage Carousel t-shirt, buy 1 ride, get 1 free! $1 discount on all t-shirt purchases made that day!
July 15

Create a Carousel!

View the poster - PDF.

FREE rides all day long!

Sammons Annuties Group

Celebrate 10 years of going ‘round on the Heritage Carousel!  The creators of the Heritage Carousel and owners of Carousel Works, the largest manufacturer of authentic, wooden carousels will be on site providing a carving and painting demonstration on actual carousel animals, explaining their craft and answering questions.  Learn about the artistry and craftsmanship that bring beauty to this carousel. You can take a tour of the Carousel Works shop on their web site.

The carving and painting demonstration is provided for by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council.

Free rides sponsored by Denny and Sharon Ripperger and the Sammons Annuity Group. Continue to check the web site for additional details.

July 18 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!
July 24 T-shirt Tuesday at the Heritage Carousel Wear your Heritage Carousel t-shirt, buy 1 ride, get 1 free! $1 discount on all t-shirt purchases made that day!
August 1 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!
August 5
4 pm - 7 pm

Clowns at the Carousel!

Mercy Children's Center

All free carousel rides, activities and food!  Carousel rides, inflatables, games, music, clown show, safety fair, refreshments and more.  Thank you to the Big Top sponsor - EMC Insurance, Boys & Girls Club and the Korn Patch Clowns!  Thank you to the Children’s Center at Mercy for sponsoring the carousel!
Continue to check the web site for additional details.

August 8 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!
August 14 Final T-shirt Tuesday at the Heritage Carousel Wear your Heritage Carousel t-shirt, buy 1 ride, get 1 free! $1 discount on all t-shirt purchases made that day!
August 22 Wacky Wednesday at the Heritage Carousel Buy 1 ride, get 1 free. No coupon needed!

August 26

 

“Cruise to the Carousel” – 7th Annual Rollin’ Relics Annual Car Show! 

See beautiful cars and ride the Heritage Carousel for free from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thank you Rollin’ Relics Car Club – the largest annual contributor to the Carousel!
If you have an interest in registration for your car or want to support the show and the carousel with a donation of a raffle or door prize, please contact the show organizers: Pat Schmidt – 223-6037 or Bob Leahrkamp – 280-7350

September 9

Grandparents Day
Celebrate Grandparents!

 

 

All day long a grandparent may ride free with the purchase of a child's ride!

From 1 - 3 p.m. The Banjo Revival will take the place of the band organ and entertain us with some sweet strumming! Bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy and afternoon at the Carousel!

 

Would you like to sponsor the carousel for an event?
A terrific way to promote your business or organization, offer a lot of people a lot of fun, and support the carousel! Individuals may sponsor the carousel too! You or your business will be acknowledged through news releases, signage, the carousel e-mail list and on the web site. The sponsorship fee is $150 per hour.
Contact the Heritage Carousel for more information on sponsoring an event.


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