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2024
Des Moines Marriott Downtown
3rd Floor
Des Moines Room
700 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 245-5500
Event Schedule
10:30 AM
to
11:30 PM
FREE Lunch for
paid Authors, Assistants,
& VIPs
12:00 PM
to
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
to
9:00 PM
Hotel Amenities:
• Signature Bed and Bath Products • Coffee Maker w/ Starbucks Coffee • Connecting Rooms • 24 Hour Room Serivce • Free WiFi
• Non-Smoking Rooms • Indoor Pool • Fitness Center • Business Center
Hotel Room Blocks
*For Authors & Readers on May 09 • May 10 • May 11, 2025*
Bars / Lounges:
• Secret Admirer - Bar
• Beechwood Lounge - Bar
• Twisted Vine Brewery - Brewery
• Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company
• 1908 Draught House - Sports Bar
• The Lift - Bar
Things to Do:
• Escape Chambers
• Science Center of Iowa
• Principle Park
• The Slaughterhouse Escape Room
• Smash Park
• Walk / Ride Bikes on Path Along the River
• Simon Estes Amphitheater
Attractions:
• Iowa Woman of Achievement Bridge
• Asian Garden - Garden Park
• Muto Recreation Area
• Rotary Riverwalk Park
• Papajohn Schulputre Park
• Thinker on a Rock
• Freedom Rock
Food Locations:
• El Bait Shop - Grill
• Blaze Pizza - Pizza
• Hessen Haus - German
• RoCA - American
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill
• The Iowa Taproom - American
• Rita's Cantena - Mexican
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