# Entertainment search demand in Des Moines THE SEARCH LEDGER · DES MOINES, IOWA · ENTERTAINMENT Every month Des Moines types 29,240 entertainment searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them. BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/des-moines/entertainment#colophon) 80 KEYWORDS TRACKED Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026 29,240 SEARCHES / MONTH Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026 $47K MONTHLY AD VALUE Source: volume × CPC, computed $2.74 AVERAGE CPC Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026 ## When Des Moines searches for entertainment Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in AUG and lowest in DEC. Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 13, February 14, March 17, April 17, May 14, June 17, July 24, August 100, September 18, October 13, November 12, December 11. Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) relative interest for the Entertainment category in Des Moines — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword. ## What Des Moines pays per click for entertainment The 20 highest-volume of 80 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“des moines civic center tickets”** at $3.96. | # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | iowa state fair | 14,800 | $1.41 | | branded | | 2 | iowa events center des moines | 5,400 | $1.98 | | branded | | 3 | iowa state fair grandstand des moines | 1,600 | $1.03 | | informational | | 4 | des moines events | 880 | $1.78 | | informational | | 5 | weekend events in des moines | 880 | $2.78 | | informational | | 6 | des moines concerts | 720 | $0.48 | | informational | | 7 | wells arena des moines | 590 | $1.44 | | branded | | 8 | beaverdale fall festival | 390 | — | | branded | | 9 | events in des moines today | 390 | $2.10 | | informational | | 10 | des moines today events | 320 | $1.71 | | informational | | 11 | live music in des moines tonight | 260 | $3.12 | 2 | commercial | | 12 | comedy club des moines iowa | 260 | $1.11 | | branded | | 13 | des moines events calendar | 210 | $3.43 | | informational | | 14 | live music des moines | 210 | $1.00 | 0 | commercial | | 15 | des moines civic center tickets | 170 | $3.96 | | informational | | 16 | journey concert des moines | 140 | $1.53 | | informational | | 17 | concert des moines tonight | 140 | $0.39 | | branded | | 18 | des moines civic center upcoming events | 140 | $2.12 | | informational | | 19 | events in des moines tonight | 110 | $1.08 | | informational | | 20 | des moines world food and music festival | 110 | $0.17 | 2 | commercial | Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored. ## Who owns the Des Moines entertainment results Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one. iowa events center des moines 5,400/mo · $1.98 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 iowaeventscenter.com LOCAL - 2 catchdesmoines.com - 3 en.wikipedia.org - 4 hyveetix.evenue.net - 5 cvent.com des moines concerts 720/mo · $0.48 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 iowaeventscenter.com LOCAL - 2 kcci.com - 3 ticketmaster.com - 4 bandsintown.com - 5 hoytsherman.org LOCAL weekend events in des moines 880/mo · $2.78 CPC ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 catchdesmoines.com - 2 catchdesmoines.com - 3 catchdesmoines.com - 4 iowaeventscenter.com LOCAL - 5 traveliowa.com Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track. ## The entertainment businesses competing in Des Moines The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are. | RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | #1 | Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel | 4 ★ | 10,763 | Casino | YES | | #2 | Adventureland Park | 4.3 ★ | 9,150 | Amusement park | YES | | #3 | Breakout Games | 4.9 ★ | 6,525 | Tourist attraction | YES | | #4 | Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet | 4.1 ★ | 6,062 | Buffet | YES | | #5 | Merle Hay Mall | 4 ★ | 5,982 | Shopping mall | YES | | #6 | The Southridge Mall | 3.6 ★ | 4,548 | Shopping mall | YES | | #7 | Valley West Mall | 4 ★ | 4,080 | Shopping mall | YES | | #8 | Cinemark Altoona and XD | 4.5 ★ | 3,286 | Movie theater | YES | | #9 | Flying J Travel Center | 3.6 ★ | 2,954 | Truck stop | YES | | #10 | Best Buy | 4 ★ | 2,920 | Electronics store | YES | | #11 | Cinemark Century Jordan Creek 20 and XD | 4.5 ★ | 2,505 | Movie theater | YES | | #12 | The Palms Theatres & IMAX | 4.7 ★ | 2,488 | IMAX theater | YES | Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim. ## Entertainment brands Des Moines searches by name Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for. iowa state fair 14,800/mo iowa events center des moines 5,400/mo wells arena des moines 590/mo beaverdale fall festival 390/mo comedy club des moines iowa 260/mo concert des moines tonight 140/mo des moines nightlife 90/mo des moines iowa state fair 50/mo Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set. ## What Des Moines asks about entertainment People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Des Moines entertainment results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing. Is the Iowa Events Center the same as Wells Fargo Arena? Is parking free at Iowa Events Center? How many people does the Iowa Events Center hold? Who owns the Iowa Event Center? What concerts are coming to Des Moines, Iowa? What concerts are coming to Des Moines in 2026? What concerts are coming to Iowa in 2026? What concerts are happening at Casey's Center Des Moines in 2026? Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Des Moines metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here. ## Rank for these searches Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today. [SCAN YOUR SITE FREE](https://seobandwagon.com/#scan) ## More Des Moines search data Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand. 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Des Moines, Iowa · Entertainment · 80 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026 Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 80 entertainment keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact). --- Canonical page: https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/des-moines/entertainment Every metro: https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo#cities Data reuse license: https://seobandwagon.com/data-license Site overview for agents: https://seobandwagon.com/llms.txt · API docs: https://seobandwagon.com/docs/api