Coming to the Junction on Labor Day Weekend!

Schedule Of Events

August 28, 2025

5:30 to 9:00 p.m : The Junction Speaks

The Junction Speaks opens the Multicultural Festival weekend. Since 2013, the event has revealed and preserved the rich multicultural oral histories of the families that created a tight-knit community integrated because of humanity, not desegregation legislation. A rich evening history through storytelling, slideshows, presentations, video and open mic. 

Location : Decades Event Center, 1208 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265

August 29, 2025

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm : Jazzin in the Junction

we celebrate the Spoken Word and Live Jazz. For those of you who have never experienced a Spoken Word event, you should come and see what it’s all about. It’s a casual evening of local poets, music and songs. Those in attendance share stories of ancestors and special historical happenings in Valley Junction. Some are first-hand memories, while others are stories handed down for generations.

Location : Tallgrass Theatre Company, 2019 Grand Ave. Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50265

August 30, 2025

2:00pm to 10:00pm : Multicultural Festival

The annual Taste of the Junction Multicultural Festival. All day Festival with Live Music, Food Court Beverage Tents, Art and Craft Vendors, Kid Zone and more. Fun for the entire family! Bring your lawn chairs and your dancin’ shoes. It’s going down in the Junction!

Location : Railroad Park Pavillion, 4th & Railroad Place, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Date : August 28-30, 2025

Time :

August 28, 2025 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm

August 29, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm

August 30, 2025 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm

Cost : Free

Location :

Decades Event Center, 1208 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Tallgrass Theatre Company, 2019 Grand Ave. Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Railroad Park Pavillion, 4th & Railroad Place, West Des Moines, IA 50265

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