Des Moines

104 curated Instagram creators - tap to follow

Des Moines Foodie

@desmoinesfoodie

Top DSM food review IG, restaurant discovery hub

Des Moines Food

@desmoines.foodie

Metro food & drink reviews, opening tracker

Iowa Food Scene

@iowafoodscene

Statewide Iowa food spotlight, big TikTok crossover

Des Moines Girl

@desmoines_girl

City guide, weekend itineraries, small biz spotlight

Catch Des Moines

@catchdesmoines

Official CVB curating weekend events and #CATCHdsm

Hidden Des Moines

@hiddendsm

Off-the-beaten-path DSM spots and hidden gems

Downtown DSM

@downtowndsmusa

Downtown Des Moines events, dining and nightlife

Catch Des Moines

@catchdesmoines

CVB visitor concierge for the metro

Historic East Village

@eastvillagedsm

East Village shop, eat, stay concierge

Downtown DSM

@downtowndsmusa

Downtown skywalk + neighborhood concierge

Zombie Burger

@zombieburgerdm

East Village burger spot, gore-met shakes

Court Avenue Brewing

@courtavebrew

DSM original craft brewery, downtown

HoQ Restaurant

@hoqrestaurant

Farm-to-table on E. Grand, longstanding DSM staple

Exile Brewing

@exilebrewing

Downtown craft brewery, Ruthie lager

The Slow Down Coffee

@slowdowndsm

Highland/Oak Park specialty coffee anchor

Northern Vessel

@northernvessel

Specialty coffee, Keosauqua Way

Horizon Line Coffee

@horizonlinecoffee

West End Artistic District third-wave coffee

Coffee Hop DSM

@coffeehopdsm

DSM coffee scene aggregator and shop hopper

Food Trucks DSM

@foodtrucksdsm

Daily roundup of active food trucks in metro

Kartoffelsack

@kartoffelsackdsm

German potato food truck

Lady Jerk

@ladyjerk_catering

Caribbean catering + pop-ups across DSM

Historic East Village

@eastvillagedsm

East Village business district account

Downtown DSM

@downtowndsmusa

Downtown DSM neighborhood and skywalk hub

Sherman Hill

@shermanhilldsm

DSM's oldest historic Victorian neighborhood

Des Moines Police

@desmoinespolice

Official DSM PD PIO releases, incidents

Polk County Sheriff

@polksheriffia

Countywide law enforcement updates

Des Moines Register

@dmregister

Breaking metro news anchor outlet

Hidden Des Moines

@hiddendsm

Local-humor lens on DSM spots and oddities

Iowa Food Scene

@iowafoodscene

Casual, meme-y food takes on Iowa

RAYGUN

@raygunshirts

Midwest-snark t-shirt brand, DSM East Village HQ

Mayor Connie Boesen

@boesenformayor

DSM's first female mayor, official campaign IG

City of Des Moines

@cityofdsm

Official municipal communications

DSM Police

@desmoinespolice

Police department PIO and recruiting

DSM Parks & Rec

@dsmparks

Parks programming, pools, rec centers

Des Moines Fire

@dsmfire

Fire department safety and incident posts

Polk County Sheriff

@polksheriffia

Polk County law enforcement

Polk County Iowa

@polkcountyia

Polk County government services

Gov. Kim Reynolds

@kimreynoldsia

Iowa governor, statewide policy

Sen. Joni Ernst

@senjoniernst

US Senator (R-IA)

Sen. Chuck Grassley

@senatorgrassley

US Senator (R-IA), senior senator

Des Moines Register

@dmregister

USA Today Network flagship Iowa paper

KCCI 8

@kcci8

CBS affiliate, Iowa's News Leader

We Are Iowa Local 5

@weareiowa

ABC affiliate WOI-TV news

Iowa Public Radio

@iowapublicradio

Statewide NPR member network

Cityview

@dmcityview

Central Iowa independent newsmagazine

Business Record

@businessrecord

DSM business and leadership coverage

Courtney Crowder

@courtneycare

Des Moines Register columnist, RAGBRAI doc co-director

Brianne Pfannenstiel

@bpfann

Register chief politics reporter

Tyler Jett

@tylerjettnews

Register investigative/business reporter

Des Moines Girl

@desmoines_girl

City lifestyle, fashion + small biz lens

Home Sweet DSM

@homesweetdesmoines

DSM home, lifestyle and city guide blog

Danielle Aèlita

@danielle_aelita_

DSM-based beauty/lifestyle/skincare creator

Des Moines Mom

@desmoinesmom

#1 local mom resource, guides + events

Des Moines Parent

@desmoinesparent

Family activities across central Iowa

MAEVE Des Moines

@maevedesmoines

Iowa's first MAEVE chapter, mom community

Hubbell Realty

@hubbellrealty

DSM's largest residential developer/landlord since 1856

RE/MAX DSM

@remaxdsm

Major DSM brokerage network presence

Iowa Realty

@iowarealtyhq

Largest Iowa-based residential brokerage

Des Moines Printing

@desmoinesprinting

Commercial printing for DSM businesses

Beeline and Blue

@beelineandblue

Largest graphics provider in Iowa

TwoTone Creative

@twotonecreative

DSM brand and graphic design studio

Palmer Group

@palmergroupia

Largest IA-based staffing firm, 20+ yrs

Snelling DSM

@snellingdsm

Central Iowa staffing across trades + office

IowaWORKS

@iowaworks

State workforce dev career centers

Iowa Events Center

@iowaeventscenter

Wells Fargo Arena + Hy-Vee Hall complex

Hilton DSM Downtown

@hiltondesmoines

Skywalk-connected downtown convention hotel

True Style Boutique

@truestyleiowa

East Village casual/chic women's boutique

Aimée

@aimeedesmoines

East Village women's apparel boutique

Fontenelle Supply Co.

@fontenellesupply

East Village heritage goods + apparel

RAYGUN

@raygunshirts

East Village Midwest-snark merch HQ

Iowa State Fair

@iowastatefair

11-day August fair, biggest IA event of year

Drake Relays

@drakerelays

Historic April track meet at Drake Stadium

80/35 Music Festival

@8035musicfest

Iconic downtown DSM music fest

Capital City Pride

@ccprideiowa

DSM Pride, 40K+ attendees at PrideFest

Capital City Pride

@ccprideiowa

Pride Month programming and events

Latino Resources IA

@latinoresourcesia

Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino fest org

Iowa Cubs

@iowacubs

Triple-A baseball at Principal Park

Iowa Wild

@iowawild

AHL hockey at Wells Fargo Arena

Iowa Barnstormers

@iabarnstormers

Indoor Football League, Wells Fargo Arena

Des Moines Buccaneers

@bucshockey

USHL junior hockey, Buccaneer Arena

Drake Bulldogs

@dubulldogs

Drake University Athletics, MVC member

Drake Men's Basketball

@drakembb

Drake hoops, MVC champs and NCAA bids

Greater DSM Partnership

@dsmpartnership

Regional chamber/econ dev, 6,500+ members

United Way Central IA

@unitedwaydm

Top regional sponsor + giving network

Variety - Children's Charity

@varietyiowa

Iowa children's charity, major sponsor

Des Moines Public Schools

@desmoinespublicschools

DMPS, Iowa's largest district

Drake University

@drakeuniversity

Private university, DSM anchor campus

DMACC

@dmacc_official

Des Moines Area Community College

Yoga + Co.

@yogacodsm

DSM yoga studio with strong community

Motion Lab Fitness

@iamotionlab

West DSM Lagree Megaformer studio

Power Life Yoga

@powerlifeyoga

5 metro studios, yoga + sculpt

515 Run Club

@515runclub

DSM weekly run club community

Des Moines Art Center

@desmoinesartcenter

Free museum, modern + contemporary art

DM Performing Arts

@dsmperforming

Civic Center + Temple Theater operator

Des Moines Symphony

@dmsymphony

Civic Center concerts, Yankee Doodle Pops

Hubbell Realty

@hubbellrealty

DSM's biggest developer family since 1856

Greater DSM Partnership

@dsmpartnership

Regional power-broker convening org

City of Ankeny

@cityofankeny

Iowa's 5th-largest city, fastest-growing

West Des Moines

@wdmgov

Largest, most affluent DSM suburb

Urbandale

@urbandaleia

NW Polk County suburb, 45K residents

Waukee

@cityofwaukee

Iowa's fastest-growing city, Dallas County

DSM Cycle Club

@desmoinescycleclub

Local road/group ride cycling community

RAGBRAI

@ragbrai_iowa

Annual 7-day bike ride across Iowa

Lauridsen Skatepark

@dmskate

World-class downtown DSM skatepark scene