Principal Park
A stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It seats a stated 11,500. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 11,500
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1992
- 34 years old
- From DSM
- 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Des Moines International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
- of Des Moines
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 1 Line Drive, 50309, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Des Moines.
Principal Park was opened in 1992, operated by Iowa Cubs and owned by Des Moines, which puts it at 34 years old.
A stated 11,500 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 1 Line Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, United States
- Operator
- Iowa Cubs
- Owner
- Des Moines
- Coordinates
- 41.5803, -93.6158
- Classified as
- stadium
Travel to Principal Park
6 km (3.7 mi) to Des Moines International Airport (DSM). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
At 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Des Moines has 28 venues mapped in total and a population of 213,096. The Des Moines guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 11,500 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Principal Park
A Principal Park programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Principal Park — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Des Moines have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Casey's Center16,980 seats
- Drake Stadium14,557 seats
- Sylvan Theater Historic Districttheatre
- Civic Center of Greater Des Moinesperforming-arts centre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Principal Park hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 11,500 for Principal Park. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Principal Park?
1 Line Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, United States. It is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Des Moines. The nearest major airport is Des Moines International Airport (DSM), about 6 km (3.7 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Principal Park?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Principal Park. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Principal Park?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Principal Park is booked?
Casey's Center (16,980), Drake Stadium (14,557) and Sylvan Theater Historic District are in the same city and have their own pages here. 28 venues in total are mapped in Des Moines.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Des Moines
- Casey's Center
16,980 seats
- Drake Stadium
14,557 seats
- Sylvan Theater Historic District
theatre
- Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
performing-arts centre
- Hosting an event in Des Moines
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Principal Park?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.