Discover how you can give back this holiday season and help bring positive change to our community.
St. Nick is headed our way! Find out when and where to see Santa this holiday season.
Celebrate Giving Tuesday all season long by donating, volunteering and spreading the word about these amazing local organizations.
Find out where you can pick pumpkins and celebrate the season in our area.
If you're looking to beat the heat indoors or get outside and enjoy the warmer weather, we've got you covered.
Find out when and where to see Jolly Old St. Nick this holiday season.
Taking care of your home can be scary! Tackle those household demons with professional help this fall.
Iowa doesn't have as many pumpkin patches as other states, but there are still plenty of places to buy them.
The 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map is out so you can plan trips to see autumn in all its splendor in Iowa and other U.S. states.
Publish a photo of pops on the West Des Moines Patch for Father’s Day 2021 to share your favorite father-son or father-daughter moments.
Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we’ll feature it on the West Des Moines Patch.
Many local Christmas tree farmers are taking precautions amid the pandemic to ensure you and yours have a jolly holiday.
Looking for a West Des Moines-area pumpkin patch before Halloween? Check out the Patch list.
Pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions West Des Moines-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
Patch has your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other festive events in and around West Des Moines.
Valentine's Day isn't just a holiday to swoon over the ladies — treat the number one man in your life to these fun and practical gifts.
Dean Lemke said most of the 1,400 fresh-cut Christmas trees he's bringing in from Wisconsin this season will be sold before Christmas Eve.
Downtown Chamber member businesses will have "passports" for shoppers to collect stamps and submit by Dec. 12 for prize drawings.
The Valley Junction businesses are among more than 6,700 groups nationwide planning special events for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25.
Whether preparations involve decorating, baking goodies or assembling packages for charity, snap a photo and share your story with Patch.
There are dozens of places to visit with Santa throughout the metro area; here's where you'll find him in Clive, Waukee and West Des Moines.
The Jingle Bell Drop Thursday night will be the launch to weekly Jingle in the Junction events from Nov. 30 through Dec. 14.
This seasonal event has been an Ankeny tradition for 35 years and draws over 6,000 excited shoppers and vendors from several states!
Show involved over 460 Nativity sets from around the world.
Three services on December 24