When is Iowa Files: Iowa Weird?

It is on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 3 PM to 4 PM, one week before Halloween.

Where is Iowa Files: Iowa Weird?

It takes place at West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy,West Des Moines,IA,United States.

How long is Iowa Files: Iowa Weird?

It runs for about 1 hours, from 3 PM to 4 PM.

Iowa Files: Iowa Weird – Ghost Tour in West Des Moines, Sun Oct 18

Name: Iowa Files: Iowa Weird
Start: 2026-10-18T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-18T16:00:00-05:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

Iowa Files: Iowa Weird

Mark Sunday, October 18: Iowa Files: Iowa Weird is a ghost tour at West Des Moines Public Library in West Des Moines, IA, from 3 PM to 4 PM. The date lands one week before Halloween. West Des Moines has 3 other Halloween events within three days of this one.

Date & Time

Sunday, October 18 · 3 PM – 4 PM

UTC-05:00

Location

West Des Moines Public Library | West Des Moines, IA

Cedar Falls-based independent publisher Hayseed Press is pleased to introduce Iowa Weird Vol. 2. This year’s collection of creepy short stories once again features a variety of “true” ghost stories, fictional pieces based off Iowa mythology, and truly weird tales straight from the writers’ warped imaginations.
Meet four contributors to Iowa Weird Volumes 1 and 2, including Aaron Narigon, co-founder of Hayseed Press. Also on hand sharing their stories are Amana-based writer Melinda Wichmann, author of How to Live with a Ghost, Indianola-based journalist Jenny Fee, who contributed a story about the eerie St. Mary’s ghost light, and Marcea Seible, a local historian and professor of English and History at Hawkeye Community College.
All Iowa Files programs are free and open to the public. Presentations are live-streamed on the WDMHS YouTube channel and recorded, and can be found on the channel. Thanks to our sponsors, The West Des Moines Public Library, West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation, Polk County & Bravo Greater Des Moines.