2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Tis the Season for the Gift of Music

1. Timeless Masterworks

Gift Price: Tickets start at $22

The Des Moines Symphony’s Masterworks Season, “Symphonic Spectrum,” celebrates the full range of emotion through—Triumph, Wisdom, Strength, Love, Reflection, Hope, and Courage. Give the gift of great music that communicates the deepest of emotions, feeds our souls, lifts our spirits and provides joy and beauty. 

Four more Materworks concerts are left this season, that you dont want to miss! Love – Romeo & Juliet, Reflection – Smetana & Beethoven, Hope – Copland & Gershwind, and our Season Finale: Courage – Alpine Symphony.

2. Holiday Brass

Gift Price: Tickets start at $30
Share the experience of hearing the Des Moines Symphony brass section like never before when you celebrate the sounds of the season with favorites like Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and more. This family-friendly Holiday Brass concert makes the perfect gift!

3. New Year's Eve Pops – Cirque in Space 

Gift Price: Tickets start at $44.80
Ring in the new year with a spectacular performance from Troupe Vertigo accompanied by the Orchestra! The New Year's Eve Pops orchestral masterpieces soar to new heights, enhanced by gravity- defying aerialists, mesmerizing contortionists, lightning-fast quick-change artists, and awe-inspiring strongmen. A great show — and an even better gift!

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert

Gift Price: Tickets start at $42
There’s no place like home, so put on your favorite red shoes, tap your heels three times and be transported to the magical world of The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy’s journey—with her friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion—takes on a new life when the Des Moines Symphony performs the famous score as MGM’s original film plays on a larger-than-life screen. Share this timeless tale of the power of courage and friendship with the entire family!

5. Des Moines Symphony Merchandise & Gift Certificates

Gift Price: Starting at $15
GIFT CERTIFICATES and MERCHANDISE are available for purchase online! From tee shirts and tumblers to tote bags and DVDs, there's something for everyone. Gift Certificates can be redeemed for any Des Moines Symphony concert, subscription, or merchandise, including our most popular gifts. Gift cards can be given in any amount starting at $25. Please note that gift certificates are not electronic. Recipients will recieve a physical copy. Allow time for process and shipping.

Gifts that Keep Giving

Is one concert just not enough? Consider a package of Masterworks or Pops concerts and give the gift that keeps giving.

6. Pops Pair Package

Gift Price: Packages of 2 Concerts start at $72
Our Pops Pair includes tickets to New Years Eve: The Doo Wop Project & Final Symphony: The Music of FINAL FANTASY and offers the best value in Pops Concerts.

7. Flex 4 Package

Gift Price: Packages of 4 Tickets start at $66!
Our Flex 4 Ticket Package includes four mix-and-match Masterworks tickets to use any way you choose! One person can attend four concerts, four people can attend one concert, whatever works best...the perfect gift for friends and family with a busy schedule!