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Where to Watch Live Sport in Des Moines

Last updated 2026-08-16

38 venues in Des Moines are on the Watch Party Radar, each one backed by a real public source for what it puts on the screen. Right now Des Moines has coverage for Club Football, NFL, College Football, Rugby, NBA, College Basketball, Golf. Best known: Smokey D's BBQ, Fong's Pizza and Burger Shed Restaurant Altoona.

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Where to watch club football in Des Moines

Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Serie A and the local league: club football is the weekly reason people pick a pub. These 3 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the games.

The Station on Ingersoll

The Station on Ingersoll Hosted Club Football screenings

The Station On Ingersoll, 3124 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 · 4.7 stars (1,139 reviews)

Promoted a club football screening per Google reviews

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American Football in Des Moines

Sunday is the NFL and Saturday is college, and the bars that commit screens and sound to one usually do it for the other.

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Where to watch the NFL in Des Moines

NFL Sundays split a city into out-of-market fan bars and the local game-day headquarters. These 3 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the games.

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Where to watch college football in Des Moines

College football sorts a crowd by school rather than by city: a Saturday bar belongs to an alumni chapter, and the wrong bar is simply the wrong room. These 1 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the games.

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Where to watch rugby in Des Moines

League or union, finals or an autumn test, rugby fills a pub in a way little else does. These 1 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the footy.

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Basketball in Des Moines

The same rooms carry the NBA season on a weeknight and the March Madness tournament all Saturday.

NBA in Des Moines · College Basketball in Des Moines

Where to watch the NBA in Des Moines

NBA nights are late almost everywhere outside North America, which makes the venues that stay open for tip-off worth knowing. These 3 spots in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the games.

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Where to watch college basketball in Des Moines

The opening Thursday and Friday of March Madness are the two biggest bar-viewing days in American sport: dozens of games, most of them overlapping, and a room that needs every screen on a different one. These 1 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the tournament.

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Where to watch the golf in Des Moines

Golf in a bar is a four-weekends-a-year sport: the Masters in April, the PGA, the US Open and The Open through the summer, plus a Ryder Cup that turns into an all-day room filler. These 2 venues in Des Moines carry a real signal that they show the golf.

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World Cup 2026 in Des Moines

The 2026 World Cup is over. These are the venues that showed it in Des Moines, kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and sources still linked. They are also the places most likely to go big for the next tournament.

Smokey D's BBQ

Smokey D's BBQ Shows all matches

Smokey D's BBQ, 5055 NW 2nd St, Des Moines, IA 50313 · 4.6 stars (6,285 reviews)

A recommended place to watch the World Cup 2026 matches.

Scheduled: World Cup 2026 watch party

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Fong's Pizza

Fong's Pizza Shows all matches

317 E Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309 · 4.5 stars (4,223 reviews)

We’re throwing one more World Cup Watch Party in the parking lot! This Friday make sure to join us at Fong’s Pizza at 2pm. We’ll have a 20’ screen, beer and food tents, offering $2 slices, games for kids, and soccer bingo with prices. W

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Burger Shed Restaurant Altoona

Burger Shed Restaurant Altoona Shows all matches

500 Bass Pro Dr NW, Altoona, IA 50009 · 4.3 stars (2,787 reviews)

⚽️ Calling all soccer fans and foodies! @eatatburgershedolathe in Olathe has officially transformed into a World Cup Pop-Up Bar, and it’s the perfect place to catch a match this summer. From giant screens and soccer-themed décor to special

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HuHot

HuHot Shows all matches

HuHot Mongolian Grill, 4100 University Ave, Water Tower Place, West Des Moines, IA 50266 · 4.5 stars (2,486 reviews)

A recommended place to watch the World Cup 2026 matches.

Scheduled: World Cup 2026 watch party

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The Royal Mile

The Royal Mile Shows all matches

The Royal Mile, 210 4th St, Des Moines, IA 50309 · 4.6 stars (1,934 reviews)

A recommended place to watch the World Cup 2026 matches.

Scheduled: World Cup 2026 watch party

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Whiskey River Ankeny

Whiskey River Ankeny Shows all matches

1350 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA 50023, United States · 3.9 stars (1,875 reviews)

Calling all soccer experts, bandwagon fans, and people who just like day drinking… Team USA plays at 2, and we’re ready to overreact to every kick. ⚽🍺 FIFA fifa The District - Prairie Trail thedistrictatprairietrail #World #Cup #worldcup20

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World Cup 2026 archive: all 38 venues in Des Moines

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch live sport in Des Moines?
38 venues are tracked in Des Moines, each one backed by a real public source: the venue's own post or website, a fan-club or club listing, or local coverage. The sports covered in Des Moines so far are Club Football, NFL, College Football, Rugby, NBA, College Basketball and Golf.
Which venues in Des Moines show Club Football, NFL, College Football, Rugby, NBA, College Basketball and Golf?
Use the sections on this page, or open the live Des Moines map filtered to a single sport. Each venue shows what the evidence actually says, whether it is a fan-club home, a place that shows a sport every week, or a venue that hosted a one-off screening.
Where did people watch the 2026 World Cup in Des Moines?
The 2026 World Cup has finished. The 38 venues that showed it in Des Moines are kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and source links, so you can still see which places go big for a tournament.
How is this list of Des Moines venues put together?
Every venue on this page published something public we could check: its own post, its own website, a club or fan-group listing, or local press. We link back to that source, keep only real hospitality venues, and refresh the list as new evidence appears. Nothing is fabricated.

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