Opera in the Park
6:30 p.m.
Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park
2201 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA

Grab your lawn chairs and picnic blankets because we're taking opera to the great outdoors with Opera in the Park! In partnership with Des Moines Metro Opera and Water Works Park Foundation, this free public event invites longtime opera fans and curious newcomers alike to join us for Iowa PBS's 2023 program, Des Moines Metro Opera Presents: Carmen. 

Attendees are welcome to arrive at 6 p.m. to find seats and enjoy a special opera preview. 

Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome on the lawn – no beach umbrellas or tents, please, as they may obstruct others’ view of the screening.

You are welcome to bring a picnic basket or a cooler to Opera in the Park. There will also be a wide variety of food trucks onsite.

Parking for Opera in the Park is free and lots will open at 5:30 pm. Follow the signage to enter Water Works Park from Fleur Drive; an attendant will direct you to the free parking lots. Guests requiring accessible parking may park to the south of the stage.