Spend a relaxing afternoon in Salisbury House’s formal gardens at our annual springtime fundraiser, The Garden Party. Come play croquet, dine alfresco, enjoy live music, and partake in a variety of artistic and artisanal activities such as watercoloring and floral arranging. It’s the stuff that Sundays were made for.

Sunday, June 7, 2026
11 AM - 3 PM

As Salisbury House Foundation’s annual signature fundraiser, this event supports the foundation and ensures its ability to maintain and care for the green spaces of the estate which were originally designed by Edith Weeks. It is her love of nature and legacy as a hostess that we honor each year; learn more about Edith here.

Your ticket includes interactive activities, the all-you-can-eat brunch and dessert buffet, bottomless mimosas, and several other selections from the bar such as cocktails/mocktails, beer, and wine (cash bar available for select liquor and mixers). 

Tickets

$140 per person or $1,000 for a table of six

(515) 274-1777

contactus@salisburyhouse.org

Come on down to the beautiful Des Moines Capitol building and listen to some great music! Bring a lawn chair, a blanket, some drink and snacks and cop a squat in the lawn or around the steps! Hope to see you!

“FEVER” - The music of Peggy Lee - This show celebrates the cool, sexy, and talented Peggy Lee. Originally from North Dakota, she rose to stardom at an early age, traveling with the Benny Goodman band and quickly becoming famous. She was an icon by the age of 50. The writer of more than 250 songs, she is regarded as the first important female singer-songwriter in the history of American popular music, noted for her brazen and sensuous lyrics. To this day, she remains one of the most celebrated female writers and singers of her time.

Along with an outstanding 9-piece band, Gina celebrates some of Peggy’s greatest hits: “Blues in the night”, Alright, okay, you win”, “Why don’t you do right?”, “Is that all there is” “I’m a Woman”, and of course, her ever-popular hit, “Fever”!

For Tickets: www.nocedsm.com

Come and join me and some wonderful musicians for a late afternoon/early before dinner drink and music from my eclectic songbook! Revelton is so unique with their homemade libations and cool atmosphere. It is super easy to find. Just go south on I35 to the Osceola exit, go left and there it is!

Revelton was born from a visit to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, where owners, Rob and Christi Taylor fell in love with the variety and nuances of whiskey. After years of attending the festival, the Taylors befriended three experienced members of the industry, who pointed out that the corn used by many Kentucky distillers came from Iowa. This conversation led to the question that would launch the dream that became Revelton; “Why take the best corn in the world and make it into fuel, when you could make it into whiskey?”

After years of learning, distilling, finding investors, and fine-tuning a business plan, Revelton found its home on 10 acres of land in Osceola, Iowa, just off of I-35. As Revelton’s roots planted within the Taylors, they expanded and intertwined with everyone who has joined the team, truly becoming a family business.

Come and join me and some wonderful musicians for a late afternoon/early before dinner drink and music from my eclectic songbook! Revelton is so unique with their homemade libations and cool atmosphere. It is super easy to find. Just go south on I35 to the Osceola exit, go left and there it is!

Revelton was born from a visit to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, where owners, Rob and Christi Taylor fell in love with the variety and nuances of whiskey. After years of attending the festival, the Taylors befriended three experienced members of the industry, who pointed out that the corn used by many Kentucky distillers came from Iowa. This conversation led to the question that would launch the dream that became Revelton; “Why take the best corn in the world and make it into fuel, when you could make it into whiskey?”

After years of learning, distilling, finding investors, and fine-tuning a business plan, Revelton found its home on 10 acres of land in Osceola, Iowa, just off of I-35. As Revelton’s roots planted within the Taylors, they expanded and intertwined with everyone who has joined the team, truly becoming a family business.

Come and join us for a beautiful holiday decorated delight! This open house will feature music, refreshments, treats, and open tours around the beautifully decorated Salisbury House!