Theme: "This little Hudson went to market"
Highlights: Saturday morning visit to the Des Moines Farmers Market. The Des Moines Farmers' Market has been nationally recognized, with several publications ranking it as the #2 farmers' market in the U.S. Saturday evening banquet held at a local Des Moines restaurant (arrangements pending)
Location: Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Des Moines Downtown, 333 S.W. 11th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Dates: Thursday May 14- Sunday, May 17th. Hotel check-in time is 3:00 pm and check-out is noon.
Reservations: The reduced room rate offering is $159.00 USD + 12% tax. Final date for group rate is April 23, 2026. After this date all rooms returned to regular inventory.
By Phone: Call 1-800 HOLIDAY (800 465 4329). The group is “Hudson Essex Terraplane Club” and the group code is “HET”.
By Direct booking link: Hudson Essex Terraplane Club.
Link will take you to Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Des Moines Downtown home page. Just enter the check-in / check-out dates and click "view prices". From here you can make your room type choice and proceed with the reservation.
