The 12th and final annual Little BIG Fest music festival was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Des Moines Social Club and featured six Iowa acts and three national performers. In an effort to reach artists historically underrepresented at music festivals, Little BIG Fest 2017 featured female and non-binary musicians actively working in the music industry. By supporting ALL musicians, DMMC’s goal is to showcase positive examples for local performers and to challenge the music industry to embrace a wider variety of musicians as festival headliners.

Girls Rock! Des Moines, DMMC, and Little BIG Fest 2017 headliner Thao Nguyen (of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down) partnered at the festival to host a songwriting workshop led by Thao and attended by over 35 budding musicians from central Iowa.

What people are saying:

“Seeing Thao… when else could I get the chance to see her, front row, playing solo. Pretty amazing!” – Little BIG Fest 2017 Attendee

“I really enjoyed the bands this year. I didn’t know any of them before I came… I found several there that I would love to go see again!” – Little BIG Fest 2017 Attendee

Thank you to our generous Little BIG Fest 2017 sponsors!

MALO