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The Garden Awarded DSM's BEST LGBTQ+ restaurant, lounge, and rooftop patio bar! Come with us!
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Proudly serving our community for over 40 years. 2026 is a with a new logo, new look, new menu, and new event offerings.

A beautiful warm October Sunday on the Rooftop. No Shows today so Happy Hour Pricing including $4 Domestic Tallboys til ...
10/25/2026

A beautiful warm October Sunday on the Rooftop. No Shows today so Happy Hour Pricing including $4 Domestic Tallboys til close. Kitchen open to just select Appetizers and fried food. Come on up before the days come soon we will close the Patio Rooftop season.

10/25/2026

Using GIFs only in the comments, give us a hint as to what you’ll be wearing when we see you on Halloween this Saturday.

Come on down to The Garden and treat yourself to a lil' #𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲. You deserve it! #𝑺𝒊𝒑𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝑺𝒍𝒂𝒚NOVEMBER DRAG BRUN...
10/25/2026

Come on down to The Garden and treat yourself to a lil' #𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲. You deserve it! #𝑺𝒊𝒑𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝑺𝒍𝒂𝒚

NOVEMBER DRAG BRUNCH:
Nickelodeon & Disney Drag Brunch
Sat., Nov 21 • 11am
🎟️: Visit our website or the event linked above

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬: Open by 3pm
$4 tall boys all day!

Today at the Garden. Garden Rooftop opening at 2pm, Meet the Candidate between 2 to 3pm, 3 Shows Saturday and Karaoke at...
10/24/2026

Today at the Garden. Garden Rooftop opening at 2pm, Meet the Candidate between 2 to 3pm, 3 Shows Saturday and Karaoke at midnight. Kitchen open til close.

TODAY IS A DAY PACKED WITH EVENTS!𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬: Open by 1pm👉🏽 Sister's Bingo 1-3pm👉🏽 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 visit around 2 or 3pm on t...
10/24/2026

TODAY IS A DAY PACKED WITH EVENTS!

𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬: Open by 1pm
👉🏽 Sister's Bingo 1-3pm
👉🏽 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 visit around 2 or 3pm on the patio
👉🏽 Investiture 34: Ch*****ne Taste @ 5pm
ℹ️ Chicken Cobbler dinner available
👉🏽 Early Bird @ 8pm
👉🏽 Garden Party + Drag Show @ 10pm
👉🏽 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

NOVEMBER DRAG BRUNCH:
Nickelodeon & Disney Drag Brunch
Sat., Nov 21 • 11am
🎟️: Visit our website or the event linked above

We will open the rooftop patio at 2pm today as 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬, candidate to replace Brenna Bird as Attorney General, plans...
10/24/2026

We will open the rooftop patio at 2pm today as 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬, candidate to replace Brenna Bird as Attorney General, plans to stop by The Garden and talk with voters ahead of the election on November 3rd.

𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘯, 𝘥𝘢𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯, 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒏. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘩𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸.

Do you have a plan to vote? Or have you voted already? 🇺🇸🗳️Make sure you reach out to your friends and make sure they ha...
10/24/2026

Do you have a plan to vote? Or have you voted already? 🇺🇸🗳️

Make sure you reach out to your friends and make sure they have a plan to vote by November 3rd!

This Saturday, October 24th at the Garden, we will be opening the Rooftop at 2pm as Candidate for Attorney General Nate ...
10/23/2026

This Saturday, October 24th at the Garden, we will be opening the Rooftop at 2pm as Candidate for Attorney General Nate Willems will be doing an East Village tour of service industry businesses to speak to voters who are in the service industry.

Willems has been a labor rights attorney and wants to continue that fight as Attorney General.

His East Village tour will run from 2-4pm and plans to stop by at the Garden around 2-3pm.

If you are in the service industry and want to express your views and hear his too. Come down to the Garden Rooftop and the other stops on the Candidate's tour of the East Village

Happy Hour Pricing til 7pm on the Garden Rooftop. Come enjoy the warmth this weekend before Autumn shows it's true cold ...
10/23/2026

Happy Hour Pricing til 7pm on the Garden Rooftop. Come enjoy the warmth this weekend before Autumn shows it's true cold colors.

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525 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA
50309

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Wednesday 3pm - 2am
Thursday 3pm - 2am
Friday 3pm - 2am
Saturday 3pm - 2am
Sunday 3pm - 2am

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