Dates to remember:
August 2008
- August 23rd: Waukee Fall Festival (parade at 10:00 am; ice-cream social at the Ice Cream Shoppe at 2:00 pm)
- August 23rd: Dallas Center Fall Festival
- August 23rd: Sentimental Journey Days in Perry
- August 28: Dallas County central committee meeting
September 2008
- September 1st through 4th: Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota
- September 25: Dallas County central committee meeting
October 2008
- October 23: Dallas County central committee meeting
November 2008
- November 4th: Election Day
- November 20th: Dallas County central committee meeting
Annual events:
| Adel Sweet Corn Festival | 2nd Saturday in August |
| Dallas County Fair | Mid-July |
| Bouton Sauerkraut Days | 3rd or 4th weekend in June |
| Dallas Center Fall Festival | 4th weekend in August |
| DeSoto Fall Festival | Early September |
| Dexter Fall Festival | 4th weekend in August |
| Minburn | 4th of July Parade |
| Perry Sentimental Journey | 4th weekend in August |
| Perry | 4th of July Parade |
| Perry Lighted Christmas Parade | Thanksgiving weekend |
| Redfield Old Settlers | 3rd or 4th weekend in June |
| Van Meter Kids' Day | 1st Saturday in June |
| Waukee | 4th of July Parade |
| Waukee Wauktoberfest | Late October |
| Waukee Winterfest | 1st Friday in December |
| Woodward Friends and Neighbors Day | 3rd weekend in August |