By Hola America News
Every year, as December settles in and the cold sharpens across Iowa and the Quad Cities, the celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe begin to unfold in a way that feels less like a series of events and more like a familiar rhythm of home. This celebration honors the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in 1531, a moment that, for many, became a symbol of care, dignity, and recognition for those who often feel unseen.
In parishes big and small, you hear the same echoes: children rehearsing dances in drafty church basements, the scent of coffee and tamales drifting through hallways, families arriving before dawn with roses wrapped in grocery bags because tradition demands nothing less.
These gatherings carry a tenderness that’s hard to explain unless you’ve stood in a crowd singing Las Mañanitas while the sky is still dark, or watched elders’ eyes soften at the sound of a mariachi trumpet. It’s the kind of devotion that stitches a community together quietly, year after year.
Below is a guide to this season’s celebrations across Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Storm Lake, and West Liberty, open to all who wish to join, whether you come for the rosary, the music, the food, or simply to feel part of something shared.
Davenport, IA
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Location: St. Anthony Church, 417 N Main St, Davenport, Iowa
The event starts with a Rosary at 6:00pm, followed by performances from Assumption Aztec Dance and Marias Dance, plus food!
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: Facebook link
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date: December 12, 2025
Time: 5:00pm – Mañanitas / 6:30pm – Holy Mass
Location: Sacred Heart Cathedral, 422 E 10th St, Davenport, Iowa
Enjoy Mariachi Los Aguilares, Chorus Shekinah Chicago, Aztec Dance Asuncion, Marias Dance, and delicious food.
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: Facebook link
Moline, IL
St. Mary Catholic Church – Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Date: December 9, 2025
Time: 6:30pm – Misa
Location: St. Mary Catholic Church, 412 10th St, Moline, IL 61265
Mass with Bishop Louis Tylka followed by dinner.
Date: December 11, 2025
Times: 5:00pm – Rezo del Rosario (Gym) / 8:30pm–4:30am – Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento (Church)
Location: St. Mary Catholic Church
Apparitions of the Virgin, dances, dinner, and music.
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Date: December 12, 2025
Times: 4:30am – Mañanitas / 8:30am & 12pm – Mass / 4:30pm – Procession / 6:30pm – Mass
Location: St. Mary Catholic Church
Coro Santa María, liturgy, music, apparitions, dances, rosary and breakfast. Procession to the gym and dinner follow the final Mass.
Cost: Free, open to public
More info:
Rock Island, IL
Celebration and Tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date: December 6, 2025
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Augustana College, Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building, 3520 7th Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201.
Food, live mariachi, cultural dances, and a reenactment of the Guadalupe miracle.
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
West Des Moines, IA
Novena y Santo Rosario
Dates: December 4–10
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Sacred Heart Church, 1627 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration
Date: December 11, 2025
Times: 10:15pm – Rosary (Spanish) / 11:00pm – Mass (Spanish) / 12:00am – Mañanitas
Location: Sacred Heart Church, 1627 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Date: December 12, 2025
Times: 5:30pm – Rosary (Spanish) / 5:50pm – Outdoor Procession / 6:30pm – Bilingual Mass
Location: Sacred Heart Church (Mass at the school)
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Des Moines, IA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
Dates: December 3–11
Time: 6:30pm daily
Location: St. Anthony Catholic Church, 15 Indianola Road, Des Moines, IA 50315
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
St Anthony Our Lady of Guadalupe
Date: December 12, 2025
Times:
6:00am – Mañanitas
7:00am – Mass (Spanish)
8:30am – Mass (English)
5:00pm – Bilingual Rosary
6:00pm – Mass (Spanish)
7:00pm – Procession and parish hall celebration
Location: St. Anthony Catholic Church
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Festivity of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Our Lady of the Americas
Date: December 11, 2025
Times:
4:50pm – Holy Rosary
5:30pm – Holy Mass
10:00pm – Procession to Saint Ambrose Cathedral, 607 High St
Location: Our Lady of the Americas, 1271 E 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
Tamales, coffee, and hot chocolate will be served.
Date: December 12, 2025
Time: 5:30pm – Holy Mass
Location: Our Lady of the Americas, 1271 E 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Flower offerings, coffee, and bread after Mass.
Marshalltown, IA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations – St. Mary’s Church
Date: December 7, 2025
Times: 4:00am–7:00am – Mañanitas / 7:00am – Mass (Breakfast after) / 5:00pm – Mass
Location: St. Mary’s Church, 11 W Linn Street
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
St. Henry Church
Date: December 7, 2025
Time: 7:00am – Mass (Lunch after)
Location: St. Henry Church, 211 W Olive Street
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
There will be Mañanitas on December 12 from 4:00am–5:00am followed by a Rosary.
Storm Lake, IA
Commemoration of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Novena
Dates: December 6–10
Times:
- Dec. 6 – 6:15pm (Social gathering after Rosary)
- Dec. 7 – 6:00pm
- Dec. 8 – 5:15pm (Mandatory Mass after Rosary)
- Dec. 9 – 6:00pm
- Dec. 10 – 6:00pm
Location: St. Mary’s Parish, 300 E 3rd Street
Cost: Free, open to public
More info: (Flyer)
Date: December 12, 2025
Times: 12:00am – Rosary and Mañanitas / 5:30pm – Mass / 6:30pm – Parish Hall celebration
Location: St. Mary’s Parish
Cost: Everyone invited
More info: (Flyer)
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