Articles Tagged: Iowa State Fair

Bohannan, a Democratic candidate for Congress, said the new law has ‘a lot of good in there for Iowa’

One-man band from Canada has gained quite a following from strolling the fairgrounds annually for nearly 15 years

Recap of news from across the state

We tried all of the foods on the Iowa State Fair’s top 10 new foods list. See our Top picks among the 2022 finalists vying for the prize of the top new food this year and seven other semi-finalists.

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Find everything you need to know before you go to 2022’s Iowa State Fair starting Aug. 11.

‘Little ol’ band from Texas’ ready to rock Des Moines, Dubuque

Fans can flock to this year’s Iowa State Fair in Des Moines to experience everything from the urban to the disturbed. As in country superstar Keith Urban on Aug. 20 and heavy metal rockers Disturbed on Aug. 19.

Christian band Skillet ready to rock hard at 2022 Iowa State Fair

The Arlette Hollister Excellence Award, started in 2019, goes to an exhibitor who demonstrates the same can-do attitude, pursuit of excellence and mentorship Hollister showed during her 30 years leading the Iowa State Fair food department.

However, the yearly extravaganza of farm animal exhibits and competitions, grandstand entertainment, longstanding entertainment venues and a wide variety of foods fried up and served on a stick did attract 1,094,480 visitors in the midst of an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that undoubtedly affected the overall turnout. Last year’s state fair was canceled due to the pandemic.

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa, while rivals, have neighboring booths at the Iowa State Fairgrounds each year.

“We love living in Iowa, and we celebrate that with coming to the Iowa State Fair and we all come together those 11 days in August,” says the fair’s CEO

With increased security, pandemic concerns and must-see attractions, here is need-to-know information before heading to Des Moines.