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Photos: a day at the Iowa State Fair - (8/13/25)

See photos from the fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Aug. 14, 2025 4:40 pm

Hairball performs at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Hairball is an 80s rock tribute band that performs covers of a variety of rock acts featuring pyrotechnics, elaborate costume changes, and big hair. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

The colored lights of carnival rides illuminate the midway at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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