News Releases
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2025 News Releases
05/20/2025
One-of-a-Kind, Behind the Scenes Iowa State Fair Experiences on Sale Now
05/13/2025
Iowa State Fair Elwell Family Park Events in 2025
05/01/2025
Sweet Deals at the 2025 Iowa State Fair
04/29/2025
100 Days Until the 2025 Iowa State Fair
04/03/2025
Back by Popular Demand: Homemade Pasta Class with MasterChef® Champion Grant Gillon
03/26/2025
Last Concert Announced for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand
03/25/2025
2025 Iowa State Fair Way We Live Award Entries Now Open
03/05/2025
Pitbull and Lynyrd Skynyrd Added to the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Lineup
03/04/2025
All About Pies – Basics & Beyond Class with Blue Ribbon Baker Cristen Clark
02/26/2025
Hank Williams Jr. on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand
02/10/2025
"KIDZ BOP LIVE Certified BOP Tour" on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand
02/05/2025
Iowa State Fair Grandstand Act Announced
01/15/2025
New Year, New Concert Announcements for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand
01/09/2025
Uncork and Unwind: Charcuterie Bouquet and Wine Mixology Class
2024 News Releases
12/16/2024
Iowa State Fair Board Elections
12/11/2024
Country Music and Christian New Artists of the Year on TWO Nights of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand
12/10/2024
Iowa State Fair Earns International Industry Honors
12/09/2024
Homemade Cinnamon Roll Class with Local Celebrity Chef Nash Roe
12/04/2024
25th Anniversary Hairball Celebration in the Iowa State Fair Grandstand
11/22/2024
2025 Iowa State Fair Items Now Available
11/14/2024
Homemade Holiday Candy-Making Classes with Chef Andrea Love
11/01/2024
Barksdale's State Fair Chocolate Chip Cookie DOUGH On Sale NOW
10/22/2024
Homemade Pasta Class with MasterChef® Champion Grant Gillon
08/19/2024
Iowa State Fair Wrap-Up
08/16/2024
2024 Iowa State Fair People’s Choice Best New Food Announced
08/11/2024
Iowa State Fair Record-Breaking Day
08/10/2024
Clarke County’s Elli Blackford Crowned 2024 Iowa State Fair Queen
08/06/2024
FREE Fun for Kids at the Iowa State Fair
08/01/2024
Know Before You Go to the Iowa State Fair
07/29/2024
Seven Iowa Farm Families Receive 2024 Way We Live Award
07/23/2024
2024 Iowa State Fair NEW Drinks
07/16/2024
Top 3 New Foods Announced
07/11/2024
Notable Nighttime Celebrities Join the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow in 2024
07/09/2024
2024 Iowa State Fair NEW Foods List Announced
07/08/2024
One Month Until the 2024 Iowa State Fair Begins
06/25/2024
Straight from the Farm to the Fair Dinner Table
06/20/2024
Sensory-Friendly Morning Returns to the Iowa State Fair
06/19/2024
50 Days Until Fair Fever 2024
05/21/2024
Farm Fun at the Fair
05/16/2024
Calling All Iowa Products: New Farmers Market Vendor Opportunities at the Iowa State Fair
05/14/2024
Calling All Young Talent: Enter Kids' Competitions at the Iowa State Fair
04/30/2024
100 Days Until the 2024 Iowa State Fair
04/23/2024
Eight Days of Action-Packed Elwell Family Park Events in 2024
04/16/2024
Iowa Lottery, Iowa State Fair Celebrate Years Of Partnership With New Game
03/26/2024
2024 Iowa State Fair Way We Live Award Entries Now Open
03/25/2024
Making the Cuts: Preparing Your Own Farm-to-Table Meal
03/06/2024
Last Two Acts Complete the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Lineup
02/21/2024
Two More Acts Announced for the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand
02/13/2024
Kids in The Kitchen Cooking Class
02/07/2024
MOTLEY CRUE Set to Headline the Iowa State Fair Grandstand
02/05/2024
Save Time and Money at the Iowa State Fair
01/19/2024
KIDZ BOP LIVE 2024 at the Iowa State Fair
01/11/2024
Jelly Roll is Coming to the Iowa State Fair
Media Information
If you would like to learn more about the Iowa State Fair, please contact:
Mindy Williamson
515/262-3111 ext. 204