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State Fair Parade Honors Awarded
The Iowa State Fair Parade, held Wednesday evening prior to the start of the Fair, is the largest in Iowa and also serves as the official kick-off to the 2023 Fair.
Floats, cars, trucks, horses and performing arts groups from around Iowa paraded from the State Capitol, down Grand Avenue, through downtown Des Moines.
Complete contest results are below:
Horses – Most Creative/Original
1) Escaramuzza Charra Flor Alcatraz, Des Moines
2) Escaramuras Amazones del Bajio, Des Moines
3) Escaramuza quetzalli, Pleasant Hill
Performing – Most Creative/Original
1) El Chato Show, Des Moines
2) School of Rock, Newton
Youth Dance/Tumbling Best Use of Fair
1) The Dance Avenue, Des Moines
Youth Dance/Tumbling Most Creative/Original
1) True Talent Dance, Waterloo
General – Best Use of Fair Theme
1) Iowa Honey Producers, State Center
2) CTI Ready Mix, Inc., Grimes
3) Korn Patch Klowns, Ankeny
General – Most Creative/Original
1) Boogie for Jesus, Brooklyn Park, MN
2) A-NOD for Situational Awareness LLC and A-NOD, Inc., Des Moines
3) Modern Custom Dreamz, Altoona