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Fresh from the Farm to the Iowa State Fair

Time to Enter for Sweet Ribbons at the Iowa State Fair

One-of-a-Kind, Behind the Scenes Iowa State Fair Experiences on Sale Now

Sweet Deals at the 2025 Iowa State Fair

100 Days Until the 2025 Iowa State Fair

The Ice Cream Show with Greg Frisbee

Kids Can Cook Cooking Show

Cowboy Boot Camp

Hot Glass Academy

The Flying Royals

Chainsaw Artists Gary Keenan, T.J. Jenkins and Clint Henik

The Chipper Experience! - Where COMEDY & MAGIC Collide!

Journey from the Heart

Not Quite Brothers

The Pork Tornadoes

Electric Avenue (MTV 80s Tribute)

Pecos and the Rooftops

The End (A Tribute to the Beatles)

Taylor Inspired Dance Party

Rebecca St. James

Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone

Parranderos Latin Combo

Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation

The Holy Rocka Rollaz

William Clark Green

Kashus Culpepper

Last Concert Announced for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Pitbull and Lynyrd Skynyrd Added to the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Lineup

Hank Williams Jr. on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

"KIDZ BOP LIVE Certified BOP Tour" on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

New Year, New Concert Announcements for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Country Music and Christian New Artists of the Year on TWO Nights of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

25th Anniversary Hairball Celebration in the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Sheep: Wether Sire/Dam

Sheep: Oxford Down

Sheep: Hampshire

Sheep: Babydoll

FFA: Market and Breeding Meat Goat

Food: Focaccia Bread Creative Topping Challenge

Food: Bob's Red Mill Yeast Rolls

Kid Cinnamon Rolls Win at State Fair

Food: Best Bite

Food: We Like Big Bundts

Food: Gold(ie's) Quick Breads

Food: Anything But White Bread

FFA: Dairy Goat

FFA: Breeding Beef

Food: Best in Dough

Food: Beginner's Contest

Food: Let Them Eat Cake

Vegetable Crops: Herbs

Vegetable Crops

Sale of Champions

Tumbling Competition

FFA: Breeding Swine

Food: Snack Time with Live Healthy Iowa

Food: Snack Time for Kids with Live Healthy Iowa

Food: MMMMuffins

Food: Build-A-Cake

Food: Grandma Butorac's Povitica

Food: Homemade Sourdough Bread

Food: Cinnamon Ridge Favorite Cheese Curds

Food: Board Fun

Food: The Great Cinnamon Roll Contest of 2024

Food: Bob's Red Mill Yeast Breads

Food: Having a "Ball" with Cheese

Food: Sourdough Bread Challenge

Food: Bring Your Best Dip

Food: Comfy Coffee Cake

Food: The Hesitant Baker Competition

Ag and Hort Crops: Jumbo Exhibits

Stock Dog Trials

Sheep: Southdown

Sheep: All Other Meat Breeds

Ag and Hort Crops: Heirloom Tomato, Best Tasting Tomato, Salsa Basket and Let's Make a Pizza

Swine: Yorkshire

Swine: Tamworth

Swine: Poland China

Swine: Hereford

Swine: Hampshire

Swine: Chester White

Swine: Berkshire

Beef Cattle: Simmental

Beef Cattle: Shorthorn

Beef Cattle: Red Angus

Beef Cattle: Salers

Beef Cattle: Prospect Calf

Beef Cattle: Miniature Hereford

Beef Cattle: Hereford

Beef Cattle: Gelbvieh

Beef Cattle: Charolais

Beef Cattle: Angus

Swine: Hawkeye Market Swine

Sheep: Jackpot Lamb

Food: Fresh Vegetable Creations

Food: Spud Studs

Food: Anything Hot

Food: Mrs. Grimes Chili Cook Off

Food: Souper Soups

Food: My Favorite Ice Cream Topping

Food: The Best Dipping Sauce Ever

Food: Best Wing Sauce

Food: Eurofin's Best Homemade Hot Sauce

Food: Mine is the Best BBQ Sauce

Food: The Pie Basket

Food: Tribute to Bessie: Scrumptious Berry Pie

Food: Lemon Meringue Pie

Food: Give Us Your Best Pie

Food: North 40 Pie Contest

Food: Pies from the Heartland

Food: Sunday Dinner at Mom's (Grandma's)

Food: Our Family Recipe Book

Food: Favorite Book Desserts

Food: Sweet Treats

Food: Big & Tony's Cheap Eating

Food: World's Tallest Leprechaun St. Patrick's Day Treats

Food: Our Front Porch Books Favorite Iowa Foods

Food: Let's Have Tea

Food: Mac & Cheese Creations

Food: Best Italian Lasagna

Food: Rana Pasta Creations

Food: Winner Winner, Chicken Noodle Dinner

Food: Mrs. Bonser's Beef & Noodles

Food: Use Your Noodle

Food: Mrs. Bonser's Noodles Creations

Food: ISF Mystery Sack - Youth

Food: ISF Mystery Sack - Adult

Food: Bacon Anything Goes

Food: Ultimate Build It Burger Challenge

Food: Who Has the Best Beef Jerky?

Food: Wild Game Contest

Food: Seafood Prepared in the Heartland

Food: Purnell Old Folks Sausage Cook Off

Food: Slabulous Slabs

Food: Cinnamon Ridge Farms Amazing Ribs

Food: Ulrich Pella Bologna Main Dish Casserole

Food: Iowa Steak & Potatoes

Food: Brewer Family Beef & Pork Casseroles

Food: My Favorite Sack Lunch

Food: Pasta or Pizza - Anything Goes

Food: Best Five Dollar Lunch

Food: John McCoy's Potluck Pleasers

Food: Food Bank of Iowa Chopped

Food: Foods Made with Honey

Food: Taste of Honey Challenge

Food: Gingerbread House

Food: Gingerbread Historic Grain Elevator

Food: Farmers Best Popcorn Creations

Food: Getting Lean on Keto

Food: Iowa Orchards Creations

Food: 9x13 Versatility

Food: It is a Wrap with Azteca Tortillas

Food: Cooking with Wine!

Food: Cooking with Cookies' Sauces & Seasonings

Food: Creative Cooking with Fresh Herbs

Food: Culinary Coffee Creations

Food: Egg-ceptional Eggs Cooking Contest

Food: Pro. Chefs Using Maytag Dairy Farms Blue Cheese

Food: Maytag Dairy Farms Favorite Blue Cheese Recipe

Food: Apple-solutely Delicious

Food: Kids Chef Baking Championship Level 2

Food: Kids Chef Baking Championship Level 1

Food: Casey's Intermediate Favorite Creations

Food: Casey's Junior Favorite Creations

Food: Our Iowa Church Cookbook Favorites

Food: Anything Goes, Everything Goes in the Kitchen

Food: Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off Championship

Food: Strawberry-Rhubarb Dessert

Food: Sunday Night Foods Baking Championship

Food: Inventive Rhubarb

Food: Key Lime Dessert Creations

Food: Desserts for Lou Sipolt

Food: Always Room for Dessert

Food: Best Fruit Cobbler, Bettie or Buckle

Food: Tammie's No Bake Desserts

Food: Spreading Girl Scout Cheer

Food: Kid Sponsored Cookie Championship

Food: Midwest Living Cookies

Food: My Best Brownies

Food: For the Love of Cookies

Food: H&R Block Logo Cookie Contest

Food: Macarons or Macaroons

Food: O Come All Ye Cookies

Food: Scenic Valley Pumpkin Patch Cookies

Food: Fleet Farm Fresh Preserving for Youth

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Marmalades

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Conserves

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Fruit Butters

Food: Fleet Farm Classic Iowa Canned Jams

Food: Fleet Farm Classic Iowa Canned Jellies

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Relishes

Food: Famous Daves Canned Pickles

Food: Be Creative with Mrs. Wages

Food: Candy Chemistry

Food: Bud Elwell's Old Fashioned Fudge

Food: Piper's Homemade Candies

Food: Let the Kids Eat Cake

Food: Animal Face Cakes

Food: Bret & Amy Doerring Ugliest Cake

Food: Yummy Gooey Butter Cake

Food: Gaga's Red Cake

Food: Cake Takes the Gold(ies)

Floriculture: Dahlias

Horse - Horse Pulls

Horse - Open Western

Horse - Miniature Horse

Horse - English Society

Horse - Farm Team

Horse - Draft Pony

Horse - Percheron/Clydesdale

Horse - Belgian/Shire

Horse - Cowgirl Queen

Vegetable Crops: Vegetable Containers Display, Vegetable Trays and Painter's Palette

Vegetable Crops: Edible Nuts

Ag and Hort Crops: Farm Crops

Horseshoe Pitching: Iowa State Elder's and Men's Championships 8.17.24 and 8.18.24

Monster Arm Wrestling

4x4 Stomper Pull

Bench Press/Deadlift Contest

Decorated Diaper and Diaper Derby

Campground Lighting

Children's Joke Telling

Horseshoe Pitching: Singles 8.13.24

Horseshoe Pitching: Amateur and Singles 8.15.24

Horseshoe Pitching: Doubles 8.16.24

Floriculture: Show Off Your Talent

Floriculture: Roses

Floriculture: Gladiolus

Floriculture: Limited

Floriculture: Junior

Floriculture: Something Different

Floriculture: Bonsai

Floriculture: Intermediate

Sheep: Shropshire

Sheep: Columbia

Sheep: Montadale

Sheep: Corriedale

Sheep: Long Wool

Beef Cattle: Aberdeen

Beef Cattle: Maine-Anjou

Beef Cattle: Limousin

Beef Cattle: South Devon

Beef Cattle: Prospect Calf

Dairy Cattle: Special Awards

Dairy Cattle: Herdsman Awards

Dairy Cattle: Milking Shorthorn

Dairy Cattle: Holstein

Dairy Cattle: Ayrshire

Dairy Cattle: Brown Swiss

Dairy Cattle: Guernsey

Dairy Cattle: Jersey

Farm Bureau Cookout Contest

Dollhouses and Miniature Rooms

Fabric and Threads: Special and Sponsor Awards

Fabric and Threads: Senior Citizen Division

Fabric and Threads: Junior Division

Fabric and Threads: Machine Embroidery

Fabric and Threads: Sewn & Other Items for the Home

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.18.24

Fabric and Threads: Clothing Construction

FFA: Market Swine

Ladies' Rubber Chicken Throwing

Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles 8.13.24 and Open Doubles 8.14.24

Children's Singing

Horseshoe Pitching: Midwest Senior Championship

Fabric and Threads: Quilting

Fabric and Threads: Shuttle or Needle Tatting

Fabric and Threads: Hooked Rugs

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.17.24

Fabric and Threads: Weaving

Fabric and Threads: Handspun Yarn

Cornhole Tournament

Fabric and Threads: Hand Knitting

Fabric and Threads: Crochet

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.16.24

People's Choice Best New Food

Fabric and Threads: Needlepoint

Fabric and Threads: Counted Cross Stitch

Fabric and Threads: Counted Thread Techniques

Fabric and Threads: Surface Embroidery

Food: Youth Decorated Cakes

Pedal Tractor Pull

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.15.24

Iowa Auctioneers Association Bid Calling

Ag and Hort Crops: Weed Identification

Best Bagger Contest

FFA Horticulture

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.14.24

Creative Arts & Crafts

Sheep: Rambouillet

Food: Decorated Cakes

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Savory Sauces, Meats and Poultry

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Fruits

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Vegetables

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.13.24

Food: Fleet Farm Canned Preserves

FFA Floriculture

FFA Carcass Swine

FFA Carcass Lamb

FFA Market Sheep

Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles and Iowa State Doubles 8.10.24

Horseshoe Pitching: Iowa State Region Team Championship 8.9.2024

FFA Breeding Sheep

Micro Mini Tractor Pull

Ag and Hort Crops: Corn Creations and Soybean Creations

Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles 8.11.24

FFA Agricultural Demonstrations

Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles, Iowa State Juniors & Cadets, Women's Championship 8.11.24

Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin

Fiddlers Contest

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.12.24

FFA Photography

FFA Ag Mechanics

Horseshoe Pitching: Farmers' Championship

Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles 8.8.24

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.11.24

2024 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.10.24

Youth Spelling Bee

Twins, Triplets and More

Iowa Quality Dairy Products

Iowa Commercial Wine

Concrete Statues

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.9.24

Chicken Calling

Youth Rooster Crowing

State Fair Parade

Bill Riley Talent Search 8.8.24

Photography Exhibitors

FREE Fun for Kids at the Iowa State Fair

Know Before You Go to the Iowa State Fair

Notable Nighttime Celebrities Join the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow in 2024

One Month Until the 2024 Iowa State Fair Begins

Straight from the Farm to the Fair Dinner Table

Sensory-Friendly Morning Returns to the Iowa State Fair

Farm Fun at the Fair

Calling All Iowa Products: New Farmers Market Vendor Opportunities at the Iowa State Fair

Calling All Young Talent: Enter Kids' Competitions at the Iowa State Fair

100 Days Until the 2024 Iowa State Fair

Making the Cuts: Preparing Your Own Farm-to-Table Meal

Last Two Acts Complete the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Lineup

Two More Acts Announced for the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Kids in The Kitchen Cooking Class

MOTLEY CRUE Set to Headline the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Save Time and Money at the Iowa State Fair

KIDZ BOP LIVE 2024 at the Iowa State Fair

Jelly Roll is Coming to the Iowa State Fair

Hairball Returns to Rock the Iowa State Fairgrounds

Thomas Rhett and NE-YO Coming to the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

First Two Nights of the 2024 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Announced

2023 Iowa State Fair By The Numbers

Fun for Kids at the Iowa State Fair

Know Before You Go to the Iowa State Fair

11 Best Ways to Enjoy the 2023 Iowa State Fair

Work at the Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair

Sensory-Friendly Morning at the Iowa State Fair Presented by ChildServe

Only 50 Days until the Best Days Ever at the 2023 Iowa State Fair

NEW Thrill Parks Rides at the 2023 Iowa State Fair

Volunteer and Corporate Opportunities at the Iowa State Fair

NEW Kids Competition at the Iowa State Fair

How to Get a Blue Ribbon at the 2023 Iowa State Fair

100 Days Until the Best Days Ever

Be Part of the Best Days Ever

The Last Acts Announced for the 2023 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Cake Decorating Class at The Kitchen

Two More Great Nights Announced on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

New Kids On The Block Announce Iowa State Fair Tour Stop

Grammy® Award-Winning Global Superstars The Chicks Bring The Chicks World Tour 2023 to the Iowa State Fair

Cold Weather Cocoa Bomb Making Class

Hairball is Coming Back to the Fairgrounds

A Look Back at the 2022 Iowa State Fair

How to Get the Latest Information for the 2022 Iowa State Fair

Know Before You Go to the Iowa State Fair

Fun for Kids at the Iowa State Fair

Iowa Link to the Music Man Celebrated in Butter at the Iowa State Fair

Pop Up Happy Hour Event at the Iowa State Fair

Top 11 Fun Things to Do at the 2022 Iowa State Fair

Save Money at the Fair

Nothing Compares to Working at the Iowa State Fair

First Sensory-Friendly Morning at the Iowa State Fair

Straight from the Farm to a Dinner at the Fair

Motorsport Racing Introduces the First Iowa State Fair Cup

100 Days Until the 2022 Iowa State Fair

ZZ Top's Raw Whisky Tour is Coming to the 2022 Iowa State Fair

100 Days Until the Iowa State Fair Trivia

The Roar of Truck and Tractor Pulls Return in 2022

Alanis Morissette is Coming to the Iowa State Fair

Rock and Pop Acts Added to the 2022 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Kane Brown is Coming to the Iowa State Fair

Two Big Nights Announced on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Skillet Plays Opening Night at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Comedian John Crist and Friends with special guest Dusty Slay Coming to the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Superstar Carrie Underwood Coming to the Iowa State Fair

Hairball at the Iowa State Fairgrounds

Keith Urban Sets '22 For His Return to the Road and the Debut of His 'The Speed of Now' World Tour

Thanks to All Who Made the 2021 Iowa State Fair a Success

Learning Is Fun for Kids at the Iowa State Fair

Top 11 Things to Experience at the 2021 Iowa State Fair

Open Interview Job Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds: Nothing Compares to Working at the Iowa State Fair

Save Money at the Fair: Iowa State Fair Ticket Office Opens Today

Nothing Compares to Working at the Iowa State Fair: Apply today for open positions or attend hiring job fair

One-of-a-Kind Agricultural Experiences at the Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fair Grandstand Change for 2021: Dan + Shay replace Keith Urban on August 21 at the Iowa State Fair

"How To" List for the 2021 Iowa State Fair

The LAST 2021 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Announcement: Country Artists Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch Co-Headline

The Doobie Brothers' 50th Anniversary Tour Featuring Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, John McFee on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand in 2021

R&B Groups Boyz II Men and Bell Biv Devoe Are Coming to the 2021 Iowa Sate Fair

Five Finger Death Punch at the 2021 Iowa State Fair

Rock Groups Styx with special guest Tesla Coming to the Iowa State Fair

The Beach Boys to Appear at the Iowa State Fair

Sam Hunt's Southside Summer Tour 2020 at the Iowa State Fair

FREE Hairball Concert in the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Keith Urban Announced for the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

#1 Music Brand for Kids, KIDZ BOP Brings 58 City Tour to the Iowa State Fair Grandstand: KIDZ BOP LIVE 2020 Caps Off Discount Day at the Fair

Hairball to Return to the Jacobson Exhibition Center

Chris Stapleton at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

It's Almost Fair Time – Everything You Need to Know to Get to the Iowa State Fair

You Can't Miss Agricultural Education at the Iowa State Fair

Top 11 Things to Experience at the 2019 Iowa State Fair

Goat Yoga Returns to the Iowa State Fair

Sesame Street Characters Join the Butter Cow This Year at the Iowa State Fair

Straight from the Farm to a Dinner at the Fair: Enter to Win a Free Dinner Brought to You by Iowa's Farmer

Last Concert Announced for the 2019 Iowa State Fair: Toby Keith with special guest Jimmie Allen

The Chainsmokers to Perform at the 2019 Grandstand

Two More Concerts Announced: Dan + Shay, Foreigner at the 2019 Iowa State Fair

Pentatonix Comes Back to the 2019 Iowa State Fair

Zac Brown Band Tour Coming to the 2019 Iowa State Fair

Luke Bryan 'What Makes You Country Tour' Coming to the 2019 Iowa State Fair

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Elwell Family Park

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Blue Ribbon Kids Club - Digital Puzzles

Blue Ribbon Kids Club - Videos

Blue Ribbon Kids Club - Recipes

Blue Ribbon Kids Club - Other Games and Puzzles

Fairgrounds Map

Fairgrounds Renovations

Parking / DART Park & Ride

Disability Assistance

Spanish Speaking Visitors

Camping & Lodging

Registered Fair Time Camping

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Iowa State Fair - America's 250 - 2026

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