Roughly 630,000 fairgoers attended the Iowa State Fair to partake in a variety of activities over the last six days. The evening closed out with a performance by Neal McCoy and Rascal Flatts in the ...

According to fair officials, total attendance of last year's event was 1,182,682. That's 12,307 more than the previous record of 1,170,375 in 2019 and 48,724 more than 2023 (1,133,958), which is the ...

Pieper has football strength, but first came farm strength. He built that working for his dad Dennis, growing up in Norfolk, Nebraska. Drew Wagner, who is serving time for his part in Bagley’s murder, ...

Where can you see people eat pies at high speeds and yodel in the same space? At the Iowa State Fair, of course.

The barns at the Iowa State Fair are more than just a place to prepare livestock — they’re a testament to the spirit of ...

Selected from 102 contestants, Riah Schrage of Grundy County was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen and awarded thousands in ...

The most eye-catching new venue on the Grand Concourse at the Iowa State Fair is the Blue Ribbon Bar & Eatery, a 400-seat restaurant with counter service, five separate bars and a full slate of ...

Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon honored 40 Iowa farm families with the Iowa Farm ...

The Iowa State Fair partnered with ChildServe to host the fourth annual sensory-friendly morning at the Iowa State Fair on ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - One family is honoring a crash victim at the Iowa State Fair by hosting a rubber duck hunt, WOI reports. In March 2024, 22-year-old Spencer Rush was killed by a drunk driver ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will host three award ceremonies this week celebrating and commemorating Iowa agriculture as part of the 2025 Iowa State Fair. Each of the three ...