Iowa State Fair revenue jumped in 2023, thanks primarily to a $2 increase in ticket prices, according to a newly released ...

Fair officials on Thursday announced the 2025 theme — "Fair Sweet Fair" — just under 11 months from the start. "Celebrate Fair Sweet Fair with all the foods you crave, the rides or games that make you ...

A very popular family-friendly event kicked off Friday over at the Animal Learning Center, where baby animals are born at the ...

The weather helped attendance reach record highs at the Iowa State Fair The mild weather through most of the 11 days of the event helped draw in crowds. The National Weather Service in Des Moines ...

The announcement comes on the heels of the record-setting 2024 Iowa State Fair, the most popular in state history.

The Iowa State Fair is already looking ahead to 2025. Thursday, fair officials released the new theme: “Fair Sweet Fair” and updated the State Fair’s ...

COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. THANKS, JASON. A LOT OF FOLKS MIGHT BE DEALING WITH THEIR STATE FAIR HANGOVER TODAY FROM FILLING UP ON THE FAIR FOOD TO WATCHING THOSE WACKY COMPETITIONS COME TO LIFE.

In addition to this year's Iowa State Fair record attendance, the fair contributed more than $170 million to the state's economy, a new report shows. That tops the boost some cities see from ...

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Iowa State University’s Memorial Union will host around 350 to 400 clubs for the fall semester ClubFest. ClubFest will be ...

The husband calling competition is a beloved tradition at the Iowa State Fair, and one of more than a half-dozen events that entails yelling. Among the fair's other "calling" contests are hog ...

Webster County 4-H’ers received top honors at the Iowa State Fair last month in livestock, communications, and static exhibits. Communications 4-H’ers participated in three categories of oral ...