Tickets to T-Pain at the Iowa State Fair grandstand start at $40 and go on sale Friday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. at iowastatefair.org. Concertgoers need both a ticket to the concert and an admission ...

Since its founding in 1854, only five Iowa State Fairs have ever been canceled: in 1898, because of the World’s Fair in neighboring Omaha, Nebraska, and from 1942 to 1945, due to World War II ...

A trip to the Iowa State Fair must consist of trying weird foods, seeing cute animals and going on rides. But none of that stuff can come home with you. So what better way to remember the 2025 ...

Most temporary jobs at the Iowa State Fair pay $12-$14 per hour, with some specialized positions paying $20 per hour, according to an Iowa State Fair spokesperson.

Major heat is absent for at least the first few days of this year's Iowa State Fair. Thursday saw a high of just 78 degrees in Des Moines and, starting Friday, there will be a stretch of days in ...

Country legend Hank Williams Jr. will take the state on Friday, Aug. 15. Williams has previously played at the Iowa State Fair in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 2012.

Iowa State Fair officials said that 1,133,938 passed through the gates in 2023, up more than 15,000 fairgoers from 2022. The first Sunday of the fair, Aug. 13, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — This year, the Iowa State Fair runs from Thu., Aug. 11 through Sun., Aug. 21. Advance admission tickets cost $9 for adults (ages 12 and up) and $5 for children (ages 6 to 11 ...

The Iowa State Fair returns in mid-August with music, butter cows and of course, new foods. This year brings a bumper crop of 84 new dishes that will make their debut in 2024. This year looks ...

2004: The midway of the 150th Iowa State Fair is packed on opening day. 2016: Awards for the Iowa State Fair outhouse races included a golden toilet seat and plungers for participants who ...