The Iowa State Fair has introduced mobile barricades to prevent vehicles from entering crowded areas, inspired by a tragic ...

The 2025 fair attendance totals for Day 4 are in. See how many people attended the fair and its Grandstand shows.

In the mid-19th century leading up to the Westward Expansion, people traveled by covered wagon to attend the first Iowa State Fair in 1854 on a six-acre tract in Fairfield. Today, more than a million ...

The Iowa State Fair honored Vietnam War veterans with a parade and concerts, marking 50 years since the conflict ended.

Pitbull brought a bit of Miami to Iowa. And his fans showed up dressed as him. Megan Moroney played at the free stage just two years ago. Saturday, the emo cowgirl lit up the Grandstand. Forrest Frank ...

Pitbull brought the Miami heat to the Iowa State Fair with a sold-out, hit-filled night that had the Grandstand partying all ...

The 2025 butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair are now fully complete, and there’s a story behind the four displays.  This ...

One Iowan couldn’t play on the Iowa State Fair’s playground. Here's how her mom’s letter to officials led to a new accessible park open year-round.

Eddie Andrews, a state lawmaker from Johnston, said he came into the campaign knowing he would face some logistical ...

Candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and more are participating in the state’s time-honored tradition of greeting Iowans at the State Fair ...

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 ...