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Did you get your fill of corndogs and souvenirs during the Iowa State Fair? Here's how your purchases contribute to Iowa's gross domestic product.
A total of 1,160,121 people attended the Iowa State Fair, which took place from Aug. 7 to Aug. 17, 2025. The number fell ...
With one day to go, attendance to the Iowa State Fair in 2025 had already topped one million. The Iowa State Fair saw 118,093 ...
The 2025 Iowa State Fair fell short of setting a new record for the total number of fairgoers, but was still one of the highest attended years ever.
The nation’s 250th birthday will be a huge focus of the 2026 Iowa State Fair as the theme and the programming of next year’s ...
Delivering nothing but hits, T-Pain rocks the Iowa State Fair Grandstand with a career-spanning set to celebrate his 20 years ...
The 2025 Iowa State Fair is over, and officials have tallied up attendance numbers, with the final count making it the ...
This year’s Iowa State Fair had the third-largest real (2025 dollars) economic impact of any in the fair’s 171-year history, ...
Over 1 million people visited the Iowa State Fair over its 11-day run. Even though the fair ends Sunday, the work for many ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — The results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll have been released.
Kim Reynolds, center, accepts the commissioning pennant of the submarine USS Iowa on Aug. 11 during the Veterans Day parade ...