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 ...

JR's SouthPork Ranch at the Iowa State Fair is offering a decadent $600 lobster roll that includes Maine lobster, caviar and ...

The Swine Barn at the Iowa State Fair is bustling with activity, as 4-H and Future Farmers of America participants showcase ...

The Iowa Egg Council broke its daily record of the number of free hard boiled eggs on a stick handed out to fairgoers.

Watch as fairgoers compete for the top spot in the 2025 Iowa State Fair accordion contest.

On today’s Talk of the Town podcast, our guest is Community Bloodbank Executive Director Ken Versteeg, talking about the need ...

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 ...

While it may not have been another record, this year’s big boar at the Iowa State Fair still tipped the scales at a hefty 1,268 pounds. The winning […] ...

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

The Iowa State Fair Butter Cow is one of the biggest draws for the hundreds of thousands of fairgoers every year, and now ...

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