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The winners of the annual Super Bull, Big Boar and Big Ram contests weighed in Thursday during the first day of the Iowa State Fair and claimed the coveted prizes. While no records were broken ...
This year, seven of the top 11 Best New Foods at the Iowa State Fair come from restaurants across Iowa, whether a ...
"Big" was the word of the day Thursday as the Iowa State Fair opened with the annual naming of the livestock champions for sheer size: Super Bull, Big Boar and Big Ram. Super Bull winner beefed up ...
The Iowa State Fair returns Aug. 7-17 filled with 11 days of big concerts on the Grandstand, huge animals, blue ribbons, ...
64 new foods on the menu for 2023 Iowa State Fair NEW AT NOON, THE IOWA STATE FAIR JUST ANNOUNCED THE 64 NEW FAIR FOODS. SOME OF THOSE FOODS INCLUDE BACON AND SWEET CORN.
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, famous as a stop for US presidential candidates, has a unique spot in American culture because the foods are the stuff of legend.
Donald Trump dominated the Iowa State Fair with just a quick appearance, while DeSantis struggled to catch up and Ramaswamy rapped.
Watcha Smokin's Iowa Twinkie. Dubbed "a Texas staple with an Iowa twist," it's a smoked bacon-wrapped jalapeno stuffed with pulled pork, sweet corn, cream cheese and ranch seasoning.
For many State Fair concessionaires, the annual fair is everything to their business, and most were forced to raise their food prices to offset their wholesale costs.
Iowa is the nation’s top corn grower, with more than 13 million acres devoted to the vegetable, but some Iowans are planting their first small crops of -sweet- corn this spring. Aaron Steil ...