The Iowa State Fairgrounds is known as a testing ground for party viewpoints and politicians’ political platforms. At the ...

Paige Spiranac is admitting what everyone is thinking about Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday evening. Fleetwood, 34, entered ...

The 2025 Iowa State Fair runs Aug. 7 through Aug. 17 in Des Moines. Here are some of the major changes and improvements at ...

Here's your guide to the most exciting food and drink experiences at this year’s fair.

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.

I thought that we weren’t going to be able to go in the ring because I didn’t know anyone else," said the 13-year-old 4-H ...

Cristian Lera of Carroll finished near the top of the podium this week at the Iowa State Fair during the Iowa Farm Bureau’s ...

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 ...

It is time to settle who has the best state fair, and Iowans can offer their input in the debate with the USA TODAY 10BEST ...

Day 6 of the Iowa State Fair brings the Beard Growing Contest, tractor pulls, a performance by Rascal Flatts and more.

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 partnered with ChildServe to host the fourth annual sensory-friendly morning at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday. The morning events start at 8 a.m.