Snakes Alive displays over 40 different reptiles and offers the opportunity to take a picture while holding a boa constrictor ...

With the 61st annual Cookout Contest underway at the Iowa State Fair, some contestants had an early start. Teodora Mitov ...

Winn & Sara’s Kitchen blends family tradition and flavor with Iowa’s most beloved egg rolls at the Iowa State Fair and beyond ...

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

After winter 2024-2025 brought record-breaking snowfall and dangerously cold temperatures to parts of the U.S., an ...

The Iowa State Fair opened an adaptive playground to create an accessible place for children of all abilities.

So, here's what you should know about weather and daily events on Monday, Aug. 11 — Veterans Day at the fair — before you ...

With the 61st annual Cookout Contest underway at the Iowa State Fair, some contestants start as early as 1 a.m. Teodora Mitov ...

DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - The Iowa State Fair has implemented new mobile barricades at its main entrances to prevent ...

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

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 ...