Thursday's attendance at the Iowa State Fair was just 524 people short of the all-time record for Day 8 set in 2015.

The best new food at the Iowa State Fair has been crowned. After a week of voting, fairgoers have crowned the Bacon Chicken ...

The 2025 Iowa State Fair is home to many things: a mullet contest, 1,000-plus pound boars, butter cow sculptures and of ...

Some contestants are first-timers, while others have won before. But they all try their best to bring home bacon.

The Iowa State Fair's pie eating contest is one of the fair's most entered. Watch as Iowans smash their faces into plates to ...

Hoppy's Lemonade Shake-up has been serving patrons at the Iowa State Fair for nearly 80 years. Find out how the stand became a fan-favorite.

The Mostek family has been lighting up the night at the fair for a decade. This year, Forrest Frank and Pitbull invited them to do effects for their shows.

Here's where to find water and which buildings have air conditioning as the heat index is expected to reach above 100 degrees the next few days.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Lottery broke a Guinness World Record Thursday when more than 1,300 people simultaneously ...

And the winner is....the Chicken Bacon Ranch Egg Roll from Winn & Sara's Kitchen! It's the vendor's second year in a row ...

The whole day was such a unique spectacle that you almost felt like it was Americana overload,” then- Chief Rod Boshart said.

The Iowa State Fair is known for its bustling crowds, sizzling food stands, and hardworking vendors who create a sense of ...