We're still about fifteen months out from next November's gubernatorial election in Iowa, ten months out from the primaries.Yet, it's state fair season and tha ...

As voting for the favorite fair food concludes, top vendors at the state fair are serving thousands of popular treats, with ...

The champion of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Big Bull competition is “Bud,” a 3,110-pound Angus bull owned by Mark Till of Maquoketa. Till acquired the 7-year-old bull […] ...

Hundreds gathered at Pioneer Hall at the Iowa State Fair for the Cow Chip Throwing contest Wednesday. The event was canceled in 2024 due to weather.

On a humid August evening, the Bud Tent at the Iowa State Fair pulses with the energy of tradition and reunion. For generations, it has been more than a place to grab a cold beer; it is a living piece ...

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 ...