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The Iowa State Fair was held in a different community every two years after it was first established. The first fair was held in Fairfield in 1854. The other towns that hosted the fair included Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Iowa City, Dubuque, Burlington, Clinton, Keokuk and Cedar Rapids. [2] The state fair moved to Des Moines permanently in 1878.
The Iowa State Fair is gearing up to return Aug. 8-18 with some new food adventures for those who want to experience farm fresh food grown and produced by Iowa farmers. Farm-to-Fair dinner party
The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa, every August. It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is based in the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August.
The butter cow was joined by an ode to the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider and late-night comedians at the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 9, 2024.
Wallace sculpted the State Fair's butter cows for 36 years until his death in 1956. [3] Earl Frank Dutt was the butter cow's official sculptor from 1957–1959 [ 1 ] Norma "Duffy" Lyon petitioned fair officials to become sculptor for the 1960 Iowa State Fair; [ 4 ] she would go on to have the longest tenure, sculpting the fair's butter cows and ...
The Iowa State Fair returns in 2022 with its full roster of Grandstand acts, farm animals, foods on a stick, a butter cow, and family fun. The Iowa State Fair combines an agricultural and ...
The 2024 Iowa State Fair takes place Aug. 8-18. How much are tickets to the Iowa State Fair? Discounted admission tickets are already on sale for $11 for adults, a $5 discount over regular prices ...
Mark Pearson died June 2, 2012, at a farm in rural Madison County, Iowa, the victim of an apparent heart attack. [2] He was 54 years old at the time of his death. In July 2012, Iowa Public television chose Mark Pearson's son, Mike Pearson, manager of the family farm and himself a reporter for Iowa Public Radio Station WOI-AM as the new host of ...