A new free event is making its debut at the Elwell Family Park at the Iowa State Fair on Friday. The Iowa State Fair is ...

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 ...

A Register reporter attended opening day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair and rode 10 rides to find out which were the most ...

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

Where can you see people eat pies at high speeds and yodel in the same space? At the Iowa State Fair, of course.

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.

The red and black barstools at the West Des Moines Methodist Church stand have seen decades worth of fairgoers enjoying their ...

Paul David, 62, is 26 years into his solo band. He loves his annual appearance in Des Moines for his favorite state fair in the country.

Cyclone football in Dublin, top Iowa State Fair foods, and the early Coats for Kids kickoff!

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

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