by Dar Danielson | Aug 24, 2021 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
Iowa State Fair Attendance topped one million people (1,094,480) in its return after being canceled by COVID in 2020. Fair spokesperson Mindy Williamson says it was a good comeback. “We didn’t know what to expect in 2021 after not having a fair in 2020, so...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 23, 2021 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa State Fair wrapped up its 11-day run Sunday and will evidently come up short on setting any attendance records. The final tallies will be out soon, but fair officials say they’re confident the event drew more than one million people this year, but will...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
A young woman from northwest Iowa was crowned the new Iowa State Fair Queen over the weekend. Eighteen-year-old Plymouth County Fair Queen McKenna Henrich, from Akron, was presented the title during a ceremony Saturday night at the fairgrounds in Des Moines. Henrich...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 13, 2021 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
People were lined up to get into the Iowa State Fairgrounds Thursday as the event returned from the pandemic layoff. The fairgoers were anxious to get back to the familiar sights, sounds, and tastes of the fair. And everyone had the same opinion on the year without it...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 12, 2021 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
People flowed into the gates when they opened this morning as the Iowa State Fair returned after being canceled in 2020 by the pandemic. Fair CEO Gary Slater spoke at the opening ceremonies. “I can tell you it was a hard 14 months, but we weren’t sure we...