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The Des Moines Register on MSN · 2d

Iowa State Fair 2025 attendance tops 1 million. Will Sunday's fairgoers break the record?

With one day to go, attendance to the Iowa State Fair in 2025 had already topped one million. The Iowa State Fair saw 118,093 fairgoers in attendance on Saturday, Aug. 16. To break the 2024 total attendance record, the fair would need to log 112,241 attendees on Sunday.

WHO-TV Des Moines on MSN · 2d

Iowa State Fair ends Sunday, cleanup begins

Over 1 million people visited the Iowa State Fair over its 11-day run. Even though the fair ends Sunday, the work for many has just begun. Many positions at the Iowa State Fair are held year-round. One of those being the commander of the Iowa State Fair Police Department.

KGAN on MSN · 11h

Iowa State Fair posts third highest attendance in 2025

The Iowa State Fair welcomed 1,160,121 people to the fair in 2025. That's just below the attendance record of 1,182,682 fairgoers set in 2024.Organizers say the

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USS Iowa honored at Iowa State Fair

Kim Reynolds, center, accepts the commissioning pennant of the submarine USS Iowa on Aug. 11 during the Veterans Day parade ...

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Iowa Secretary of State announces results of 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced the results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll, WQAD reports.The Iowa ...

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T-Pain brings two decades of R&B jams to the Iowa State Fair in a hit-filled night

Delivering nothing but hits, T-Pain rocks the Iowa State Fair Grandstand with a career-spanning set to celebrate his 20 years ...

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Which records were broken at the Iowa State Fair this year?

The 2025 Iowa State Fair has officially wrapped up, closing its gates Sunday night at 9 p.m. Despite challenging weather ...

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Iowa Secretary of State releases 2025 State Fair Straw Poll results

DES MOINES, Iowa — The results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll have been released.

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Iowa State Fair Museum celebrates nostalgia: ‘There’s a lot of stories to tell’

There’s always something new at the Iowa State Fair. One spot on the fairgrounds is all about celebrating nostalgia. Up the ...

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KCCI political analyst: Iowa State Fair straw poll a 'parlor game,' not a scientific measure

The Iowa State Fair straw poll, with more than 2,000 participants, may reflect voter enthusiasm but lacks scientific accuracy ...

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Aleesha Smith makes a triumphant return to take home Iowa State Fair 2025 Talent Search

The 17-year-old Waterloo native fell short of the title in the 2022 Bill Riley Talent Search finals. After a two-year hiatus, she got it done.

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