Year Round Events For 11 days in August, it’s a fairground, but for the other 354 days of the year, the Iowa State Fairgrounds is home to auto shows, livestock exhibitions, flea markets, antique shows, concerts, trade shows and more. ...
As hard as it is to believe, the 2023 Iowa State Fair starts on Thursday, August 10. There will be 11 headline acts who will perform at the main grandstand during fair and plenty of free entertainment around the fairgrounds in Des Moines. ...
Your Guide to 2023 Summer Fairs & Festivals in Eastern Iowa [LIST] Courtlin CourtlinPublished: May 15, 2023Iowa State Fair Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Fair and festival season is already underway here in Eastern Iowa! There are lots of great events scheduled this summer, so we put...
There are lots of great events scheduled this summer, so we put together a list of some of the big ones. Here are the fairs and festivals set for June, July, and August of 2023: Benz Beer Fest Benz Beverage Depot, Cedar Rapids Saturday, June 17th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ...
It's hard to believe, but we have arrived at the final weekend in June! With the 4th of July coming up next week, there are some great summer events happening here in Eastern Iowa this weekend. Here are some of the highlights this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: ...
"Bags, bean bags or cornhole, name the game and bags will be thrown across the Grand Concourse in a grand display of Iowa sportsmanship Saturday, Aug. 20. In the spirit of Iowa State Fair competition, you can be part of the official Guinness World Records attempt for the largest cornhole...
"Bags, bean bags or cornhole, name the game and bags will be thrown across the Grand Concourse in a grand display of Iowa sportsmanship Saturday, Aug. 20. In the spirit of Iowa State Fair competition, you can be part of the official Guinness World Records attempt for the largest cornhole...
Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines / August each year Farm animals provide musical entertainment at the Iowa State Fair (Photo: Carol VanHook via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0) Book onto a brewery tour The city of Des Moines has a thriving beer brewing scene and visitors...
2023 Paul Bhajjan is a young artist working in Fargo-Moorhead and attending art school at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Paul is a realist painter heavily invested in the Baroque era of painting. This painting was an anonymous gift to the Community Collection. ...
Folks who stayed up (rather late) at 9 p.m. on Friday night in Iowa were thinking summer and the excitement that comes with one of the season's premier events in the Hawkeye state, as the route for the overnight stops on the 49th installment of the Register Annual Great Bike Ride Ac...