Event
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Aug 6 – Aug 16
Iowa State Fair
Aug
6–16
America’s classic state fair and Iowa’s largest event boasts headliner grandstand shows, outstanding free entertainment and a 160-acre campground. The largest foods department of any state fair and one of the largest livestock shows in the world.
Event Details
Dates, Location & Info
- Dates
- Aug 6 – Aug 16
- Phone
- 800-545-3247
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.iowastatefair.org
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