The 2024 Iowa State Fair was the biggest in the fair's 170-year history. So, what will the encore look like? According to fair officials, total attendance of last year's event was 1,182,682.

The 2025 Iowa State Fair is Aug. 7-17. Learn more about how to buy tickets, who the grandstand acts will be, how to stay up-to-date and what new foods are debuting.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture released the official dates for the 2025 fair season, which includes Ohio’s 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.