Growing vegetables has taken on a new challenge. With this contest, it’s not just about quality - it helps if the veggies are funny looking too!
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Fair 2017 (Friday, August 18)
August 18, 2017 | 57 min
Auctioneer Contest, Most Unusual Vegetable Contest, Playground with Dan Wardell, Miniature, Belgian, and Shire Horses, Fair Food with Dean Borg, 4-H Grand Champion Steer, Rubber Chicken Throwing, A Day with the Queen, Tractor and Truck Pull, Horseshoes, 4-H Llamas, Food Contest for Beginners, Stock Dog Trials, As If You Were There and more.
Tractor and Truck Pull: Part 1
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
The truck and tractor pulls are a tradition at the State Fair Grandstand. Let’s take a walk behind the scenes...
Horseshoes
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
Some sports historians believe the game of horseshoes dates back thousands of years. Let’s meet some modern-day competitors.
4-H Llamas
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
The State Fair is chock full of kids who show all sorts of animals - even unique ones, like llamas!
Food Contest for Beginners
August 18, 2017 | 3 min
There’s a brilliant reason to be brave and enter a food contest for the first time - the “beginner’s" category
Auctioneer Contest
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
Highlights from the 2017 Iowa State Fair Auctioneer Contest.
Playground with Dan Wardell
August 18, 2017 | 3 min
Dan Wardell visits the train playground to see how some young fair goers enjoy their day!
As if you were there...at the fair | Poultry Barn
August 18, 2017 | 1 min
Here is a tour of the Poultry Barn
Miniature, Belgian, and Shire Horses
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
Whether big or small, the horses at the Jacobson Exhibition Center are entertainment in motion!
Fair Food with Dean Borg
August 18, 2017 | 3 min
Food at the Fair has always been a highlight. Our fantastic friend Dean Borg explores Fair foods of the past...
4-H Grand Champion Steer
August 18, 2017 | 3 min
4-H Steer exhibitors wait all year for this big event - will their steer, picked earlier as a winner in...
Rubber Chicken Throwing
August 18, 2017 | 4 min
Tossing rubber chickens around might not be allowed or expected in very many public places, - but here at the State Fair, it’s encouraged - and awarded!
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