Day 4: Iowa State Fair Photo Gallery
See highlights from the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair, including the iconic Fiddlers' Contest and Monster Arm Wrestling, alongside the work of FFA and 4-H students.
Sheep were primped and preened in preparation for their upcoming shows at the fair.
It's bath time - the horses at the fairgrounds are getting show ready on a Sunday afternoon.
Food judges at the Elwell Family Food Center continue to use their refined palette to dole out blue ribbons.
Nearly 50 years at the Iowa State Fair, the Monster Arm Wrestling event is an hours-long, intense contest on the first Sunday of the Fair.
The Fiddlers Contest celebrated 100 years at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, with commemorative performances from past participants.
Classic entertainment for young fairgoers hanging out in the barns.
Brightly colored yarn sits in the middle of a circle of Spin & Knit participants preparing wool items for a good cause.
A rare moment of no lines at the food vendors on the fairgrounds.
The judges were seeing green at the World’s Tallest Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day Cookies Judging.
A young woman proudly shows off her sheep in the barns on Sunday as 4-H and FFA students prepare their sheep for upcoming shows.
A young man guiding his pig through the barns at the Iowa State Fair.