Day 5: Iowa State Fair Photo Gallery
The first Monday of the Iowa State Fair is always the Veterans' Day parade, and with mostly mild weather, fairgoers also enjoyed many of the daily fun, from the Flying Royals acrobatic team to the Cowboy Bootcamp for kids.
A peaceful moment in the shadows of the barn for two baby calves.
The Flying Royals, an elite group of flying trapeze artists, perform before enthralled crowds on Jake's Lawn at the fairgrounds.
Prized canned goods on display in a fridge at the Elwell Family Food Center.
Young fairgoers interact with the state fair globe in front of the Agriculture Building.
A young fairgoer learning his lassoing tricks as part of the cowboy bootcamp near Little Hands on the Farm.
Family bonding time at the fairgrounds with a little boy enjoying a shoulder ride.
Fair prizes used for playful bopping with inflatable hammers.
Veterans' parade participants at the Iowa State Fair walk down the Grand Concourse with a flag for the USS Iowa.
Workers at the Old Fashioned Soda Fountain have been serving up delicious treats to fairgoers, including the popular new Dirty Soda.
Fairgoers enjoying the infamous Giant Slide.
An enamored crowd watches the Flying Royals acrobatic team perform tricks high in the air.
A marching band is an essential part of the annual Veterans' Day parade at the Iowa State Fair.