Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fair
Iowa State Fair
	"Nothing Compares"
Genre	State fair
Dates	11 days
Location(s)	Iowa State Fairgrounds; Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Coordinates	41°35′44″N 93°32′55″W / 41.59556°N 93.54861°W
Years active	1854–present; (excluding 1898, 1942–1945, 2020)
Next event	August 8–18, 2024
Attendance	1,170,375 (Record) (2019)
Area	445 acres (180 ha)
Website	Official Website

The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa in August.

It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is based in the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August. With over a million visitors, it is one of the largest and best known state fairs in the United States.^[2]

^ "Trivia - Iowa State Fair". iowastatefair.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
^ Chris Rasmussen, Carnival in the Countryside: The History of the Iowa State Fair (2015).

[trivia-1] "Trivia - Iowa State Fair". iowastatefair.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

[2] Chris Rasmussen, Carnival in the Countryside: The History of the Iowa State Fair (2015).

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