Thanks to clear skies and cooler temperatures in August, attendance at the Iowa State Fair is on pace to surpass the record set in 2019, when 1,170,375 people attended the 11-day extravaganza. So far, as of Friday, 956,142 visitors have come through the gates for 2024. How many people visited the Iowa State Fair on […]
William Shatner on his inclusion in the World’s Championship Horse Show HOF Actor William Shatner was inducted into the American Road Horse & Pony Association Hall of Fame at the World’s Championship Horse Show. Louisville Courier Journal Look for William Shatner in town this August. For the 93-year-old actor and equestrian, attending the World’s Championship […]
Steve Higgins reacts to his butter-sculpted likeness at the Iowa State Fair The Des Moines Roosevelt University graduate is the announcer on the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” but there’s nothing better than seeing his sculpture in butter. A weekend of beautiful weather continued on Saturday with the third day of the Iowa State Fair. […]
Iowa has its new Iowa State Fair Queen. Elli Blackford of Weldon, representing Clarke County, was crowned the 2024 Iowa State Fair Queen on stage Saturday night by Anne and Bill Riley. Blackford, 18, is the daughter of Ty and De Blackford and will graduate from Clarke Community High School in 2024. She plans to […]
Watch: 7-year-old wins award for best rooster call at Iowa State Fair Twenty children participated in the youth cock crowing contest at the Iowa State Fair. Last year, over a million people visited the Iowa State Fair, and this year there has already been an increase in advance ticket sales. According to KCCI, 16,000 more […]
WILLMAR — You could have heard a pin drop Friday morning as 4-H members calmly led their alpacas and llamas through a grueling series of challenges before a packed crowd at the annual judging competition. The handlers led their animals through a series of tasks, including climbing into a trailer, moving through a hula hoop, […]
Eating at the Ventura County Fair: Our reporter tries to eat everything Ventura County Star reporter Tom Kisken eats his way through the Ventura County Fair on Thursday. The line stretched along much of the Ventura County Fair’s Main Street, winding past the pig races, Uncle Leo’s Barn, a food court and two acrobats who […]
