A Register reporter attended opening day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair and rode 10 rides to find out which were the most ...

What better way to spend your weekend than at the Iowa State Fair? Here's a list of what's happening on day three.

The Iowa State Fair — one of our state's oldest and biggest traditions — is back for another fun-filled 11-day adventure on ...

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

Welcome to our 2025 deep-fried series! We're sampling some of the most delicious (and brave the weirdest) of the 68 new Iowa ...

This year, the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share the spotlight with sculptures of beloved "Toy Story" characters.

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.

Tony Cu loves to try new foods. He's gone to Ho Ho Gourmet, a Chinese restaurant in St. Paul, to try the chicken wings. At ...

Drawing on the State Fair's theme "Adventure Awaits," the Butter Cow is joined by an adventure seeking companion.

Butter cow sculptures appeared to have started with the Ohio State Fair in 1903, and the first one was displayed at the Iowa State Fair eight years later as a way to promote dairy products in one ...

Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley is at the Iowa state fair and said he's continuing to hit the same spots he has been since ...

Constructed by butter sculpting veteran Sarah Pratt, this year's butter cow will be paired with a re-creation of the Iowa State Fair's Giant Slide in honor of its 50th year in operation.