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Continuous activities and Fair visitor services are listed in the complete 11-day daily program available at
Fair gates, information stations and various exhibit buildings. Program subject to change without notice.
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IOWA STATE FAIR
FRIDAY
TODAY’S ACTIVITIES
8 a.m.
Olympics Broadcast (unl 10:30
p.m.)- Oman Family Youth Inn
9 a.m.
AUGUST
Noon
Drake University Day Display (all day)
– Grand Concourse
Youth Spelling Bee (grades 3 & 4;
pre-registraon required) –
Penningroth Media Center, Cale
Barn sponsored by Vermeer
Classic Car Display (all day) – Grand
Concourse
Running with the Bull, Straw
Sculpture by Brian Sobaski - Ruan
Plaza
Hedrick’s Peng Zoo (unl 9 p.m.) –
Kids’ Zone
I Milked a Cow presented by ISU
Dairy Science Club ($2 fee; 2 hours,
also at 1 and 4 p.m.) – Boulevard of
Dairy Breeds, John and Emily Putney
Family Cale Barn sponsored by
Vermeer
State Fair Panorama Photo Shoot by
Tim Olson-Strolling
Kids Acvity-Make and Take Seed
Bombs to Aract Pollinators to your
Garden (unl 4 p.m.)– DNR Building
Courtyard
12:30 p.m.The Gantry Show sponsored by
Cellular Advantage (also at 2:30 and
6:30 p.m.)- Strolling
1 p.m.
Composng Basics – DNR Building
Courtyard
2 p.m.
Animal I Spy Acvity, Avenue of
Breeds – Swine Barn
3 p.m.
Tree Diseases and Insects – DNR
Building Courtyard
Youth Spelling Bee (grades 1 & 2;
pre-registraon required) –
Penningroth Media Center, John and
Emily Putney Family Cale Barn
sponsored by Vermeer
Iowa Cra Beer Tent (all day) – Rock
Island Avenue
Advanced Vet Camp sponsored by
Agri-Pro Enterprises (2 hours; also at
1-3:30 p.m.; pre-registraon
required) – Richard O. Jacobson
Exhibion Center Conference Room
KDSM Fox 17 Display (all day) –
Grand Concourse
Fly Tying Compeon-DNR Building
9:30 a.m. Fitness on the Hill, Defend Together
sponsored by Healthiest State
Iniave – Expo Hill sponsored by
Medica
10 a.m.
Naonal Anthem – Administraon
Building
Des Moines Register Soapbox (all
day) – Grand Concourse
Q&A with State Forester Paul Tauke DNR Building Courtyard
Paint A“Fair” (also at 1 p.m.; Limit 40
people per class, $40/class) - Expo
Hill
11 a.m.
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Slt Circus presents the Bistrevsky
Brothers Variety Show (also at 3 and
6 p.m.) – Expo Hill sponsored by
Medica
Youth Spelling Bee (grades 5 & 6;
pre-registraon required) –
Penningroth Media Center, John and
Emily Putney Family Cale Barn
sponsored by Vermeer
4:30 p.m. FFA Ag Mechanics and Technology
and Tractor Parade
Fairlympics- Grand Concourse
BRUCE L. RASTETTER 4-H EXHIBITS BUILDING
SPONSORED BY TOUCHSTONE ENERGY
COOPERATIVES OF IOWA
9 a.m.
Hands-on Acvies Corner (unl
4 p.m.)
Educaonal Presentaons and
Working Exhibits (also at 1:30 p.m.)
CME Group Ag Commodity Carnival
(unl 6 p.m.)
9:30 a.m. Global Cizenship Day, Cultural
Dances and Demonstraons (unl
11 a.m.; also at 1:45 p.m.)
Noon
Share the Fun (also at 5 p.m.)
JOHN DEERE AGRICULTURE BUILDING
SPONSORED BY ALLIANT ENERGY
9 a.m.
Gingerbread Building (all day)
Weed Idenficaon Contest –
Outside Agriculture Building
American Red Cross Pillowcase
Project – Hy-Vee Health & First Aid
Center (also at 2 p.m.)
Big Pumpkin and Squash Weigh-In
and Awards – Outside, Rock Island
Ave.
Bandaloni One Man Band sponsored
by Mountain Valley Water (also at 1
and 3 p.m.) – Strolling
Big Pumpkin Display - Outside
Agriculture Building
Milking Demonstraon (also at 3
and 7 p.m.) – Milking Parlor, north
side of the John & Emily Putney
Family Cale Barn sponsored by
Vermeer
What’s All the Buzz About
Pollinators? Plant. Grow. Fly
- DNR Building Courtyard
Hedrick’s Pig Racing (also at 2, 5 and
6:30 p.m.) – Kids’ Zone
1 p.m.
“Biomass,” Norm Olson, Iowa Energy
Center BECON
2 p.m.
“Learn about Longaberger Baskets,”
Trish Frye, Independence
3 p.m.
Weed Idenficaon Contest Awards
4 p.m.
“Honey and Bee Keeping,” Iowa
Honey Producers Associaon
6 p.m.
Ice Carving Demonstraon, Bill
Gordish – Outside Agriculture
Building
China Painng, Iowa Chapter of the
World Organizaon of China
Painters (unl 5 p.m.)
PAUL R. KNAPP ANIMAL LEARNING CENTER
SPONSORED BY CHRISTENSEN FARMS:
CHRISTENSEN FARMS STAGE
10 a.m. Buer Sculpng Contest (also at
Noon and 3:30 p.m.), sponsored by
AMPI
11 a.m.
The Thank A Farmer Magic Show
sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers (also
at 1, 3 and 5 p.m.)
2 p.m.
Virtual Turkey Field Trip presented
by Iowa Agriculture and Literacy
Foundaon
4 p.m.
Minute to Win It: Farm Edion, Iowa
Turkey Federaon
Fingernail Art Design ($2; unl
8 p.m.)
Candle Make & Take, Mom’s
Candleworks ($5; unl 9 p.m.)
Personalized Magnet Make & Take
($1; unl 5 p.m.)
Wire Jewelry Make & Take, Chrisna
Catron ($5 fee; unl Noon)
Henna Taoo Art (unl 9 p.m.)
10 a.m.
5:30 p.m. Rabbit Hopping and Cavy Courses,
Cassandra Brustkern and Joan
Knoebel (unl 7:30 p.m.)
Barbed Wire Art, Vicki Ferris (also at
1:30 p.m.)
Wheel Thrown and Hand Sculpted
Poer, Jim & Judith Miller (unl 7
p.m.)
PATTY AND JIM COWNIE CULTURAL CENTER
9 a.m.
Miniature Farm Display featuring
Seth Ebenhardt– Atrium sponsored
by Bankers Trust
Tie-Dye, Anita Allen
Stained Glass Demonstraon, Grant
Dyer
Arst Demonstraon Stage- Third
Floor
Origami: Hopping Frog , Hansen
Family Origami (also at 2 p.m.)
Wood Carving Demonstraons by
the Mid Iowa Wood Carvers
Coin Jewelry Demonstraon, Ken Sims
(also at 3, 5 and 7p.m.)
Wood Turning Demonstraons by
the Des Moines Wood Turners Inc.
Poery Demonstraon, Alex Wilson
(also at 2 p.m.)
Create Your Own Perfume ($10; unl
9 p.m.)
Noon
Air Brush & Watercolor
Demonstraons, The Paleks (unl 2,
also at 4 and 6 p.m.)
Charcoal, Pastel & Pencil Portraits,
Kathy Cunningham (unl 7 p.m.)
Name Bracelet Make & Take ($2;
unl 5 p.m.)
Decorave Painng, Sandy Gookin
(unl 6 p.m.)
Glass Beads and 3D Printed Jewelry,
Suzanne LaTour Stevens (also at 2, 4, 6
and 8 p.m.)
1 p.m.
Art Aack sponsored by Sprint (unl
5 p.m.) - Courtyard
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MAP LEGEND
Administraon Building…….…..........…J7
Agriculture Building………....….........…J9
Museum…………………….....………..H13
Animal Learning Center……..........….H10
Outdoor Arena………………....…….P11
Bud Light Stage…..........…………………..O3
Parking/Tow Office…………….....….C2
Pavilion…………………………….....……L9
John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored
by Alliant Energy
Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum
Museum Complex…………....………I14
Richard L. Easter Museum Complex
Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center
sponsored by Christensen Farms
Bud Light Stage sponsored by Local 5
Cale Barn (Milking Parlor/Boulevard
of Dairy Breeds/Penningroth Media
Center)…..........................................N9
Bob & Deb Pulver Outdoor Arena
Pioneer Livestock Pavilion sponsored by
Prairie Meadows
Pioneer Hall……..........................J13
Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall
Poultry,Pigeons&Rabbits..........H13
Public Safety…………………...………….J2
Country School……….........………………I12 Riley Stage……………………...…………K7
Anne & Bill Riley Stage sponsored by
Cultural Center……………..............…..L11
John & Emily Putney Family Cale Barn
sponsored by Vermeer
Pepsi with media sponsor CW Iowa 23
Pay & Jim Cownie Cultural Center
Discovery Garden…...…..........………….K9
Exhibion Center………………...........….N5
Richard O. Jacobson Exhibion Center
Fabric & Threads Exhibits…...............K4
Family Theaters…...........…...........…….I3
Maytag Family Theaters
First Aid Center……………….............….J11
Hy-Vee Health & First Aid Center
Food Center…………..............…………….L2
Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Blue
Bunny Ice Cream
Bruce L Rasteer 4-H Exhibits Building
sponsored by Touchstone Energy
Cooperaves of Iowa
Fun Forest……….......................……….J10
Gallery……………………...................……I14
Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery
Giant Slide………………................……..M7
Reichardt Family Giant Slide
Grandfather’s Barn (Wine Experience/
Art Fair)…………….........................….K14
Grandstand………………...............….....H5
Halls of Law & Flame….............……….H6
Horse Barn…………………...............…….N7
Kids Zone…………………............………..G10
Legacy Terrace………….......………………..I5
Principal Plaza at Legacy Terrace
Robert G. Horner & Sheri Avis Horner
Service Center sponsored by The Des
Moines Register
Sheep Barn………….........…………….P7
Shoppers’ Mart…………..…………….H4
Sky Glider East………………………I8/J13
Sky Glider East sponsored by Sleep
Number
Sky Glider West………….……….M2/L8
4-H Building……………......................…P4
Vermeer Grandfather’s Barn
Service Center (Lost Children &
Adults)….................................…..J6
Sky Glider West sponsored by Sleep
Number
Strollers/Wheelcharies/Scooters…
……................................….I2, F9, P8
Susan Knapp Amphitheater….....H11
Susan Knapp Amphitheater sponsored
by Coors Light with media sponsor
KDSM Fox 17
Swine Barn (Avenue of Breeds)….P9
Taxi Stand…………………..................J1
Varied Industries Building………….K4
William C. Knapp Varied Industries
Building sponsored by The Principal
Financial Group
Volunteer Office…………............…O2
Walnut Center Cras…………………M6
Wind Turbine & Educaonal
Center......................................K11
MidAmerican Energy Wind Turbine &
Educaonal Center
Lile Hands on the Farm…...………….G10
MidAmerican Energy Stage….………..K11 Ye Old Mill………...................……….I9
MidAmerican Energy Stage with Iowa Realty
Youth Inn..………...................…...O12
& media sponsor KCCI TV 8 News
Oman Family Youth Inn
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3 p.m.
Wire Jewelry Demonstration,
Christina Catron (also at 7 p.m.)
Crocheted Wire Jewelry, Barb Vaske
6 p.m.
Acrylic Painting Demonstration &
Color Theory Basics, Kaitlin Flury
2 p.m.
Neubrand’s Worlds Greatest Steak
Contest
Gary Keenan (also at Noon, 3:30 and
6 p.m.) – South of First Church
11 a.m.
Grape Stomp (also at 2, 3, and 6
p.m.)– Grandfather’s Barn
Iowa State Fair and Best of Show
Wine Sampling (until 8 p.m.)
ELWELL FAMILY FOOD CENTER SPONSORED BY
– Grandfather’s Barn
WELLS BLUE BUNNY
11:30 a.m.Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing sponsored
Judging Room 1
by GuideOne Insurance (also at 6:30
10 a.m. Ruth Shoop’s Favorite Apple
p.m.) – First Church
Dumplings
1 p.m.
Iowa Wine Industry 101, presented
11 a.m. Tassel Ridge Creations
by Mike White, Iowa State Fair
Noon
Miracle Whip Salads
Extension & Outreach – Grandfather’s
Barn
1 p.m.
Nostalgic Comfort Food
3:30 p.m. Iowa Orchards Creations
Judging Room 2
10 a.m. Chocolate Storybook Candies
11 a.m.
A Chocolate A-Fair Contest
Noon
Microwave Cooking for Young &
Old
1 p.m.
Krusteaz Kreations
3 p.m.
Deloris Jacobson Memorial Men’s
Cookie Baking
Art Fair Demonstration: WatercolorHorses, Gabriella Spain –
Grandfather’s Barn
1:30 p.m. Stories and Plays – Country School
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Arts and Crafts- Country School
4 p.m.
Oak Barrels for Wine, presented by
Drew Horton, Midwest Grape & Wine
Industry Institute – Grandfather’s
Barn
Art Fair Demonstration: Acrylics
Painting, Cori Pitcher – Grandfather’s
Barn
Judging Room 3
10 a.m. Fair on a Stick
11a.m.
Old Time Crafts with Amy and John
Randolph – Country School
Horse shoe Pitching: Open Singles Horseshoe Courts
Iowa’s Best Peanut Brittle
Noon
Quaker Up - All Day Goodness
7:30 p.m. Osiella – Grandfather’s Barn
1 p.m.
Cooking with Coffee
2 p.m.
Dutch Cheese: Isn’t is Good-a?
3 p.m.
Scenic Valley Pumpkin Patch
Cookies
Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall
10 a.m. Fiddlers’ Contest (Youth Division Ages
12 & Under, Junior Division Ages 1317)
Judging Room 4
9:30 a.m. Iowa Bed & Breakfast Quick Breads
11:30 a.m.AllSpice Chili Contest
12:30 p.m.Favorite Book Desserts
2 p.m.
Auntie Gay’s Lasagna
3 p.m.
Mine is the Best BBQ Sauce
HY-VEE FUN FOREST
Fun Forest Stage sponsored by Community
Choice Credit Union
All performances ASL interpreted.
10 a.m. Blue Ribbon Kids Club: Breakfast
with the County Fair Queens
11 a.m.
Noon
The Briggs Family Band Traditional
Acoustic Music, New Virginia
1 p.m.
Fiddlers’ Contest
2 p.m.
Banjo Contest
4 p.m.
Couples’ Country Dance Lessons,
Norma and Gary Hatcher, Osceola
5 p.m.
Coon Ridge Country: Old Country
Dance, Stuart
7 p.m.
R.B.J. Trio ‘50s and ‘60s Favorites, Des
Moines
LIVESTOCK AWARDS, JUDGING AND SHOWS
8 a.m.
Sheep Show: Long Wool – Sheep Barn
FFA Sheep Show: Breeding and
Commercial – Sheep Barn
Steve Brogan and Co Comic
Ventriloquist (also at 1 and 3 p.m.)
FFA Swine Show: Crossbred Market –
Swine Barn
11:30 a.m.The Chipper Experience (also at 1:30
and 3:30 p.m.)
Noon
Ricky Smith, Metro Arts artABILITY
“The Silence that Speaks Louder
than Words” (also at 2 and 4 p.m.)
HERITAGE VILLAGE
In general, Heritage Village/Farm Bureau
Pioneer Hall contest registraon begins 30-60
minutes before each contest.
9 a.m.
School Activities (until Noon) –
Country School
Grape Getaway Kids Activities (until
9 p.m.) – Across from Grandfather’s
Barn
9:30 a.m. Horseshoe Pitching: Iowa State
Regional Team Championship –
Horseshoe Courts
10 a.m.
Chainsaw Carvers A.J. Lutter and
8:30 a.m. Dairy Cattle Show: Brown Swiss,
Guernsey, Jersey – Pioneer Livestock
Pavilion sponsored by Prairie
Meadows
9 a.m.
Horse Show: Farm Team –Bob & Deb
Pulver Outdoor Arena
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
– Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition
Center
11:45 a.m.Dairy Cattle Show: Kiddie Kattle
Kapers – Pioneer Livestock Pavilion
sponsored by Prairie Meadows
Noon
Sheep Show: Columbia – Sheep Barn
5 p.m.
Horse Show: Pony Pulling – Bob &
Deb Pulver Outdoor Arena
6 p.m.
Sheep Show: Montadale – Sheep
Barn
6:30 p.m. Cowgirl Queen Contest – Richard
O. Jacobson Exhibion Center
WILLIAM C. KNAPP VARIED INDUSTRIES
BUILDING SPONSORED BY PRINCIPAL
FINANCIAL GROUP
9 a.m.
Sandscapes sand sculpng
sponsored by Iowa Food and Family
Project. - South Atrium
State Fair Sew-In (free; volunteers
needed; unl 9 p.m.) – South
Hallway - Room A
Fabric and Threads “Make It and Take It”
Sessions
Each session is located in the south hallway and
materials and paerns will be available at cost.
Cost of class depends on materials needed. Preregistraon is encouraged.
10 a.m. Holiday Treats with Patrick Lose
Hand Appliqué Demonstraon
Noon
Tool Time Demonstraon
1:30 p.m. 2 Hour Tote Bag
STAGES
Iowa State Fair Grandstand presented by U.S.
Cellular
Firewords spectacular following the concert is
sponsored by Miller Lite
8 p.m.
The Untouchable Tour: Meghan
Trainor and special guests Hailee
Steinfeld and Common Kings
2:30 p.m. Iowan of the Day Presentaon
sponsored by Cookies Food Products
3:30 p.m. Agriculture Mechanics Awards
4 p.m.
Iowa State Fair Queen Introducons
8 p.m.
Heffron Drive
Bud Light Stage sponsored by Local 5
9:30 a.m. DMI Dance Force, Des Moines
11 a.m.
Lilly DeTaeye, Clive
Noon
Tropical Steel Caribbean Band,
Johnston
1 p.m.
Hot Tamale and the Red Hots, Des
Moines
2 p.m.
Metro Arts artABILITY presents
Stuer’in Jimmy
3 p.m.
Dursky, Knoxville
8 p.m.
Vixen
MidAmerican Energy stage with Iowa Realty
and media sponsor KCCI TV 8 News
9 a.m.
Dance Extreme, Bondurant
10 a.m.
Kevin Lindgren, Des Moines
11 a.m.
Metro Arts artABILITY presents
Stuer’in Jimmy
Noon
Vocal Trash (also at 2 p.m.)
3 p.m.
Party of Four, Urbandale
5 p.m.
KCCI TV 8 News
7 p.m.
The Nadas (also at 9 p.m.)
Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi
with media sponsor CW Iowa 23
9 a.m.
FEAT Acrobacs, Des Moines
Susan Knapp Amphitheater sponsored by Coors
Light with media sponsor KDSM Fox 17
9 a.m.
Stepping Out Dance Studio, Newton
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Dance-a-Cross, West Des Moines
1 p.m.
Iowa Grocery Bagging Contest
8 p.m.
Chase Bryant
Express Yourself Performing Edge,
Dance Studio
11 a.m.
Cornflake Cloggers, Marshalltown
Noon
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