Is Iowa the ultimate State Fair field of dreams or does its neighbor to the north hold (purple) reign? Three retired ...

The Ohio State Fair is set to kick off on Wednesday, July 23, and dairy farmers are revealing this year’s butter sculptures.

The butter cow is a 122-year-old tradition that started as a butter-sculpting contest in the early 1900s. Here's what to expect in 2025.

What better way to celebrate a state’s dairy products than with a butter sculpture? On Tuesday, the 2025 Ohio State Fair unveiled its 2025 butter cow creation, and it took 335 hours to complete and ...

Wander into America’s most iconic summer fairs where flavor, tradition, and wild fun collide in the most unforgettable way.

His famous size-96 Lucchese boots are heading to Washington, D.C., where they'll be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution as part of a new exhibit.

Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2025 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair. Nominations included descriptions of how living on the farm and choosing farming as an ...

DART will provide free rides to cooling centers while the Polk County Extreme Temperature Plan is in effect.

In 2023, Trump previewed his vision for including the Iowa State Fair in the nation’s 250 th birthday celebrations.

This summer, the Schwartzkopf Gallery's first international artist expounds on a classic poet's wisdom about longing through ...

We put together a list of events happening across Eastern Iowa and beyond in August of 2025. Many of them are based here in ...