State fair · August 13–23, 2026

Iowa State Fair 2026

⌖ Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317

2514 dishes, 197 stands and places, 33 shows, gathered from the fair's own listings. Open the fair in Fair Wishlist to search them, save what you want, and see where it is on the map.

New this year · 4Every food · 2,514Schedule · 33 shows

Shows

• Aaron WatsonAugust 23 7 pm
• Asleep at the WheelAugust 19 8 pm
• Bandaloni11 showings
• Brad Weston11 showings
• Chainsaw Carvers11 showings
• Chancey WilliamsAugust 22 8 pm
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels2 showings
• Dwayne GretzkyAugust 23 7 pm
• Eli Young BandAugust 21 8 pm
• Hairball2 showings
• Hillbilly Bob11 showings
• Hot Glass Academy11 showings
• Iowa State Fair Queen CoronationAugust 15 7 pm
• Jake WorthingtonAugust 13 8 pm
• Jammy Buffet2 showings
• Jason BrownAugust 22 8 pm
• Josh BaldwinAugust 13 8 pm
• La Sonora DinamitaAugust 16 7 pm
• Montgomery Gentry featuring Eddie MontgomeryAugust 14 8 pm
• Moon TaxiAugust 15 8 pm
• Not Quite BrothersAugust 21 8 pm
• Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show11 showings
• PetRockAugust 17 8 pm
• Ron Diamond6 showings
• ShenaniGuns! Comedy Wild West Show11 showings
• SlaughterAugust 20 8 pm
• The AmirrorCAN Men11 showings
• The Britins4 showings
• The Nadas2 showings
• The Rubber Chicken Show with Greg Frisbee11 showings
• Tonic Sol-fa4 showings
• Tribute to the Troops4 showings
• Tyler HalversonAugust 18 8 pm

Stands and places

• $5 Dinner22 dishes
• A Blend Above1 dishes
• A&W Root Beer7 dishes
• A&W Rootbeer7 dishes
• America’s Super Fry15 dishes
• Applishus16 dishes
• Arnold’s Concessions Brat Haus18 dishes
• Aunt Mary’s Italian Great Grinder3 dishes
• B & K Concessions - Hot dogs and Nachos15 dishes
• Bacon Box26 dishes
• Bao Bao’s Tanghulu4 dishes
• Barksdale’s Chocolate Chip Cookies8 dishes
• Barksdale’s State Fair Cookie Factory6 dishes
• Bauder’s Ice Cream15 dishes
• Beattie’s Melon Patch14 dishes
• Best Concessions8 dishes
• Bettie’s Foot Longs15 dishes
• Big Acai Bowls13 dishes
• Big Cup41 dishes
• Biscuit Bar50 dishes
• Blue Ribbon Bar & Eatery106 dishes
• Bows By By Lisa Luann2 dishes
• Brad & Harry’s Cheese Curds7 dishes
• Brad & Harry’s Deep Fried Cheese Curds6 dishes
• Bubbly11 dishes
• Bud Light Trailer5 dishes
• Buni’s Cinnamon Rolls15 dishes
• Campbell’s Boss Hog Stand18 dishes
• Campbell’s Concession28 dishes
• Campbell’s Concessions-4H43 dishes
• Campbell’s Corn Dogs8 dishes
• Campbell’s Corn Dogs & Lemonade10 dishes
• Campbell’s Corn Dogs and Ice Cold Drinks10 dishes
• Campbell’s Double Bacon Corn Dogs10 dishes
• Campbell’s Ice Cream4 dishes
• Campbell’s Lemonade and Corn Dogs10 dishes
• Campbell’s Pavilion2 dishes
• Carl’s Gizmo17 dishes
• Carter’s Cotton Candy and Sno Cones8 dishes
• Cattle Barn Café58 dishes
• Cattlemen’s Beef Quarters44 dishes
• Cattlemen’s Beef Quarters - Express42 dishes
• Chocolate Moonshine2 dishes
• Chocolate Storybook3 dishes
• Chuckie’s Famous Breaded Pork Tenderloins10 dishes
• CinnieSmith’s23 dishes
• Clair’s Classic Foods9 dishes
• Cluckin’ Coop17 dishes
• Completely Nuts Ag Building6 dishes
• Coney Corner33 dishes
• Cotton Candy Wagon16 dishes
• Crutchfield’s Corn Dogs5 dishes
• Crutchfield’s Fresh Squeezed Lemonade3 dishes
• Crutchfield’s Lemonade3 dishes
• Dairy Zone14 dishes
• Deep Fried Twinkies, Oreo Cookies and Candy Bars10 dishes
• DG - Destination Grille8 dishes
• Diggity Dawg Bakery5 dishes
• Dough Crazy17 dishes
• Duke’s Poutine9 dishes
• Epic Eateries4 dishes
• Fair Food Fridays15 dishes
• Ford Concessions Sundaes and Flurries19 dishes
• Fresh American Lamb21 dishes
• Fresh Squeezed Lemonade7 dishes
• Fried Food Factory23 dishes
• Fyfe’s Cheese on a Stick and Corn Dogs9 dishes
• Fyfe’s Cotton Candy and Deep Fried Candy Bars13 dishes
• Fyfe’s State Fair Grinders and Pizza Bread12 dishes
• Gardner’s Wisconsin Cheese & Sausage2 dishes
• Georgie’s Old Fashion Root Beer, Pretzels & Nachos16 dishes
• GoldenKDog7 dishes
• Gpop’s Candy shop17 dishes
• Grater Taters15 dishes
• Great River Maple12 dishes
• Greek Olives10 dishes
• Hagar’s Hoagies24 dishes
• Hare Do1 dishes
• Hoppy’s Lemonade4 dishes
• HoQ8 dishes
• Hot Turkey Legs3 dishes
• Hotchkiss’s Fried Chicken8 dishes
• Hotchkiss’s Steak and Shake Ups10 dishes
• Ice Cold Root Beer7 dishes
• Icee14 dishes
• Iowa Beef Industry Council1 dishes
• Iowa Craft Beer Tent9 dishes
• Iowa Egg Council2 dishes
• Iowa Honey4 dishes
• Iowa Honey Producers Association3 dishes
• Iowa Meat Processors Association1 dishes
• Iowa Pork Producers2 dishes
• Iowa Pork Producers - Iowa Pork Tent12 dishes
• Iowa Pork Producers Grab Stand2 dishes
• Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Assoc.10 dishes
• Iowa Wine Experience11 dishes
• Isabel Burke Salt Water Taffy5 dishes
• Island Noodles11 dishes
• Its Dough Time13 dishes
• Jada’s Funnel Cake20 dishes
• Jalapeno Pete’s39 dishes
• Josephine’s Glazed Doughnuts5 dishes
• JR’s SouthPork Ranch24 dishes
• Kama’aina grill24 dishes
• Kinnear’s Steak and Pork Tips14 dishes
• Koepp’s Nut Rolls7 dishes
• Leimon’s Pizzeria29 dishes
• Lemonade4 dishes
• McConnell’s Corn Dogs and Lemonade9 dishes
• McConnell’s Corn Dogs, Funnel Cakes and Lemonade15 dishes
• McConnell’s Ice Cold Root Beer6 dishes
• McConnell’s Ice Cream Cones, Malts and Shakes14 dishes
• McConnell’s Mac & Cheese13 dishes
• McConnell’s Old Fashion Fountain Service23 dishes
• McConnell’s Root Beer Floats9 dishes
• McConnell’s Walking Tacos11 dishes
• McConnells Corndogs8 dishes
• McGrath’s Chicken and Steak16 dishes
• McGrath’s Funnel Cakes10 dishes
• McGrath’s Philly Steak and Chicken on a Stick19 dishes
• Mconnell’s Elephant Ears and Funnel Cakes7 dishes
• Messer Furniture1 dishes
• Midwest Dairy Association4 dishes
• Milo Locker Meats3 dishes
• Mini Donuts8 dishes
• Mini Doughnuts6 dishes
• Minneapple Pie6 dishes
• Nectar of the Vine1 dishes
• Nitro Ice Cream12 dishes
• Old Time Concessions7 dishes
• Old West Roadhouse BBQ12 dishes
• Ollie’s Crab Fritters3 dishes
• Over the Top29 dishes
• Ozark Mountain Dessert Coffee2 dishes
• Palazzo’s Java House15 dishes
• Patinella’s Gyros14 dishes
• Pickle Dawg and Footlongs13 dishes
• Pioneer Wagon10 dishes
• Po-Boys15 dishes
• Pork Chop on a Stick3 dishes
• Pretzels8 dishes
• Quesadilla Junction15 dishes
• Rand Hill Farms6 dishes
• Randy Freeman- carvings2 dishes
• Saigonais Cuisine15 dishes
• Sampler Corndog Stand13 dishes
• Schuler’s Popcorn and Cotton Candy9 dishes
• Sensational LLC8 dishes
• Shrimp Shack15 dishes
• Sleepy Bison Grill4 dishes
• Smith’s13 dishes
• Smokey’s Grill24 dishes
• Stockman’s Inn34 dishes
• Taco King19 dishes
• Taylor Concessions18 dishes
• Taylor G Home LLC3 dishes
• The Bird’s Nest21 dishes
• The Bird’s Nest - Food21 dishes
• The Bud Tent2 dishes
• The Corn Stand4 dishes
• The Dairy Goodness Barn5 dishes
• The Depot8 dishes
• The Fan Club Inc.1 dishes
• The Jerky Shoppe8 dishes
• The Nut Farm9 dishes
• The Rib Shack38 dishes
• The Salad Bowl16 dishes
• The Snack Box33 dishes
• The Strawberry Station3 dishes
• The Veggie-Table20 dishes
• Thelma’s10 dishes
• Tico Grounds Coffee Company5 dishes
• Traeger Grills1 dishes
• Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee and Kona Ice44 dishes
• True Honey Teas1 dishes
• Turkey Time6 dishes
• Turkey Time’s All American Grill18 dishes
• Turkey Time’s Strawberry Smoothie Hut7 dishes
• Turkey Time’s Strawberry Smoothie Plaza3 dishes
• Turkey Time’s Strawberry Smoothies3 dishes
• U.S. Flight Co.1 dishes
• Vertical Vision Flight Academy1 dishes
• Waffle Chix9 dishes
• Walleye on a Stick12 dishes
• Watkins Household products4 dishes
• Well’s Wonder Bar8 dishes
• West Des Moines United Methodist Church36 dishes
• What’s Your Cheez19 dishes
• Whatcha Smokin? BBQ16 dishes
• Wild Card Pizza11 dishes
• Winn & Sara’s Kitchen5 dishes
• Wiseguys Woodfired Pizza13 dishes
• Wonder Bars12 dishes
• X M Beauty LLC1 dishes
• Xtreme Tenderloins20 dishes
• Yum Yum Shoppe18 dishes
• Zag’s Popcorn15 dishes

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