Iowa State Fair adds Red Clay Strays, AJR concerts to Grandstand lineup ...

Country, Southern rock and blues-inspired band The Red Clay Strays and pop group AJR will perform concerts at the 2026 Iowa ...

The Iowa State Fair is moving the Christian concert to closing night and kicking off with a country act. See the newest 2026 ...

Country music star Riley Green will perform at this year's Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Here's how to get tickets to his ...

The Red Clay Stays and AJR were both announced as Grandstand concerts at the 2026 Iowa State Fair.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, at the fair's website. The 2026 Iowa State Fair is set for Aug. 13-23.

DES MOINES, Iowa – After teasing two more Iowa State Fair Grandstand acts this week, fair officials have revealed the artists who will perform at this summer’s fair. The Red Clay Strays will perform ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — For the second day in a row, the Iowa State Fair has teased a Grandstand act for the 2026 fair. Fair ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — It might seem far away, but the countdown to the 2026 Iowa State Fair is officially underway as the first two artists to perform in the Grandstand Concert Series have been announced ...

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons released economic impact study results this morning during an event on the fairgrounds. (RI photo) A new study suggests year-round activities on the Iowa State ...

Sculptor Sarah Pratt and one of the butter cows she has created at the Iowa State Fair. (Iowa State Fair photo) A few iconic Iowa State Fair items in a Washington, D.C. museum are giving state fair ...