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Iowa State Fair Announces Acts for Free Stages

Iowa State Fair Announces Acts for Free Stages

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From the Iowa State Fair:

Only 98 days until the 2022 Iowa State Fair and we can’t wait to talk about entertainment, competition, special contests, and MORE! Concrete statues and parade applications are open. Entries for food, livestock, and family living are coming in. Applications for seasonal employment are being accepted today. Get a couple of coupons for buckets or cups of Barksdale’s Iowa State Fair cookies or the Sky Glider, Giant Slide, Ye Old Mill. And, save money with a value pack full of discounts, ride wristbands, and advance admission tickets.

You can test your Iowa State Fair knowledge with a 100 Days Until the Iowa State Fair Trivia Night with Iowa PBS on Zoom at 7 p.m. there is still time to register at iowapbs.org/events.

Check out the list of FREE entertainment below from classic rock and Christian to country and Fair favorites Hairball, Country Gold, Ron Diamond, Bob Dorr, and The Nadas. There won’t be a night to miss!

You can also find our complete Grandstand list of concerts on sale now at iowastatefair.org.

Susan Knapp Amphitheater – Sponsored by Prairie Meadows with media sponsor WHO 13

August 11                    Ian Munsick

August 12                    Adam Doleac

August 13                    Frank Ray

August 14                    Sammy Kershaw

August 15                    Country Gold featuring LeRoy VanDyke with T.G. Sheppard and Kelly Lang

August 16                    HAIRBALL

August 17                    HAIRBALL

August 18                    Wang Chung

August 19                    Levi Hummon

August 20                    Slaughter

August 21                    Casey Donahew

 

Anne and Bill Riley Stage – Sponsored by Pepsi with media sponsor iHeart

August 11-12               Liliac

August 13                    2022 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation

August 14                    Parranderos Latin Combo & Pillao Rodriguez

August 15-20               Ron Diamond

August 21                    Anne Wilson

 

MidAmerican Energy Stage with Iowa Realty and media sponsor KCCI

August 11                    Jason Brown

August 12                    The Nadas

August 13                    Colt Ford

August 14                    Bulletboys

August 15                    Stephen Pearcy the Voice of RATT

August 16                    Spencer Crandall

August 17                    Alana Springsteen

August 18                    Resurrection- A Journey Tribute

August 19                    Chase Matthew

August 20                    Bob Dorr’s Iowa Music Revue

August 21                    Quiet Riot

Fun Forest Stage – Sponsored by Community Choice Credit Union

August 11-21               Fantastick Patrick

August 11-21               The Rubber Chicken Show with Greg Frisbee

 

Other Grounds Entertainment

Chainsaw Artists Gary Keenan and TJ Jenkins – Country School area

Red Trouser Show – Expo Hill

Brian Sobaski’s Straw Art – Near Giant Slide

Sandscapes – Thrill Ville Entrance on Grand

Disc-Connected K-9s, sponsored by Mountain Valley Spring Water – Jacobsen Building West Lawn

Wheels of Agriculture – Near Gate 13 and Little Hands on the Farm

Bandaloni, Strolling Piano, Robocars – Strolling

All free entertainment is available with admission. Adult advance admission tickets are just $9 in advance ($14 at the gate). Purchase tickets online at iowastatefair.org or beginning July 5, tickets will be available at participating Iowa Hy-Vee, Fareway, and Price Chopper locations.  The Iowa State Fair Ticket Office also opens Tuesday, July 5 for walk-up orders.

The complete daily program of events and entertainment will be released in July.

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