2025 Iowa State Fair Attendance. You can read attendance numbers below to see how 2024 compared to the last iowa state fair in 2023, 2022 and 2021. Here's how attendance for the fair has compared to past years:
The iowa state fair is an annual state fair created in 1854 and held on the iowa state fairgrounds since 1886. Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the iowa state fair is the single largest event in the state of iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.