County fair season will be here before you know it! Courtesy of the Association of Iowa Fairs website, here are some details on 2024 county fairs in Eastern Iowa:

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Appanoose County Fair, Centerville

  • July 15th through 20th
  • Featuring a talent show, a rodeo, live music, and a demolition derby
  • Details on daily passes and season passes HERE

Allamakee County Fair, Waukon

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, motocross, a rodeo, tough trucks, and a concert from The Pork Tornadoes (7/19)
  • Fair admission is free - tickets for grandstand events will be available for purchase HERE

Benton County Fair, Vinton

  • June 19th through 24th
  • Featuring a car show, a demolition derby, and Bullring Mania

Bremer County Fair, Waverly

  • July 28th through August 3rd
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, a Christian music festival, a rodeo, a 4-H kids carnival, a demolition derby, Tough Trucks, and a pie auction
  • Fair admission is free - details on tickets for grandstand events HERE

Buchanan County Fair, Independence

  • July 16th through 21st
  • Featuring concerts from Eddie Montgomery (7/18) and Walker Hayes (7/19), sprint car races, monster trucks, and a demolition derby
  • Purchase concert tickets HERE

Butler County Fair, Allison

  • June 19th through 23rd
  • Featuring a tractor pull, a rodeo, Night of Destruction, races, and a concert from Sammy Kershaw (6/22)
  • Purchase grandstand tickets HERE

Cedar County Fair, Tipton

  • July 10th through 14th
  • Featuring Sprint Cars, a rodeo, a truck & tractor pull, Tuff Trucks, and a concert from Rodney Atkins & Easton Corbin (7/13)
  • Season passes are available to purchase online HERE

Central Iowa Fair, Marshalltown

  • July 10th through 13th
  • Featuring a rodeo, a Redneck Race, mud volleyball, Kid Land, a color fun run, and concerts - full schedule TBA

Clayton County Fair, Garnavillo

  • July 31st through August 5th
  • Featuring live music, a demolition derby, motocross, the Clayton County Bull Bash, and a truck & tractor pull
  • Details on fair admission HERE

Clinton County Fair, Dewitt

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring live music, Cowboy Mounted Shooting, a rodeo, a tractor pull, and a demolition derby
  • Details on fair admission HERE

Davis County Fair, Bloomfield

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring a tractor pull, races, a demolition derby, and a concert from Sammy Kershaw (7/19)
  • Details on grandstand event tickets HERE

Delaware County Fair, Manchester

  • July 8th through 14th
  • Featuring motocross, tough trucks, a truck & tractor pull, a draft horse show, a demolition derby, and concerts from Chris Young (7/11) & Brantley Gilbert (7/12)
  • Details on admission HERE and grandstand event tickets HERE

Des Moines County Fair, West Burlington

  • July 23rd through 29th
  • Featuring a rodeo, a talent show, mutton bustin', and a mentalist
  • Admission is free

Dubuque County Fair, Dubuque

  • July 23rd through 28th
  • Featuring a concert from Skillet & Theory of a Deadman (7/26), a truck & tractor pull, a demo derby, and a midway
  • Details on admission and concert tickets HERE

Fayette County Fair, West Union

  • July 23rd through 27th
  • Featuring concerts from Hairball (7/23) and Kip Moore (7/26), races, a demolition derby, and a midway
  • Admission is free - purchase concert tickets HERE

Floyd County Fair, Charles City

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring races, Tuff Trucks, concerts, and a demolition derby
  • Details on admission and event tickets HERE

Great Jones County Fair, Monticello

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring concerts from Lainey Wilson (7/18), Creed, Switchfoot, & Finger Eleven (7/19), Cody Johnson (7/20), & Hailey Whitters (7/21), two truck & tractor pulls, and a midway - full schedule TBA
  • Purchase grandstand event tickets HERE - details on admission HERE

Greater Jefferson County Fair, West Burlington

  • June 24th through 30th
  • Featuring races, motocross, Crash the Clunkers, and a truck & tractor pull
  • Admission is free - details on grandstand event tickets HERE

Grundy County Fair, Grundy Center

  • July 15th through 20th
  • Featuring races, a concert from Not Quite Brothers (7/18), and a demolition derby
  • Purchase concert tickets HERE

Henry County Fair, Mt. Pleasant

  • July 17th through 22nd
  • Featuring a demolition derby, a talent show, and a truck & tractor pull
  • Details on grandstand event tickets HERE

Iowa County Fair, Marengo

  • July 10th through 14th
  • Featuring concerts, a luau, kickball, rides, and a Kiddie Pedal Pull

Jackson County Fair, Makoqueta

  • July 23rd through 28th
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, live music, races, Night of Destruction, and a concert from Justin Moore (7/27)
  • Details on admission HERE - purchase event tickets HERE

Johnson County Fair, Iowa City

  • July 20th through 24th
  • Featuring a talent show, a tractor pull, a carnival, and a concert

Keokuk County Fair, What Cheer

  • July 11th through 14th
  • View the 2024 Fairbook HERE

Lee County Fair, Donnellson

  • July 9th through 14th
  • Featuring bull riding, races, a truck & tractor pull, Flat Track Motorcycles, and a demolition derby
  • Purchase tickets online HERE

Linn County Fair, Central City

  • June 26th through 30th
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, tough trucks, and concerts from Joe Nichols (6/28) and Sara Evans & Tracy Byrd (6/29)
  • Details on admission and grandstand event tickets HERE

Louisa County Fair, Columbus Junction

  • July 23rd through 27th
  • Featuring a talent show, pro wrestling, stock car races, a teen dance, fireworks, and a kids' pedal pull

Mighty Howard County Fair, Cresco

  • June 26th through 30th
  • Featuring races, a rodeo, and concerts from Sawyer Brown (6/28) and Hairball (6/29)
  • Purchase fair cards and grandstand event tickets HERE

Mississippi Valley Fair, Davenport

  • July 30th through August 4th
  • Featuring concerts from Thomas Rhett (7/30), Koe Wetzel & Priscilla Block (7/31), T-Pain (8/1), Bret Michaels (8/2), Alice Cooper (8/3), and Scotty McCreery (8/4)
  • Purchase fair cards and passes HERE

Mitchell County Fair, Osage

  • July 31st through August 4th
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, Tuff Trucks, a rodeo, and a demolition derby
  • Details on admission and tickets HERE

Monroe County Fair, Albia

  • July 25th through 29th
  • Featuring a rodeo, Ultimate Mud Drag, a demolition derby, and live music
  • Details on grandstand event prices HERE

Muscatine County Fair, West Liberty

  • July 17th through 21st
  • Featuring a tractor pull, donkey races, trailer races, harness horse racing, and a concert from Trace Adkins (7/20)
  • Purchase fair passes and concert tickets HERE

Poweshiek County Fair, Grinnell

  • July 13th & 16th through 21st
  • Featuring a truck & tractor pull, an animal costume contest, a talent show, and a fashion show
  • More information HERE

Southern Iowa Fair, Oskaloosa (Mahaska County)

  • July 15th through 20th
  • Featuring barrel races, live music, a magician & mentalist show, 4-Wheeler, Dirt Bike Racing & Wheels of Freedom Monster Truck Rides, Redneck Rally, a talent show, and a concert from Eddie Montgomery & Dillon Carmichael (7/20)
  • Details on admission HERE - purchase concert tickets HERE

Van Buren County Fair, Keosauqua

  • July 23rd through 29th
  • Featuring drag races, a truck & tractor pull, a rodeo, and a farm challenge
  • More information HERE

Wapello County Fair, Eldon

  • June 12th through 16th
  • Featuring an ATV/UTV rodeo, live music, and car races
  • More information HERE

Washington County Fair, Washington

  • July 14th through 19th
  • Featuring live music, a demolition derby, a truck & tractor pull, a talent show, and a rodeo
  • Details on admission HERE

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