All the Grandstand Shows For 2026 County/State Fairs in Iowa [LIST]

County fair season in Iowa will be here before you know it!

While some county fairs are small and mainly focused on agriculture, others are HUGE annual events with all sorts of Grandstand entertainment! Here are the Iowa county fairs that are bringing national acts to their stages in the summer of 2026, as well as the acts that have been announced for the Iowa State Fair:

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Allamakee County Fair, Waukon

• Tracy Byrd
  • Friday, July 17th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys

Buchanan County Fair, Independence

• Eli Young Band
  • Friday, July 10th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Chayce Beckham

Butler County Fair, Allison

• The Castellows
  • Friday, June 26th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Jess Kellie Adams

Cedar County Fair, Tipton

• Randy Houser
  • Saturday, July 11th at 7:30 p.m.

Central Iowa Fair, Marshalltown

• Sammy Kershaw
  • Saturday, July 11th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guest Sierra Griggs

Clay County Fair, Spencer

• Comedian Gabriel Iglesias
  • Sunday, September 13th at 7:30 p.m.
• Lee Greenwood
  • Monday, September 14th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Jimmy Fortune
• Martina McBride
  • Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Special guest TBA

Clayton County Fair, National

• One of These Nights: Eagles Tribute Band
  • Thursday, August 6th at 8 p.m.
• John Foster
  • Friday, August 7th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Flatland Ridge

Dallas County Fair, Adel

• Tyler Braden
  • Friday, July 10th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Jordan Beem

Delaware County Fair, Manchester

• Koe Wetzel
  • Friday, July 17th at 8:30 p.m.

Dubuque County Fair, Dubuque

• Dylan Marlowe
  • Thursday, July 30th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Atlus
• Sleep Theory
  • Friday, July 31st at
  • With special guest Alborn

Fayette County Fair, West Union

• Totally 80’s Tribute Night: Bohemian Queen and Resurrection
  • Friday, July 24th at 6:30 p.m.
• Nate Smith
  • Saturday, July 25th at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Lauren Watkins and Steve Schroeder

Franklin County Fair, Hampton

• Anne Wilson
  • Thursday, July 16th at 8:30 p.m.
• Get The LED Out
  • Friday, July 17th at 8:30 p.m.
• Craig Morgan
  • Saturday, July 18th at 8:30 p.m.

Great Jones County Fair, Monticello

• Bailey Zimmerman
  • Thursday, July 23rd at 8 p.m.
  • Special guest TBA
• Megan Moroney
  • Friday, July 24th at 8 p.m.
• Riley Green
  • Saturday, July 25th at 8 p.m.
  • Special guest TBA
• Gary Allan
  • Sunday, July 26th at 5 p.m.
  • With special guest Rice Rodeo

Hancock County District Fair, Britt

• Rodney Atkins
  • Thursday, July 30th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Brandon Wisham
• 38 Special
  • Friday, July 31st at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Revel in Red

Iowa State Fair, Des Moines

• HARDY
  • Thursday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest McCoy Moore
• Rod Stewart
  • Friday, August 14th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Richard Marx
• The Red Clay Strays
  • Saturday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
• Lainey Wilson
  • Sunday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Tigirlily Gold
• Staind
  • Monday, August 17th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Hoobastank
• TLC & Salt-N-Pepa
  • Tuesday, August 18th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest En Vogue
• AJR
  • Wednesday, August 19th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Em Beihold
• Riley Green
  • Thursday, August 20th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Mackenzie Carpenter
• BigXthaPlug
  • Saturday, August 22nd at 8 p.m.
• Josiah Queen
  • Sunday, August 23rd at 6 p.m.
  • With special guest Ben Fuller

Jackson County Fair, Maquoketa

• Dylan Scott
  • Saturday, August 1st at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Ashley Cooke

Linn County Fair, Central City

• Arch Allies
  • Friday, June 26th at 7:30 p.m.
• Chase Matthew & Terri Clark
  • Saturday, June 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Marion County Fair, Knoxville

• Gabby Barrett
  • Friday, July 10th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Logan Crosby

Mighty Howard County Fair, Cresco

• Joe Nichols
  • Saturday, June 27th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Hailey Whitters

Mississippi Valley Fair, Davenport

• Brad Paisley
  • Tuesday, August 4th
• Keith Urban
  • Wednesday, August 5th
• Jessie Murph
  • Thursday, August 6th
  • With special guest Stella Lefty
• Tucker Wetmore
  • Friday, August 7th
  • With special guest Braxton Keith
• Goo Goo Dolls
  • Saturday, August 8th
  • With special guest Neon Trees
• Craig Morgan
  • Sunday, August 9th
  • With special guest Neal McCoy

Muscatine County Fair, West Liberty

• Confederate Railroad
  • Thursday, July 16th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Special guest TBA
• Josh Ross & Mark Chesnutt
  • Saturday, July 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Sac County Fair, Sac City

• Walker Montgomery
  • Tuesday, July 28th
  • With special guest Landslide: Fleetwood Mac Tribute
• Lonestar
  • Saturday, August 1st at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Adam Calvert

Warren County Fair, Indianola

• Rhett Walker
  • Wednesday, July 22nd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Blake & Jenna Bolerjack
• Casey Donahew
  • Thursday, July 23rd at 7 p.m.
• Rodney Atkins
  • Friday, July 24th at 7 p.m.

Winneshiek County Fair, Decorah

• Travis Denning
  • Saturday, July 18th at 5:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Confederate Railroad and Kayley Green

Woodbury County Fair, Moville

• Dylan Scott
  • Friday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest KC Bruner

Wright County District Junior Fair, Eagle Grove

• Confederate Railroad
  • Saturday, July 11th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Jared Benson Band

For a full list of county fairs in the state of Iowa, click HERE!

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