Iowa State Fair Grandstand Tickets Still Available

DES MOINES, IA (07/27/2016)(readMedia)-- Just a few short weeks remain to purchase your tickets for the 2016 Grandstand entertainment during the Iowa State Fair. Great seats are still available for the following shows:

August 11: Newsboys with special guest Francesca Battistelli, $30, $35

August 12: Meghan Trainor: The Untouchable Tour with special guests Hailee Steinfeld and Common Kings, $45

August 13: Brett Eldredge with special guest Chris Janson, $32, $37

August 14: Jason Derulo with special guest Daya, $35, $40

August 15: Dierks Bentley with special guest Tucker Beathard, $57

August 16: Rock Hall Three for All: Heart and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick, $32

August 17: Grand Outlaw National Tractor and Truck Pull sponsored by Iowa Farmer Today, $25 adults, $10 children 6-11

August 18: An Evening with Jeff Dunham, $32, $42

August 19: KISS with The Dead Daisies, $50, $60

August 20: Steven Tyler and The Loving Mary Band, $45, $55

August 21: Lady Antebellum with special guest Kelsea Ballerini, $40, $55

Tickets for all Grandstand events are on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800/745-3000 and through the Iowa State Fair Ticket Office. All concert seats are reserved and do not include Fair admission. Gate admission must be purchased separately, and discount advanced tickets are available at the Iowa State Fair ticket office or online at iowastatefair.org until August 10. Convenience charges apply.

The Iowa State Fair Ticket Office, located on the front porch of the Administration Building, is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to Noon on Saturdays. Beginning August 6th, the Ticket Office will be open the following hours:

• Saturday, August 6th – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Sunday, August 7th – 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, August 8th – Tuesday, August 9th – 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Wednesday, August 10th – 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

During the Fair, August 11-21, the Ticket Office will be open for Grandstand will-call pick-ups and ticket sales only. Any remaining tickets will be available for purchase at the Grandstand ticket window open daily at 4 p.m. and Administration Building Ticket office open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the day of the show.

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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. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to the 2016 Iowa State Fair, August 11-21, 2016. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.