"Nothing Compares" to Iowa State Fair Free Entertainment
DES MOINES, IA (05/31/2018) (readMedia)-- From classic rock, comedy, and 90's hits, from hip-hop, to Christian, jazz, blues, pop and country, "Nothing Compares" to the Free Entertainment line up at the 2018 Iowa State Fair. More than a half million dollars' worth of free entertainment can be found August 9-19, 2018.
A complete listing of dates and locations follows, visit www.iowastatefair.org for more information:
Susan Knapp Amphitheater sponsored by Coors Light with media sponsor FOX 17
August 9 High Valley
August 10 Drew Baldridge
August 11 Faren Rachels
August 12 Jordan Davis
August 13 Ashley McBryde
August 14 Tegan Marie
August 15 Country Gold
August 16 Brown and Gray
August 17 Runaway June
August 18 Muscadine Bloodlines
August 19 The Gap Experience
Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi with media sponsor CW IOWA 23
August 9-10 Matt's Family Jam
August 11 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation
August 12-13 Redhead Express
August 14-18 Ron Diamond
August 19 Jordan Feliz
Bud Light Stage with media sponsor Local 5
August 9 Queensryche
August 10 Faster Pussycat
August 11 The Iron Maidens
August 12 Lissie
August 13-14 Hairball
August 15 Great White
August 16 Brian Howe, formerly of Bad Company
August 17 Autograph
August 18 Paradise Kitty
August 19 Here Come the Mummies
MidAmerican Energy Stage with Iowa Reality and media sponsor KCCI 8
August 9 The Lone Bellow
August 10 The Nadas
August 11-12 Renata
August 13 Biz Markie
August 14 Marc Broussard
August 15 Leela James
August 16 Martin Sexton
August 17 Bob Dorr and the Iowa Music Review
August 18 Blessid Union of Souls
August 19 DMC of Run DMC
Fun Forest Stage
August 9-19 The Dollipops
August 9-19 The Rubber Chicken Show Featuring Greg Frisbee
Grounds Entertainment
Don't miss grounds entertainment daily from Fair favorites; Chainsaw Artist Gary Keenan, Hedrick's Petting Zoo and the Red Trouser Show. Brian Sobaski's straw art returns to the Thrill Ville entrance and Sandscapes will be sculpting outside near the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building. Popular acrobatic show, iFlip and the walking transformers, Robocars return for 2018. Dan Dan the Famer Man comedy is making his Iowa State Fair debut.
All free entertainment is available with admission. Advanced admission tickets are available for $8 now through August 8. Purchase tickets online at iowastatefair.org or beginning July 1 tickets will be available at participating Iowa Hy-Vee, Hy-Vee Drug, Fareway, Price Chopper, and Cash Saver locations. The Iowa State Fair Ticket Office opens Monday, July 5 for walk-up orders.
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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 State Fair Moments, August 9-19, 2018. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.