Taste the Fair Spirit: Discover New Foods at the 2026 Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (07/07/2026) (readMedia)-- There's no better way to celebrate Fair Spirit than by discovering what's new on the menu! Be among the first to see the newest Fair foods set to debut at the 2026 Iowa State Fair by joining our Facebook Live stream on July 14 at 1 p.m. We'll reveal the 2026 Top 11 Best New Food finalists and kick off one of the Fair's most anticipated traditions.

Watch as the top three finalists are announced, then get ready to cast your vote during Fair Spirit, August 13-23. Your next Fair favorite could be just one bite away!

2026 New Food List

• 1776 Dubai Strawberries
• 1776 Parmesan Ice Cream
• Affogato
• All-American Scrambled Egg Roll
• Amaretto Ice Cream, Cake Batter with Chocolate Cake Balls and Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream
• America's "Berry" Good Grilled Cheese
• Banana Cream Fries
• BBQ Pulled Pork Cheddar Corn Bread Waffle
• Bedrock Twist
• Belgian Chocolate Covered Strawberries
• Biscoff Cookie Butter Cheesecake Funnel Cake
• Bison Burger
• Bison Cheesesteak Slider
• Bison Nachos
• Burrata Bomb
• Butter Dipped Ice Cream Cone
• Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar
• Cajun Cluck 'N' Chaos
• Candied Pork Belly Mac & Cheese Pizza Slice
• Caramel Apple Cheesecake Roasted Pecans
• Caramel Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll
• Caviar and Chicken Nuggets Package
• Cinnamon Cloud Rolls
• Cinnamozza Kdog
• Cluck Yeah Hush Puppies
• Cowboy Candy
• Deep Fried Cookie Dough Pie
• Dough-Noli
• Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
• Firecracker Churros
• Flamin' Hot Cheetos® Breakfast Burrito
• French Silk Cannoli
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Fried Saimin Noodles
• Fried Saimin with Huli Chicken
• Fuego Bowl
• Garlic Dill Pickle Cheese Curds
• Garlic Parmesan Pretzel
• Hand Rolled Pretzel
• Hawaiian Ricotta Ravioli
• Hd-Smokin' Cowboy Dog
• Homestead Bites
• HoQ Crunchy Lamb Wrap
• Hot Honey Chicken Wrap
• Huli Chicken
• Iowa Sweet Corn & Popcorn Sundae
• Italian Hand Pies
• Jalapeño White Cheddar Pretzel Dog
• Kalua Pork
• Kama'aina Bento
• Kama'aina Mix
• Kapu Poke Bowl
• Liberty Shrimp Melt
• Loaded Sausage Waffle Stick
• Massive Mix
• Mozza-Tini
• Northshore Poke Bowl
• Oreo® Overload Nachos
• Pastrami Burger
• Patriotic Molten Lava Celebration
• Patriotic Nachos
• PB & J Corndog
• Pecan Caramel Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll
• Pete's Southwest Salad
• Porky Parm Gnocchi
• Porky Pileup
• Saigon Birria Pupusa
• Scotch Egg
• Shoyu Poke Bowl
• Spam Musubi
• Spicy Italian Sausage Dog
• Star-Spangled Swine
• Star-Spangled
• Strawberry Bliss
• Stuffed Tater Kegs
• Sweet Americana
• Tanghulu
• The 1776 Liberty Bowl
• This Little Piggy Tornado
• Ultimate Bacon-Brisket Mac & Cheese Donut
• Ultimate Minneapple Pie
• Waimea Poke Bowl
• Walkin' Oreo® Sundae
• Zower Sour Taghulu

Find food descriptions at www.iowastatefair.org/food/whats-new.

The 2026 Iowa State Fair has a lineup of over 80 new foods from nearly 200 food stands. Four brand-new vendors and five new food stands will make their debut at the Fair in 2026.

Get a taste of Fair Spirit live on July 14 at 1 p.m.! Tune in at https://www.facebook.com/iowastatefair and join the Fair Spirit fun from wherever you are!

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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. Fair Spirit, to be held August 13–23, 2026, promises to stand as one of its most historic events yet. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.