Competitions at the Fair!

July 18, 2019
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The Iowa State Fair is 20 days away!

The Iowa State Fair is known for being a great State Fair! One of the things that makes our Fair so great are all of the different competitions that take place! This year for the Blue Ribbon Foundation’s annual Corndog Kickoff, held last weekend, the theme was “Let the Competition Begin!” Attendees sat at tables with centerpieces themed after some of the Iowa State Fair competitions and got their picture taken to look like they were part of muttin’ busting and the outhouse races. Read on to learn about more competitions that you may have never heard about at the Fair!

Checkers Tournament
Youth Checkers: Friday, August 16 • 9 a.m. Registration: 8 to 9 a.m.
Adult (18 years +) Checkers: Saturday, August 17 • 9 a.m. Registration: 8 to 9 a.m.
Administration Building Porch, east side Contact: Tim Moore, 319/325-3635, bos.bud@hotmail.com
DESCRIPTION: A board game with two opponents; the object is to capture your opponent’s pieces.

MARVELOUS HAT CONTEST
Wednesday, August 14 • 11 a.m. • Older Iowans Day at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi with media sponsor CW Iowa 23 Registration: 9:30 a.m.
East of the Anne and Bill Riley stage
Contact: Kathie Ruth, 515/967-7092, billandkathietcb@Q.com
DESCRIPTION: Dress up your favorite hat and show it off at the Fair

OUTHOUSE RACES
Tuesday, August 13 • 2:30 p.m. Grand Concourse Sponsored by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Contact: Darlene Kretzschmar, 515/988-0583, darkretzs@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION: Teams gather and create home-made outhouses on wheels and compete in a relay race.

Bags Tournament
Saturday, August 17 Registration: Singles: 9-9:45 a.m., Doubles: 9 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Singles: 10 a.m. Doubles: 12 p.m. Grand Concourse
Sponsored by VPS

Contact: Ryan Beck, 515/975-0419, rbeck62@gmail.com

DESCRIPTION: Toss corn-filled bags into an angled board. Players score points by hitting the board or making it in the hole.

Visit https://www.iowastatefair.org/upl/downloads/participate/contests/fairtim... to learn more about different Fair time competitions. Remember to take part in all your #FairFavorites but also branch out and try new things!

 

- Gabrielle Gerke, PR Intern