Like the 2025 Iowa State Fair Gets closer, it’s time to start planning the free concerts and entertainment you will see. With 100 days for the State Fair, the organizers unveiled the complete concert alignments on April 29.
Although admission to the State Fair is required to attend these free events, once in the exhibition center, you will find dozens of free concerts during the 11 days of the fair. Adult admission tickets are $ 11 in advance of the State Fair or $ 16 at the door.
Here is an overview of the free entertainment of the Iowa 2025 state fair.
2025 Iowa State Fair Fair Free Concerts at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater
The Susan Knapp amphitheater of Iowa State Fair will be the destination of free country music in 2025. See programming for each night of the fair:
- August 7: Ty Myers (Country), 8 p.m.
- August 8: Creed Fisher (country), 8 p.m.
- August 9: Waylon Wyatt (country), 8 p.m.
- August 10: The Castellows (Country), 8 p.m.
- August 11: Kashus Culpepper (country), 8 p.m.
- August 12: Drew Baldridge (country) 8 p.m.
- August 13: Tanner Adell (country) 8 p.m.
- August 14: William Clark Green (country), 8 p.m.
- August 15: Brent Cobb (country), 8 p.m.
- August 16: Drake White (country), 8 p.m.
- August 17: Redferrin (country), 7 p.m.
Anne and Bill Riley Stage are home to free concerts, entertainment at the Iowa 2025 State Fair
You will find more variety on the Anne and Bill Riley stage. In addition to the Search for Bill Riley talentsIt will host free concerts, a hypnotist and the coronation of the Queen’s fair on the evening of the Iowa 2025 State Fair.
- August 7: The Holy Rocka Rollaz (Rock), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 8: The Holy Rocka Rollaz (Rock), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 9: Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation, 7 p.m.
- August 10: Latin combo sparanderos (salsa / cumbia / Afrobeat), 7 p.m.
- August 11: Six calls (pop), 7 and 9 p.m.
- August 12: Herman’s Hermits (pop / folk), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 13: Herman’s Hermits (pop / folk), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 14: Ron Diamond (hypnotist), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 15: Ron Diamond (hypnotist), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 16: Ron Diamond (hypnotist), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 17: Rebecca St. James (Christian), 7 p.m.
Midamerican Energy Stage is organizing a range of free concerts in 2025 Iowa State Fair
Whether you are looking for a tribute group of the Beatles, a dancing evening or rock music, you will find many free concerts on the Midamerican Energy stage
- August 7: Taylor Inspired Dance Party (pop / electronics / dance), 8 p.m.
- August 8: Les Nadas (folk), 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- August 9: The end (a tribute to the Beatles), 8 p.m.
- August 10: Pecos and the roofs (country), 8 p.m.
- August 11: Petrocle (smooth rock), 8 p.m.
- August 12: Electric avenue (MTV ’80s Tribute), 8 p.m.
- August 13: Allie Colleen (country), 8 p.m.
- August 14: Pork tornadoes (pop): 8 p.m.
- August 15: Not quite brothers (rock), 8 p.m.
- August 16: Jason Brown (country), 8 p.m.
- August 17: Journey from the Heart (Rock), 7 p.m.
Funny forest stage line at the Iowa 2025 state faire
- The experience of shredder! – where comedy and magic collide
- Brad Weston (comedy / juggler)
Other free entertainment at the Iowa State Fair
You will also find other entertainment distributed in the Fair field of the Iowa State. More details and hours will be announced in July.
- Chainsaw artists Gary Keenan, Tj Jenkins and Clint Henik at Expo Hill
- The Flying Royals Trapeze Show Sponsored by Mountain Valley Spring Water in the lawn of the Jacobson Exhibition Center
- Hot Glass Academy At the Heritage Village, next to First Church
- Cowboy training campnorth of small hands on the farm
- Children can cook a kitchen show Au Variety Theater
- The Ice Cream Show with Greg Frisbeewalk in the fairground
- Bandaloni, walk in the fairground
- Hillbilly Bob, walk in the fairground
Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez is a general journalist for the register mission. Touch it vreyynodriguez@cartermedia.com Or follow it on Twitter @Victoriareynar.