The 2025 Iowa State Fair marks the 171st year of the state's biggest event. It's a summer tradition that draws more than 1 million people to the east Des Moines fairgrounds.

Video above from KCCI archives: Family attempts to eat 180 Iowa State Fair foods

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17.

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Here's what you need to know about Day 5 of the 2025 Iowa State Fair.

Day 5: Monday, Aug. 11

Grandstand : Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest The Outlaws, 8 p.m.; tickets

Free stage headliners : Kashus Culpepper at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater, 8 p.m.; Six Appeal at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; PetRock at the MidAmerican En

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