And just like that, we're down to the final day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair

Iowa's biggest and arguably best summer tradition is approaching record attendance territory , but we'll have to wait until Monday to get the final tally. The total through Friday, Day 9, is 952,348, which is 3,794 behind last year's nine-day total. The fair needs to average about 115,167 people through the gates on its final two days to break the all-time attendance record.

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Here's what you need to know about Day 11 of the 2025 Iowa State Fair.

Day 11: Sunday, Aug. 17

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