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Sights from the 2025 Iowa State Fair
Carter Brown, 6, left, Kelsey Brown, 2, center, and Nora Brown, 7, dance as Bandaloni sings during the State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday.
Elizabeth Wood, The Gazette
Grayson Rave, 9, right, and Amelia Rave, 8, center, cool off in front of a fan during the State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday.
Elizabeth Wood photos, CEDAR RAPIDS Gazette
Eleanne Harder paints a portion of the Discovery Garden for the plein air open paint during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday.
Elizabeth Wood, The Gazette
Community members wave to family and friends below the Sky Glider during the State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. The fair runs through Aug. 17.
Elizabeth Wood photos, CEDAR RAPIDS Gazette
Hannah Pratt sculpts a spur out of butter for one of the displays to go with the butter cow during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. Sarah Pratt, the Iowa State Fair’s butter sculptor, said her daughters Hannah and Grace Pratt have been learning how to sculpt butter from her. In July, Sarah, Hannah and Grace went to Washington, D.C., to carve a butter cow for the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Elizabeth Wood, The Gazette
Mitchell Wallin, 13, left, Ayden Chodur, 12, right, and Tucker Janssen, 13, lower a small rubber bat tied to a fishing string in front of people entering the swine barn during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday.
Elizabeth Wood, The Gazette
Floriculture superintendent Andrea Spencer organizes flowers for display after the flowers had been judged and presented with awards during the State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. The floriculture display can be seen through Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair.
Elizabeth Wood, The Gazette
Nicole Derby shaves her cow before Friday’s cattle shows during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday.
