Special Events at Farm Bureau Park
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
-Stop the bleed and injury prevention tips Unity Point Health
- Hands-Only CPR Training: American Red Cross
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Stop the bleed and injury prevention tips Unity Point Health
- Hands-Only CPR training: American Red Cross
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 - YOUNG FARMERS KID-FOCUSED DAY
9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
- Free kids’ fun farm activities and prizes Sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Young Farmers
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
- Hands-Only CPR Training: American Red Cross
Event at another location
4:30 PM in the Pioneer Livestock Pavillion
- Governor’s Charity Steer Show in the Pioneer Livestock Pavillion - Charity Auction immediately following in the Penningroth Media Center.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Hands-Only CPR & AED Training: Unity Point Health
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Free Blood Pressure Screenings: Grand View University Nursing Student Association
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 - FARM BUREAU DAY
9 AM to NOON
- Farm Bureau’s Cookout Contest on the Grand Concourse. Judging at 9:30 AM
9 AM to 12 PM
- Iowa Farm Bureau Board Reception on the Grand Concourse
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Everyday Stretching Exercises Farm Bureau Wellness
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Free Glaucoma Screenings: Wolfe Eye Clinics
- Hands-Only CPR training: American Red Cross
Event at another location
9:00 AM
- Century and Heritage Farm Awards at Pioneer Livestock Pavilion
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Free Glaucoma Screenings: Wolfe Eye Clinics
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Stop the bleed and injury prevention tips: Unity Point Health
- Hands-Only CPR & AED Training: Unity Point Health
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
9:30 AM to NOON
- Free Skin Cancer Screenings: John Stoddard Cancer Center at Unity Point Health
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Spin to Win & Learn About Cancer Prevention: John Stoddard Cancer Center at Unity Point Health
- Free blood pressure screenings American Pharmacists Association
“PULLING FOR IOWA FARMERS” PULL-TAB GIVEAWAY
Help us ‘pull for Iowa farmers’ by playing Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Pulling for Iowa Farmers” Pull-Tab Giveaway to win some of your favorite state fair foods made possibly by Iowa farmers.
It’s easy to play! To get your pull-tab tickets, visit Farm Bureau Park at the 2026 Iowa State Fair, play the Farm Strong challenge in the game tent, and every player (18 or over) gets a pull-tab ticket. For a chance to win, simply pull the tabs on the ticket. If you match all (3) tabs on the ticket, you win the fair food item that is displayed. Winning fair foods include: a Pork Chop on a Stick, a Cheeseburger, a Turkey Leg or a Strawberry Slushie.
For official contest rules, visit the game booth.
GOVERNOR’S CHARITY STEER SHOW
The Iowa Farm Bureau will sponsor a steer at the Iowa Governor’s Steer Show during the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15. This event, hosted by the Office of the Governor of Iowa, the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, and the Iowa Beef Industry Council has helped raise over $6 million in donations to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa.
Iowa youth exhibitors and their steers will share the spotlight with celebrity guests during this one-of-a-kind event. Each steer has been proudly raised by a young Iowan involved in the cattle industry. Among the celebrity exhibitors, Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson will join Kennedy Linkenmeyer and their steer, Colonel, in the show ring to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and future of Iowa agriculture.
