Iowa State Fair 2024 Attendance. Sunday, aug 11, 2024 des moines, ia. Iowa state fair staff announced that 2024′s attendance was the highest in the 170 years of the event.

Fair officials said 1,182,682 people attended the 2024 iowa state fair, breaking the previous high of 1,170,375, which was established in 2019. Attendance records fell during the 2024 iowa state fair.