What to do and see Saturday at the 2022 Iowa State Fair, from Keith Urban to food on a stick

Des Moines Register staff
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The pork chop on a stick at the Iowa State Fair.
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The 2022 Iowa State Fair runs 11 days, from Thursday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 21. Des Moines Register staffers put together this daily guide to help you enjoy your time at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.

Here are our recommendations for Saturday, Aug. 20.

Help set a Guinness World Record

Four hundred and forty-five. That's the number of cornhole — or bags — players needed to break the Guinness World Record for largest cornhole tournament.

The Iowa State Fair hopes to break that record, set in 2019 when 444 players gathered to play the largest cornhole tournament in San Diego. State Fair organizers hope to topple that record Saturday.

Anyone interested in entering the record-breaking tournament can enter through the Scoreholio app through iOS and Android and follow the link for registration.

The tournament will take place on the Grand Concourse at the Fairgrounds starting at 10 a.m.

Get something on a stick to eat

The Iowa State Fair features more than 60 items on a stick, ranging from corn dogs made with beef, elk, rattlesnake, alligator, vegetables, chicken and more to fried desserts such as candy bars, Twinkies and Oreos. Grab something sweet like the chocolate-covered New York cheesecake at Dipped in Chocolate at the Livestock Pavilion or something savory like a breakfast sausage in a waffle on a stick at Waffle Chix in front of the DNR Building.

Who's performing on Day 10 of the State Fair?

See a free show: Las Vegas-based glam metal rockers Slaughter, 8 p.m. at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater.

Who's on the Grandstand?: Keith Urban with special guest Ingrid Andress, 8 p.m.

Who’s at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox?

  • Noon: Republican Todd Halbur, candidate for auditor of state

  • 4:30 p.m.: Democrat Liz Mathis, candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District

What should I know if I go?

Regular gate admission: $14 for ages 12 and up, $8 for ages 6-11, free for children 5 and under.

Hours: Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. to midnight. Buildings, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thrill Ville and Thrill Zone, 10 a.m. to midnight. Thrill Town, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Weather forecast: Mostly sunny with a high of 78 degrees and a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

From the archives: Iowa State Fair campgrounds are for fun, family and ... work?

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This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Your Iowa State Fair 2022 Day 10 guide: Keith Urban at the Grandstand