Iowa State Fair Discounts 2011

I thought I would start with getting into the Iowa State Fair 1/2 price.  There is a coupon in the Sunday Des Moines Registar Iowa State Fair Guide Aug 7, 2011.  You can find this on page 8FA.  This is a great coupon you just have to enter the gates between 6am and Noon on Thursday the first day of the fair Aug. 11, 2011. You will save $5.00 on regular gate fees.

Another thing you can do is go to the Iowa State Fair website for discounted tickets through Wednesday Aug. 10 2011. http://www.iowastatefair.org/   NO FEES  $7.00 adults and Children 6-11 $3.00  regular gate prices are $10.00 and $4.00 and children under five are FREE...you can print tickets from your home computer. You can use these tickets any day of the Fair.


You can also visit HyVee and Fareway for dicounted tickets but I believe there is a handling fee there.

Also if you are only going up to a Concert in the evening Monday through Thursday you will get in 1/2 price after 5 of  the regular gate admission. 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday is full gate price $10 and $4  even after 5 so you might want to get discounted tickets.

Also Extreme Sunday is August 21, 2011 and it is half price all day.  They usually plan a lot of events but is usually a very busy day at the fair.



Also you can go to http://www.iowastatefair.org/ and purchase Unlimited Mechanical Rides (Midway) by Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011 and buy tickets to ride unlimited rides one Fair Day for $25.00.  You can come and go at the Midway.  My kids have done this in the past and they love it.  It beats buying rides for $2 or more a ticket and paying several tickets for a ride.  Besides the link you can also buy these at participating retail stores such as Walgreens and HyVee.  Dont Forget by Wednesday Aug 10th!!

Go to the http://www.iowastatefair.org/ for a lot of other dicounted information.  There are Fair Play Packs, for the Giant Slide, Ol' Ye Mill and the Sky Glide.
Great Ideas to make the Iowa State Fair fun for everybody and not so stressful to the pocket book!!

Well I am off to work....I will post more deals to the State Fair Later!!  Have Fun Already