'We will have an Iowa State Fair': 2021 fair plans underway

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BELIEVE ON A FRIGID FEBRUARY DAY BUT THE STATE FAIR IS COMING THIS SUMMER. THE FAIR CEO OF A GUARANTEE’S AT. >> I THINK EVERYTHING IS LOOKING VERY WELL, IN TERMS OF, YOU LOOK AT THE RESTRICTIONS THAT COME DOWN FROM THE GOVERNOR AND STATE OF IOWA HAVE BEEN LIFTED. >> GARY SLATER KNOWS THINGS CAN CHANGE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC BUT HE MAY HAVE A FEW ACES UP HIS SLEEVE. BEFORE THE 2020 STATE FAIR WAS POSTPONED, THERE WAS A COMPLETE PLAN FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, A PLAN THEY ARE PREPARED TO USE ALL OR PARTS OF THIS YEAR. >> WE WILL HAVE AN IOWA STATE FAIR BUT THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES TO WHAT THE TRADITIONAL IOWA STATE FAIR LOOKS LIKE BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS WE GO THROUGH THIS EARLY SPRING, LATE SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER. >> I AM READY FOR THE FAIR, BRING IT ON. >> TINA WOODS HAS BEEN COMING TO THE FAIR SINCE HER TEENS AND SHE DOESNT WANT TO MISS ANOTHER YEAR. >> I’M JUST SO EXCITED THAT I CANNOT WAIT. >> FRIDAY MORNING SHE PICKED UP AN EARLY TASTE OF THE FAIR , BUCKETS OF COOKIES FROM BARKSDALE’S. STATE FAIR VALENTINES COOKIES . GETTING A TASTE OF WHAT’S TO COME THIS SUMMER. >> IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO AND DURING THE PANDEMIC WE ARE READY WE ARE READY. >> WARM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES HAS WOODS IN THE MOOD FOR SUMMER. TELLING US SHE CAN DEAL WITH ANY RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE FOR THE SAFETY OF FAIRGOERS. SHE ALSO SAYS IT IS TIME. >> I AM SO READY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL, TO BE ABLE TO BE OUT THERE AND SEE PEOPLE AND ENJOY THE STATE FAIR. >> IT IS COOKIES ON THIS FRIGID FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY AND IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS PEOPLE WILL BE EATING THESE COOKIES DURING THE STATE -- THE IOWA STATE FA

'We will have an Iowa State Fair': 2021 fair plans underway

The show will go on at the Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer, according to state fair CEO Gary Slater.Slater said Friday that plans for the 2021 Iowa State Fair are full steam ahead, barring a significant unexpected resurgence of COVID-19.“I think everything is looking very well in terms of the ... you look at the restrictions that come down from the governor and state of Iowa have been lifted,” Slater said.In 2020, COVID-19 forced the first cancelation of the Iowa State Fair since World War II. According to Slater, the 2020 fair had a complete plan for social distancing before it was canceled. Slater said fair organizers are prepared to use all or parts of the plan for the 2021 fair.“We will have an Iowa State Fair, but there may be some changes to what the traditional Iowa State Fair looks like,” he said. “But that remains to be seen as we go through this early spring, late spring and early summer.”Longtime fairgoer Tina Woods said she cannot wait to go to back the Iowa State Fair regardless of what restrictions may be put in place.“I am so ready to get back to normal (and) to be able to be out there and see people and enjoy the state fair,” Woods said.The 2021 Iowa State Fair is scheduled for Aug. 12-22. Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, Five Finger Death Punch, Styx and Casting Crowns are slated to make grandstand performances.

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The show will go on at the Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer, according to state fair CEO Gary Slater.

Slater said Friday that plans for the 2021 Iowa State Fair are full steam ahead, barring a significant unexpected resurgence of COVID-19.

“I think everything is looking very well in terms of the ... you look at the restrictions that come down from the governor and state of Iowa have been lifted,” Slater said.

In 2020, COVID-19 forced the first cancelation of the Iowa State Fair since World War II.

According to Slater, the 2020 fair had a complete plan for social distancing before it was canceled. Slater said fair organizers are prepared to use all or parts of the plan for the 2021 fair.

“We will have an Iowa State Fair, but there may be some changes to what the traditional Iowa State Fair looks like,” he said. “But that remains to be seen as we go through this early spring, late spring and early summer.”

Longtime fairgoer Tina Woods said she cannot wait to go to back the Iowa State Fair regardless of what restrictions may be put in place.

“I am so ready to get back to normal (and) to be able to be out there and see people and enjoy the state fair,” Woods said.

The 2021 Iowa State Fair is scheduled for Aug. 12-22.

Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, Five Finger Death Punch, Styx and Casting Crowns are slated to make grandstand performances.