Day Eleven: Iowa State Fair Photo Gallery
On a warm final day at the Iowa State Fair, STEM Day was center stage on the Grand Concourse, with other contests and happenings continuing around the fairgrounds.
Young cowboys and cowgirls got their chance to test their skills on the mechanical bull.
One of dozens of hopeful competitors entered in the mullet category in the Pigtail, Ponytail, Braid, Mullet and Mohawk Contest.
Dust flies as drivers make their way around the Figure-8 race course.
Fairgoers gathered around the Grand Concourse to see a high-altitude weather balloon launch, part of Sunday’s STEM theme.
Competitors with some of the longest ponytails on display at the Pigtail, Ponytail, Braid, Mullet and Mohawk Contest.
Young attendees enjoying the STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair.
The buses from the Des Moines Area Regional Transit shuttled thousands of fairgoers to the fairgrounds during the Iowa State Fair.
Drivers make their way around the course during the annual Figure-8 races.