42,000 Early Bird Take Advantage of Free Admission At Fair
August 7, 2008 by jwagner · Leave a Comment
By The Iowa State Fair Marketing Department
The Iowa State Fair started off with a bang this morning, or rather a record-setting chomp. The Corndog Chomp, part of this year’s opening ceremonies set a record for the most people simultaneously eating corndogs. More than 10,000 people packed the Grandstand for the event.
For the first time in history, the Fair offered free admission at the gate from 5-8:30 a.m. and a free corndog at opening ceremonies. More than 42,000 people came through the gate before 8:30 a.m.
