Kick Up Yer' Heels and Throw Back a Few.

Dance til' the cows come home with live late night DJs, battle wits with old timers during Iowa State Fair Trivia Challenges, and pig out during our Stuff Your Face eatin' contests. (And that's just the start)

Entertainment Schedule

    • 4:00

      Damon Dotson

    • 12:00

      Royce Johns

    • 2:30

      Jake Schrodt

    • 5:30

      Tyler Richon & The High Bank Boys

    • 12:00

      Neva Alden

    • 2:00

      Jake Simon

    • 5:00

      Tyler Richon & The High Bank Boys

    • 10:00

      Homeward Bound

    • 12:00

      Kelsie James

    • 2:30

      The Return of DDEP – Part Duex

    • 5:00

      The Guilty Pleasures

    • 12:00

      Owen Justice

    • 2:30

      The Sheet

    • 5:00

      Tyler Richon & The High Bank Boys

    • 12:00

      Deep Dickens

    • 2:30

      Dustin Farrow and the Relics

    • 5:00

      The Guilty Pleasures

    • 12:00

      John Till

    • 2:30

      Fancy Pants

    • 5:00

      Suede

    • 12:00

      Daniel Johnson

    • 2:30

      The Snacks

    • 5:00

      Dick Danger

    • 12:00

      28 Days Later

    • 2:30

      Other Brothers

    • 5:00

      River City Opry

    • 12:00

      Paris Springer

    • 2:30

      Jordan Beem

    • 5:00

      River City Opry

    • 12:00

      Royce Johns

    • 2:30

      River City Opry

    • 5:00

      Presley & Taylor

    • 12:00

      Jake Schrodt

    • 2:30

      The Sheet

    • 5:30

      Damon Dotson Band

  • 09/23 - 3:45 am

  • 09/23 - 3:45 am

  • 09/23 - 3:45 am

  • 09/23 - 3:45 am

  • 09/23 - 3:45 am

Loosen up that buckle.

Taste the never-before-seen sweet treats and homemade dishes everyone is talking about this year. (Yep, even that uncle who hates everything.)

Giddyup!

JR’s SouthPork Ranch is open regular fair hours. Don’t make your stomach wait. 7am-12am, August 11-21, 2022

We’re looking for a few reliable Ranch Hands.

SouthPork Ranch Hands are the friendliest folks this side of the Mississippi. (And they make good money, too.) Do you have what it takes to join our classy—and sassy—crew during the Iowa State Fair? (We betcha’ do.)

We're Hiring!

  • Barenders
  • Bar Backs
  • Dish
  • Prep
  • Food Runners