DES MOINES, Iowa — Make sure you come to the fairgrounds with an empty stomach this summer: The Iowa State Fair just announced it will feature 84 new foods at this year's event.
Whether you're craving a twist on a classic dish or a newfound crazy concoction, there's tons of variety in this year's lineup.
On July 16, the Iowa State Fair will name the top three new food entries. The three top-ranked finalists will move on to compete for the coveted 2024 Iowa State Fair People's Choice Best New Food award.
Last year's new foods included the Deep Fried Brisket Mac-n-Cheese Grilled Cheese, the Grinder Ball and the Iowa Twinkie.
Read on below for a full list of new fair foods.
Full list: New fair foods for 2024
- Apple Fries
- Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll
- Barbie Era Funnel Cake
- Beer Belly Fries
- BLT on a Stick
- Breakfast Sandwich
- Brunchy Burger
- Pork’s Bloody Mary Buffet
- Butter Beer Ice Cream
- Calamari
- Candied Bacon Gnocchi
- Cheeseburger Corn Dog
- Chicken Flautas
- Dg Chicken Strips
- Chicken Mac Attack Bowl
- Chicken Nest
- Cinnamon Crunch Apple Taco
- Connecticut Style Lobster Roll
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Nachos
- Corn in a Cup
- Crème Brulée Stuffed French Toast
- Deep Fried Bubble Gum
- Deep Fried Hot Cheetos Pretzel
- Deep Fried PB& J
- Deep Fried Pepperoni Chips
- Disco Stick
- Dough-Chos
- Fabulous Fries
- Fiesta Egglote
- Fire Cracker Shrimp
- Flight Fry Bread
- Hot Cheeto Float
- Funnel Cake Burger
- Garlic Ranch Pickle Pizza
- Golden Fried Veggie Samosas
- Handheld Charcuterie
- Hot Chick Chicken
- Hot Mess Biscuit
- Ice Cream Nachos
- Iowa Street Corn Specialty Pizza
- Iowa Sm'oak'ed Roll
- Italian Meat Ball Sub
- AE Party Balls
- Lamb Snack Sticks
- Lemonade Donut Drops
- Lil' L'roy’s Bites
- Lobster Corn Dog
- Loose L'roy Sandwich
- Louisiana Mac Bowl
- Maple Bacon Bliss Sundae
- Nachorito
- Not Your Daddy's Burger
- PB&J Biscuit
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies
- Pickle Pizza
- Piggy in a Donut
- Pink Lemonade Whoopie Pies
- Pork Belly Corn Dog
- Pork Belly Corndog Bites
- Protein Bowl
- Pulled Pork Smoked Snacks
- Puppy Chow
- Ragin’ Raspberry Ravioli
- Raspberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt
- Shoot Tequila Funnel Cake
- Sriracha Pickle
- Spicy Fever Beefburger
- Standby Biscuit
- Strawberries and Cream Waffle on a Stick
- Sunrise Sugar Pearl Waffle Sandwich
- The Big Daddy Burger
- The Illusion Ice Cream
- The Party Biscuit
- The Regular Biscuit
- Bacon Brisket Smash Burger
- Tipsy Peach
- Tornado
- Two Foot Connecticut Style Lobster Roll
- Two Foot Lobster Roll
- Up In Smoke Snacks
- Up on the Dill Fries
- Walking Frito Pie
- Walleye Fish Tacos
- What's Your Wonton