Iowa State Fairgrounds

The Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA, is a year-round meeting and exposition campus featuring more than a dozen major buildings. This versatile facility hosts a variety of collector and hobby shows, as well as trade shows, livestock events, concerts, and sporting events. Notable spaces include the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building, the campus's largest single building, which offers 110,400 square feet of climate-controlled exhibit space with 29-foot ceilings. Additionally, the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center, completed in 2010, provides a flexible climate-controlled environment including a 32,000 square foot arena floor.