Iowa State Fair 2019

Hello!

Sorry if this has been covered ad nauseum

~ I've mostly lived in Iowa my whole life (even born in D.M.) I have NEVER been to the Iowa State Fair

We're going Sat Aug 17.

I perused the website, and trying to cram many things in one day as we can

Any advice, recommendations, parking?, shuttles??

We're open w/ livestock viewing, the midway, exhibits, others stuff. I'm fairly clueless as to any 'must-see'
things

Thanks in advance!
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I enjoyed it so much that I would be willing to see it a 2nd time in theaters, and I want to give it a plug on here as well.

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