There Are More Than 80 New Iowa State Fair Foods for 2026 [LIST]
The Iowa State Fair is only a month away, and we now know all of this year's new foods! According to the Iowa State Fair website, here are the 80+ new foods that will be available in 2026:
1776 Dubai Strawberries
- The Strawberry Station - $19
- A cup of fresh strawberries topped with milk chocolate, pistachio crème, and sprinkles of Kataifi (roasted Middle Eastern Philo dough)
1776 Parmesan Ice Cream
- Bubbly - $14
- Parmesan Ice Cream layered with tart cherry and buttery pound cake
Affogato
- Biscuit Bar - $8
- An espresso ice cream drink drizzled with chocolate or caramel sauce
All-American Scrambled Egg Roll
- Winn & Sara's Kitchen - $15
- An egg roll filled with bacon, sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs, and cheddar cheese topped with cheesy ranch dressing
Amaretto Ice Cream, Cake Batter with Chocolate Cake Balls, and Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream
- The Bird's Nest - $13
- Amaretto ice cream with cherries and chocolate flakes, vanilla cake batter ice cream with salted chocolate cake balls, and birthday cake batter ice cream with cake bits and frosting chunks, served in a waffle bowl and topped with sprinkles
America’s "Berry” Good Grilled Cheese
- What’s Your Cheez - $16
- Grilled cheese made with caramelized brioche bread, artisan blueberry white cheddar cheese, raspberry amaretto jam, blueberry bourbon jam, and candied pork belly
Banana Cream Fries
- Taylor Concessions - $8
- Funnel cake fries coated in powdered sugar and topped with banana pudding, banana slices, whipped cream, and crushed vanilla wafers
BBQ Pulled Pork Cheddar Corn Bread Waffle
- Old West Roadhouse BBQ - $18
- 12-hour smoked pulled pork on a cornbread waffle that's stuffed with sweet corn, cheddar cheese, and diced jalapenos and topped with house-made BBQ sauce
Bedrock Twist
- Smith’s - $9
- A deep-fried pretzel covered in sweet glaze and topped with a Fruity Pebble crunch
Belgian Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- The Strawberry Station - $17
Biscoff Cookie Butter Cheesecake Funnel Cake
- McGrath’s Funnel Cakes - $15
- Funnel cake layered with Biscoff cookie butter, topped with cookie crumbles and homemade cream cheese icing
Bison Burger
- Sleepy Bison Grill - $13
Bison Cheesesteak Slider
- Sleepy Bison Grill - $11
- Grilled marinated bison steak strips on a hoagie bun with caramelized fried onions, American cheese, and queso
Bison Nachos
- Sleepy Bison Grill - $14
- Ground bison, queso, lettuce, and picante sauce (optional) on corn tortilla chips
Burrata Bomb
- JR’s SouthPork Ranch - $11
- A ball of burrata cheese served with fresh tomatoes and a drizzle
Butter Dipped Ice Cream Cone
- Coney Corner - $6
- Vanilla soft serve coated in a buttery hard shell and sprinkled with flaky salt
Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar
- Dough Crazy - $7
- A vanilla ice cream bar dipped in chocolate and topped with peanut butter candy bar pieces
Cajun Cluck 'N' Chaos
- Cluckin’ Coop - $14
- A Cajun-style chicken sloppy joe on a brioche bun topped with sweet pepper coleslaw, spicy pickles, and a skewer stacked with a pickled egg, more pickles, and lime-infused pickle cotton candy
Candied Pork Belly Mac & Cheese Pizza
- Wiseguys Woodfired Pizza - $9
- A slice of pizza topped with candied pork belly mac & cheese and a sriracha cream corn glaze
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Roasted Pecans, Topped with Cheesecake Bites, and
- The Nut Farm - $10
- Drizzled with a bourbon caramel sauce
Caramel Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll
- Buni’s Cinnamon Rolls - $14
- A cinnamon roll topped with cinnamon apples, caramel, crumble, and icing
Caviar and Chicken Nuggets Package
- JR’s SouthPork Ranch - $99
- "The rich crème fraiche adds a smooth, tangy finish that perfectly balances the salty pop of the caviar and the crispy comfort of the chicken nugget."
Cinnamon Cloud Rolls
- The Snack Box - $7
- Fried sweet rolls dusted in cinnamon sugar and finished with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk
Cinnamozza Kdog
- GoldenKDog - $18
- A full mozzarella cheese Korean corn dog dunked in salted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cluck Yeah Hush Puppies
- Cluckin’ Coop - $8
- Fried hush puppies loaded with sweet corn, bacon, spicy jalapeños, cheese, and chopped hard-boiled eggs
Cowboy Candy
- Stockman’s Inn - $5
- Sweet and spicy breaded jalapenos
Deep Fried Cookie Dough Pie
- Minneapple Pie - $12
- Served with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
Dough-Noli
- Dough Crazy - $10
- Cannoli shells filled with chocolate chip cookie dough and topped with chocolate drizzle and powdered sugar
Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
- Best Concessions - $15
Firecracker Churros
- Applishus - $10
- Churros topped with Lola’s sweet seasoning (caramelized cinnamon with subtle spice), honey molasses, sugar, and a jalapeno and habanero pepper spice blend - served with an apple butter/cream cheese dip
Flamin' Hot Cheetos® Breakfast Burrito
- Burrito Bobo - $16
- An extra large tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, tater tots, green chiles, shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream, jalapeños, breakfast sausage gravy, and crunchy Flamin' Hot Cheetos
French Silk Cannoli
- Hagar’s Hoagies - $4
- A cannoli shell filled with French Silk chocolate and topped with whipped cream, chocolate chips, and chocolate syrup
Fried Green Tomatoes
- The Veggie-Table - $10
Fried Saimin Noodles
- Kama’aina Grill - $15/$17 with huli chicken
Fuego Bowl
- Big Acai Bowls - $13
- Mango sorbet topped with fresh pineapple and chamoy sauce and served with a tahin-coated spoon and a lime slice
Garlic Dill Pickle Cheese Curds
- Brad & Harry’s Cheese Curds - $9
Garlic Parmesan Pretzel
- Pretzels - $13
Hand Rolled Pretzel
- Josephine’s Glazed Doughnuts - $8
Hawaiian Ricotta Ravioli
- Grater Taters - $9
- Ravioli with ricotta, pineapple, coconut, mango, and a few additional ingredients
Hd-Smokin' Cowboy Dog
- Smokey’s Grill - $14
- A ¼ lb hardwood smoked-burnt ends beef sausage infused with jalapeno and topped with cowboy candy breaded jalapeno slices and drizzled with a special sauce
Homestead Bites
- Its Dough Time - $15
- Frybread cut into strips and covered in sausage gravy, bacon crumbles, maple syrup drizzle, and green chives
HoQ Crunchy Lamb Wrap
- HoQ - $19
- Deep-fried, breaded homemade naan stuffed with risotto, braised Iowa lamb, local cheese, creme fraiche, and local greens - served with watermelon ranch sauce
Hot Honey Chicken Wrap
- Chuckie’s Famous Breaded Pork Tenderloin - $12
- A tortilla wrap with Chuckie’s chicken strips, cole slaw, and hot honey
Huli Chicken
- Kama’aina Grill - $17
- A Hawaiian grilled chicken dish basted with a huli sauce
Iowa Sweet Corn & Popcorn Sundae
- The Salad Bowl - $10
- Sweet corn soft serve ice cream layered with toffee corn, caramel, sea salt, and toffee popcorn and topped with whipped cream
Italian Hand Pies
- Biscuit Bar - $11
- 2 fried hand pies made with mild Italian sausage, cheese, sauce, and Italian seasoning
Jalapeño White Cheddar Pretzel Dog
- Pretzels - $14
Kalua Pork
- Kama’aina Grill - $18
- Served with rice and macaroni salad
Kama'aina Bento
- Kama’aina Grill - $23
- Teri beef, fried saimin noodles, Spam, and garlic chicken served with rice and macaroni salad
Kama'aina Mix
- Kama’aina Grill - $23
- Huli chicken, teri beef, fried saimin noodles, and kalua pork served with rice and macaroni salad
Kapu Poke Bowl
- Kama’aina Grill - $23
- Kalua pork, shrimp tempura, shoyu poke, and ahi tuna and served on a bed of rice with furikake seasoning (dried seaweed flakes)
Liberty Shrimp Melt
- Po-Boys - $15
- French bread stuffed with shrimp alfredo (handheld)
Loaded Sausage Waffle Stick
- Waffle Chix - $12
- A Belgian waffle baked around a large sausage link and topped with sausage gravy, bacon, and cheese (on a stick)
Massive Mix
- Kama’aina Grill - $23
- Huli chicken, teri beef, BBQ pork, and kalua pork served with rice and macaroni salad
Mozza-Tini
- DG – Destination Grille - $10
- 4 hand-breaded, gluten-free mozzarella sticks served with warm vodka sa