Iowa State Fair Parade
The State Fair Parade is held annually downtown before the start of the fair. The fair starts at the State Capitol Complex and travels west on Grand Ave. to 13th Street. In 2010, there were 200 entrants in the parade. The parade is broadcast on television and online on Iowa Public Television. Colonel Robert C. King was the Parade Marshall in 2010. Don Greiman will be the Parade Marshall in 2012.
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