Overview
Please visit IowaGo.org for more information on this annual event to use Creation Evangelism to share the gospel message at the Iowa State Fair. The dates of the Iowa State Fair this year are August 13-23, our booth needs to be staffed between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm daily in the Varied Industries Building. We will do some tract distribution at the State Fair Parade on August 12, meeting at 5:00 pm Wednesday evening.
Please consider getting trained at one of the two Testify Training Camps scheduled in conjunction with the State Fair.
If you are able to help us setup or tear down we plan to start August 7-8 with laying the floor and putting up the booth structure. We also need help for tear-down on Monday, August 24.
Note: you are responsible for your own meals, parking, and entrance tickets; expect 10-15 minutes to walk from your parking to the booth.
Schedule
August 12 - 24, 2026| Parade | ||
| August 12, 5:00 pm | Iowa State Fair Parade | Jon Neifert |
| Join us to distribute gospel tracts and the Iowa State Fair Parade Wednesday evening. It is a large parade going from the state capital building to 13th Street downtown Des Moines. Meet at 5:00 on the corner of E Grand Ave and E 6th Street in the shade next to Porch Light Antiques (526 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Training Camps | ||
| August 13-17 | Testify Training Camp 1 | Tomorrow's Forefathers |
| Register separately, see links below. | ||
| August 20-24 | Testify Training Camp 2 | Tomorrow's Forefathers |
| Register separately, see links below. | ||
| Booth | ||
| 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Daily | Creation Evangelism Booth | Jon Neifert |
| Meet in the Varied Industries building at booth #156. It is near the center of the building near the main west entrance. We will have thousands of tracts and creation resources to give away while you are volunteering at the booth. Please identify your shifts at registration. | ||
| Setup | ||
| Aug 7, 9:00 am | Booth Setup | Roger Bishop |
| Bring all booth and materials to the Varied Industries Building and lay the floor (20x20 with padding). No tools required, but if you choose to, bring gloves and kneepads for laying the floor. | ||
| Aug 8, 9:00 am | Booth Setup | Jon Neifert |
| Build the booth structure, place the ark model, tvs, and tracts in place to be ready for day 1. No tools required, but if you choose to, bring gloves, Allen wrenches and/or a tall ladder for the 12 foot tall booth structure. | ||
| Teardown | ||
| Aug 24, 8:00 am | Booth Teardown | Jon Neifert |
| Tear down the booth structure, pack up the tracts and other materials and load them in to the trailer for storage until next year. | ||
External Resources
Location
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Varied Industries Building
3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317
Event Sponsor: Jon Neifert