Iowa State Fair Schedule for Friday: Happy Together Tour, Classic Cars and 'Chopped' – Iowa Style

Don't miss day two of the 2013 Iowa State Fair!

Each day of the fair, which runs Aug. 8-18, is packed with fun events for the entire family, and this day is no exception.

So to make your life easy, we'll be highlighting some of the best fair events each day. Take our word for it or check out the full calendar, but the point is – don't miss out.

Friday Grandstand Event

Happy Together Tour 2013, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25

Starring The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night, Mark Lindsay former lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders and Gary Lewis & The Playboys.

Calendar of Events

Anne and Bill Riley Stage

11:00 AM Good Guys Cowboy Music, Ames

12:00 PM Bill Riley’s Talent Search

4:00 PM OK Factor Instrumentalists, Waterloo

Budweiser Stage

1:00 PM 26th Annual Best Grocery Bagger Contest

8:00 PM Skid Row

Cattle Barn

9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM Youth Spelling Bee

Elwell Family Food Center

11:30 AM Chopped – Iowa Style Contest

Expo Hill

11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM Mango and Dango Stage Performance

2, 4:30, 6:30 PM Team Rock

Fairview Stage

10:00 AM PMECI Band, Ankeny

7 & 9 PM The Nadas

Grand Concourse

All Day Classic Car Display

John Deere Ag Building

10:30 AM Egg Decorating Contest, Iowa Egg Council

6:00 PM Ice Carving Demonstration, Bill Gordish

Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center Atrium

9:00 AM “Remembering Our Fallen” Veterans’ Memorial

Susan Knapp Ampitheatre

10:30 AM UDSGC Children’s Fun and Fitness Center Dance and Tumbling, Urbandale

12:00 PM Tropical Steel Caribbean Rock, Johnston

2:30 PM RISEN Inspirational Band, Ankeny

3:30 PM Dream Dance Company, Urbandale