Daily attendance numbers for the 2023 Iowa State Fair

Day 3 of the 2023 Iowa State Fair drew 118,286 people to the fairgrounds in east Des Moines. That's 5,274 more people than Day 3 last year, when a total of 1,118,763 people went through the gates over the fair's 11 days. The record for Day 3 attendance is 127,277 in 1991, and the all-time attendance mark is 1,170,375 in 2019.2023 Iowa State Fair attendance compared to 2022Day 1, Thursday:2023: 87,3802022: 82,862Daily record: 101,262 in 2008 Day 2, Friday:2023: 101,1772022: 103,556 Daily record: 115,703 in 2001 Day 3, Saturday:2023: 118,2862022: 113,012Daily record: 127,277 in 1991 Day 4, Sunday: 2023: TBD2022: 110,661Daily record: 112,396 in 2017 Day 5, Monday:2023: TBD2022: 87,599Daily record: 105,522 in 2017 Day 6, Tuesday:2023: TBD2022: 99,965Daily record: 102,953 in 2019 Day 7, Wednesday:2023: TBD2022: 97,901Daily record: 109,323 in 2019 Day 8, Thursday:2023: TBD2022: 99,715Daily record: 107,449 in 2015 Day 9, Friday:2023: TBD2022: 93,348Daily record: 112,891 in 2019 Day 10, Saturday:2023: TBD2022: 128,298Daily record: 128,298 in 2022 Day 11, Sunday:2023: TBD2022: 101,846Daily record: 119,754 in 2012 Total:2023: TBD2022: 1,118,763Record: 1,170,375 in 2019Iowa State Fair attendance recordsLast year's fair was the fourth-biggest ever with more than 1.1 million people attending. That's about 50,000 short of the all-time record of 1,170,375 set in 2019.Top 10 biggest fairs2019: 1,170,3752018: 1,130,2602017: 1,130,0712022: 1,118,7632015: 1,117,3982008: 1,109,1502012: 1,097,1422021: 1,094,4802011: 1,080,9592004: 1,053,978Highest daily attendance all-timeFirst Thursday: 101,262 in 2008First Friday: 115,703 in 2001First Saturday: 127,277 in 1991First Sunday: 112,396 in 2017Monday: 105,522 in 2017Tuesday: 102,953 in 2019Wednesday: 109,323 in 2019Second Thursday: 107,449 in 2015Second Friday: 112,891 in 2019Second Saturday: 128,298 in 2022Second Sunday: 119,754 in 2012