Posted 10 July, 2026
There's no better way to celebrate Fair Spirit than by discovering what's new on the menu! Be among the first to see the newest Fair foods set to debut at the 2026 Iowa State Fair by joining our Facebook Live stream on July 14 at 1 p.m. We'll reveal the 2026 Top 11 Best New Food finalists and kick off one of the Fair's most anticipated traditions.
Watch as the top three finalists are announced, then get ready to cast your vote during Fair Spirit, August 13-23. Your next Fair favorite could be just one bite away!
2026 New Food List
1776 Dubai Strawberries
1776 Parmesan Ice Cream
Affogato
All-American Scrambled Egg Roll
Amaretto Ice Cream, Cake Batter with Chocolate Cake Balls and Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream
America's "Berry" Good Grilled Cheese
Banana Cream Fries
BBQ Pulled Pork Cheddar Corn Bread Waffle
Bedrock Twist
Belgian Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Biscoff Cookie Butter Cheesecake Funnel Cake
Bison Burger
Bison Cheesesteak Slider
Bison Nachos
Burrata Bomb
Butter Dipped Ice Cream Cone
Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar
Cajun Cluck 'N' Chaos
Candied Pork Belly Mac & Cheese Pizza Slice
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Roasted Pecans
Caramel Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll
Caviar and Chicken Nuggets Package
Cinnamon Cloud Rolls
Cinnamozza Kdog
Cluck Yeah Hush Puppies
Cowboy Candy
Deep Fried Cookie Dough Pie
Dough-Noli
Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
Firecracker Churros
Flamin' Hot Cheetos® Breakfast Burrito
French Silk Cannoli
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Saimin Noodles
Fried Saimin with Huli Chicken
Fuego Bowl
Garlic Dill Pickle Cheese Curds
Garlic Parmesan Pretzel
Hand Rolled Pretzel
Hawaiian Ricotta Ravioli
Hd-Smokin' Cowboy Dog
Homestead Bites
HoQ Crunchy Lamb Wrap
Hot Honey Chicken Wrap
Huli Chicken
Iowa Sweet Corn & Popcorn Sundae
Italian Hand Pies
Jalapeño White Cheddar Pretzel Dog
Kalua Pork
Kama'aina Bento
Kama'aina Mix
Kapu Poke Bowl
Liberty Shrimp Melt
Loaded Sausage Waffle Stick
Massive Mix
Mozza-Tini
Northshore Poke Bowl
Oreo® Overload Nachos
Pastrami Burger
Patriotic Molten Lava Celebration
Patriotic Nachos
PB & J Corndog
Pecan Caramel Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll
Pete's Southwest Salad
Porky Parm Gnocchi
Porky Pileup
Saigon Birria Pupusa
Scotch Egg
Shoyu Poke Bowl
Spam Musubi
Spicy Italian Sausage Dog
Star-Spangled Swine
Star-Spangled
Strawberry Bliss
Stuffed Tater Kegs
Sweet Americana
Tanghulu
The 1776 Liberty Bowl
This Little Piggy Tornado
Ultimate Bacon-Brisket Mac & Cheese Donut
Ultimate Minneapple Pie
Waimea Poke Bowl
Walkin' Oreo® Sundae
Zower Sour Taghulu
Find food descriptions at www.iowastatefair.org/food/whats-new.
The 2026 Iowa State Fair has a lineup of over 80 new foods from nearly 200 food stands. Four brand-new vendors and five new food stands will make their debut at the Fair in 2026.