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CLOSER, BECAUSE THE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE GREAT FOOD TO EAT. SOME BIG CHANGES THOUGH, ARE COMING. YEAH, FOLKS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO CARRY IN THEIR OWN FOOD AND DRINKS TO THE FAIR. ����vlog BEAU BOWMAN EXPLAINS THE NEW RULES AND WHY THE FAIR MADE THE CHANGE. YEAH, STACEY, OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIKE COMING TO THE FAIR, BUT THEY DON’T WANT TO SPEND AN ARM AND A LEG ON FOOD AND DRINKS. WHEN IT COMES TO OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WE HAVE KIND OF TWEAKED OUR RULES A LITTLE BIT. NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO THE IOWA STATE FAIR. STARTING THIS YEAR, FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO BRING IN WATER, POP, GATORADE, OR ANY TYPE OF DRINK THEY LIKE ASIDE FROM ALCOHOL. BOTTLES CAN BE SEALED OR UNSEALED. REALLY, WE JUST WANT TO BE AN AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR FAMILIES TO COME TO THE FAIR. CEO JEREMY PARSONS SAYS THEY MADE THE DECISION AS A WAY TO REACH THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOING TO THE FAIR, BUT NOT FOR THE FOOD. ANY TYPE OF SNACK PACKED INTO A SOFT SIDED COOLER WILL BE ALLOWED IN AS WELL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE NEED TO COME TO THE FAIR. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FAIR REALLY IS FOR ALL IOWANS OF ALL LEVELS OF INCOME, FOR EXAMPLE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY THAT FAIR EXPERIENCE. FOR SOME, THAT FAIR. EXPERIENCE MIGHT BE IS ALL ABOUT THE FOOD. IN FACT, THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY PEOPLE COME TO THE FAIR IS FOR FOOD, BUT FOR OTHER FAMILIES, IT MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE. THERE ARE ONLY THREE BIG RULES NO GLASS CONTAINERS AND NO ALCOHOL. THEY WILL BE CHECKING AT THE GATE AND THOSE OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGES WON’T BE ALLOWED IN THE GRANDSTAND. THERE ARE ALSO SOME CHANGES. THE FAIR MADE AN EFFORT TO DECONGEST LONGER LINES AT THE GATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. WE KNOW MANY FAIRGOERS PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND DEAN AVENUE, AND ULTIMATELY THEY HAVE TO ENTER THE FAIR THROUGH GATE 11, WHICH IS ON GRAND AVENUE. TO ALLEVIATE THAT LOGJAM, THE IOWA STATE FAIR IS BUILDING NEW GATES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE WHERE FOLKS CAN ENTER OFF OF EAST 30TH AND WALK IN NEAR THE ELWELL FAMILY PARK. THAT SHOULD REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE LINES FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE FAIR. YOU CAN FIND THE FULL LIST OF THINGS YOU CAN AND CANNOT BRING INTO THE STATE FAIR ON THEIR WEBSITE, UNDER THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SECTION. ST