Media Advisory: Iowa State Fair, Iowa Lottery to Announce New Joint Game
JPEG images available after April 16 event at these links:
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Production Notes: High-definition video of the April 16 event will be available by 4:30 p.m. that day to download from the Iowa Lottery's Dropbox account. To request access to this video, please email the lottery at wmaster@ialottery.com and provide an email address for your news organization.
WHO: Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons and Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn will announce a new joint game, a first in the 39-year history of the Iowa Lottery.
WHAT: News conference to announce a new Iowa Lottery-Iowa State Fair initiative that begins April 16.
WHERE: Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50317.
Planning note: Weather permitting, the event will be held outside in front of the Iowa State Fair Grandstand on the Grand Concourse. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held inside the Service Center, also along the Grand Concourse on the Fairgrounds. Both locations are marked with red stars on the Fairgrounds map here: https://www.ialottery.com/PDF/LotteryEventMap_StateFair_2024-04-16.pdf
A weather-dependent decision regarding the event location will be made closer to the date, with a final advisory distributed with those details.
Phone: 515-725-7900.
WHY: This new initiative from the Iowa State Fair and the Iowa Lottery will begin April 16.
About the Iowa State Fair: Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair, located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines, is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment, and achievement. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.
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