ISU Local Food Festival

Schedule

Wed Sep 24 2025 at 09:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Central Campus at Iowa State University | Ames, IA

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The Iowa State University Local Food Festival is an annual celebration of local food and healthy living. This event centers around incorporating local foods into your daily meals, empowering healthy lifestyles, and sustainability-focused activities to engage students, faculty and staff to make connections with Ames and nearby communities. The festival features educational displays, locally grown and produced products for sale by local vendors and ISU clubs.

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Where is it happening?

Central Campus at Iowa State University, 384 Union Dr, Ames, IA 50011, United States

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Host or Publisher Iowa State University Extension Farm Food and Enterprise Development

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