The night before the 'Best Days Ever': Putting the finishing touches on the Iowa State Fair

FOR US TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT SOME PEOPLE'S LAST-MINUTE PREPARATIONS. OPHELIE? STACEY... YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY...ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY AND NEITHER WAS THE IOWA STATE FAIR. THE NIGHT BEFORE OPENING DAY WAS FOCUSED ON PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE IOWA STATE FAIR, WHEN ON A TRAMPOLINE <NAT> EVERY PERFORMER WAS PRACTICING, EVEN THE ROOKIE OF THE TEAM <CLIP 9188 TIME 15:27:05 "WE HAD TO DO THAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS AT THE RIGHT PLACED AND NOBODY IS JUMPING AT THE SAME TIME AS SOMEBODY ELSE."> THE TRICKS WERE EXECUTED ON THE STAGE WITH CARE <NAT> IN HOPES THAT BIG CROWDS WOULD SOON BE THERE. <CLIP 9188 TIME 15:22:52 "THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO GENEROUS THEY'RE LOUD AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE WERE HERE FIVE YEARS AGO AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN."> 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE IOWA STATE FAIR, WHEN UP ON A PILE OF SAND <NAT> A WOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WAS SCULPTING, ALONG WITH HER MAN <CLIP 9208 TIME 16:03:00 "TODAY'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO IT, IT'S A LITTLE STICKY."> THE SAND ON THE MOUND WAS MOLDED OUT OF A MESS, <NAT> IN HOPES THAT VISITORS WOULD SOON GET A CHANCE TO GUESS. <CLIP 9208 TIME 16:01:16 "WE DO NOT TELL ANYBODY WHAT IT IS, AND WHICH ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO COME BACK."> <CLIP 9208 15:58:42 "IT'LL BE COMPLETED ON THE 19TH."> THE PEOPLE SPRANG TO THEIR PLACES <NAT> TO THEIR PARTNERS THEY SAID HEY <NAT> AND OFF THEY ALL WENT TO PREPARE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER SIGHTS TO SEE HERE AT THE FAIR. TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON ANYTHING, HEAD TO KCCI DOT COM FOR A LIST OF THINGS TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. DOORS WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THURSDAY MORNING AT 8 A-M. LIVE AT THE FAIRGOUNDS, OPHELIE JACOBSON, KCCI

The Iowa State Fairgrounds were buzzing Wednesday afternoon as people put the finishing touches on their acts — from trampoline performances to sand sculptures. Sand SensationBrandi Glenn is the co-owner of Sandscapes. She and her husband have been traveling from California to Iowa for the fair for the past 20 years. Wednesday was their first-day molding this year's sculpture with 75 tons of sand. They will be sculpting until Aug. 19. What they will be sculpting will remain a mystery until then. But Glenn says they are always open to guesses from fairgoers. "We do not tell anybody what it is, and which encourages people to come back or try to figure out what we're doing," Glenn said. "If somebody guesses, then we might give him a thumbs up. But most of the time, we like to keep that part to ourselves."Trampoline TalentFelix Di Pasqual is the director of Milord Entertainment. His team of performers will put on three shows every single day of the fair. Performers come from Canada and France. It's the team's third time at the fair and their first time back in five years. They were busy doing a run-through of their show to make sure all of their tricks are lined up. The show will be filled with a regular Olympic trampoline, dual trampoline, dancing trapeze, bungee, trampoline wall, and a high fall from 55 feet in the air. "We were lucky enough to be here in 2017 and 18. Here, the people, they're so generous. They are loud, there's a lot of people," Di Pasqual said. "It's just going to be so much fun to perform for them again."For more on how to make the most out of your day at the Iowa State Fair, visit KCCI's Iowa State Fair planner.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa State Fairgrounds were buzzing Wednesday afternoon as people put the finishing touches on their acts — from trampoline performances to sand sculptures.

Sand Sensation

Brandi Glenn is the co-owner of Sandscapes. She and her husband have been traveling from California to Iowa for the fair for the past 20 years. Wednesday was their first-day molding this year's sculpture with 75 tons of sand.

They will be sculpting until Aug. 19. What they will be sculpting will remain a mystery until then. But Glenn says they are always open to guesses from fairgoers.

"We do not tell anybody what it is, and which encourages people to come back or try to figure out what we're doing," Glenn said. "If somebody guesses, then we might give him a thumbs up. But most of the time, we like to keep that part to ourselves."

Trampoline Talent

Felix Di Pasqual is the director of Milord Entertainment. His team of performers will put on three shows every single day of the fair. Performers come from Canada and France.

It's the team's third time at the fair and their first time back in five years. They were busy doing a run-through of their show to make sure all of their tricks are lined up. The show will be filled with a regular Olympic trampoline, dual trampoline, dancing trapeze, bungee, trampoline wall, and a high fall from 55 feet in the air.

"We were lucky enough to be here in 2017 and 18. Here, the people, they're so generous. They are loud, there's a lot of people," Di Pasqual said. "It's just going to be so much fun to perform for them again."

For more on how to make the most out of your day at the Iowa State Fair, visit KCCI's Iowa State Fair planner.

The night before the 'Best Days Ever': Putting the finishing touches on the Iowa State Fair

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