(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa State Fair just wrapped up ten days ago, but Iowa State Fair C-E-O Jeremy Parsons says plans for next year are well underway. One concern — for the first time ever, the fair ran out of parking spaces on August 10th — the first Saturday of this year’s fair. “The largest single day in fair history, just less than 130,000 that first Saturday, obviously taxes our property and the same thing happened on that second Saturday as well,” Parsons says. ”

As the Iowa State Fair continues to grow and expand, we just have keep getting ready for bigger and bigger crowds.” The bus system in Des Moines operates a shuttle to the fairgrounds for people who park three miles away at the Iowa Capitol Complex. A record 270-thousand people took advantage of that service for this year’s State Fair.