(Des Moines, IA) — A new documentary is shining a spotlight on a unique Iowa State Fair tradition: homeowners who transform their yards into temporary parking lots for fairgoers.
Filmed during the 2025 Iowa State Fair, Parkers offers a fly-on-the-wall look at the people who spend the fair’s 11-day run directing traffic, collecting parking fees and dealing with the daily chaos that comes with thousands of visitors arriving at the fairgrounds.
“You’re dropped into this moment in time during the 2025 fair, and it’s a lot funnier than any documentary probably should be, and you really get to know the characters and appreciate them on a different level versus just someone parking a car in a yard,” said Parkers director Shawn Hicks…