US EditionButter Cow Sculpture to Be Unveiled for 2025 Illinois State Fair
SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AUG 6 – The 104th butter sculpture, made of 800 pounds of unsalted butter, features an adventurer companion and celebrates the fair's 'Adventure Awaits' theme, officials said.
- At the Dairy Building in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker unveiled the 2025 butter cow on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
- This year’s butter cow marks the 104th iteration and features an adventurer companion seeking hidden treasure, reflecting the 'Adventure Awaits' theme.
- The sculpture uses 800 pounds of unsalted butter on a wire frame, recycled annually, by Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines, Iowa.
- Throughout the fair, visitors can view the butter cow in the Dairy Building, which remains on display through Aug. 17, from 7 a.m. to midnight.
- The American Business Club of Springfield, celebrating 70 years, serves as grand marshal and has generated over $6 million for local organizations, while the 2025 lineup includes Jake Owen and others.
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Butter Cow unveiled at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- This year's Butter Cow sculpture was unveiled on Wednesday. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said this is the state fair's 104th butter cow. This year's state fair's theme is "Adventure awaits," so the cow has a companion who is an adventurer seeking hidden treasures around the fairgrounds. "Illinois is an agricultural powerhouse state; we are also a state with a real artistic spirit," Pritizker said. "The unveiling of the b…
First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled - IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - The sculpture is made of 800 pounds of unsalted butter spread across a wire frame. This year’s iteration depicts a cow accompanied by an “adventurer seeking hidden treasure across the fairgrounds. The post First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled appeared first on IPM Newsroom.
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