Variety
7 new rides to make State Fair midway that much mightier
Three attractions are billed as the only ones of their kind in North America.
Local
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Minnesota State Fair recruits hundreds of employees
Job candidates interviewed for work at the Minnesota State Fair's annual job fair.
Music
State Fair's 2018 free stages to feature En Vogue, Har Mar, BoDeans
The nightly roster for the Leinie's Lodge Bandshell will also include Tower of Power and Clay Walker.
Music
State Fair adds Trampled by Turtles, Old Dominion and good ol' Hairball to grandstand lineup
The last three concerts on the Minnesota State Fair's 2018 calendar all go on sale Friday.
Local
Pronto Pup kitchen will replace Robbinsdale dining hall at State Fair
Real pups (and other unbattered pets) also moving.
Eat & Drink
80-year-old Minnesota State Fair fixture has served its last pancake
Robbinsdale OES Dining Hall won't be back when the Great Minnesota Get-Together opens on Aug. 23.
Music
State Fair lands fun '80s throwback concert with Culture Club, B-52s
Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins also will be on the bill for the Sept. 3 dance party.
Music
Grammy-winning Sugarland headlines night of country music at State Fair grandstand
More main-stage acts will be announced in the coming months, fair officials said.
Variety
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Minnesota State Fair sets another attendance record
Favorable weather and strong grandstand acts helped draw nearly 2 million for the 12 days.
Music
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Sam Hunt proves worthy as genre-blending headliner
The new country star raised the temperature and spirits of the 13,140 fans as soon as he hit the stage with "Leave the Night On."
Local
State Fair could hit 2 million in attendance for first time
Before Labor Day's large, merry crowd, which isn't counted until today, this year's total attendance was 1,826,021 — just 117,698 fair-lovers away from reaching a new high.
Local
Last day of the fair, and it's a doozy
There were 242,759 people at the fair Sunday and the count Monday meant attendance was on track to break the record.
Variety
Blue ribbon Instagrams: Stunning reader photos from the Minnesota State Fair
The Great Minnesota Get-Together is an Instagrammer's paradise, so we asked our readers to take us along and tag us with their best photos.
State Fair
Fair calendar for Monday, Sept. 4: Kids and Last Chance Day
Sam Hunt: With LANCO and Ryan Follese at the Grandstand.
Local
Snelling Avenue near State Fair is reopened following protest
Under the theme "Minnesota Ain't Fair," about 100 protesters gathered Sunday afternoon at Hamline Park in St. Paul.
Variety
Minnesotan born at 1954 State Fair, now dying of cancer, goes 'one last time'
With a birth certificate to prove it, Ed Mosiman is something of a State Fair legend.
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