Eat & Drink
Ranking every new Minnesota State Fair food from best to worst
It was a banner year for new food at the fair, and our restaurant critic tried every single new offering.
Twins
State Fair attendance will top Twins attendance for first time since 2000
What at first might seem like an apples to oranges comparison is actually somewhat revealing when put into context.
Local
Is the Minnesota State Fair more popular than ever? We investigate.
It's clear the Great Minnesota Get-Together is very popular, but how does it stack up against previous record-setting years?
Music
Culture Club, B-52s revisit the 1980s with State Fair show
Review: State Fair show celebrated MTV's heyday.
Local
Local
Fair breaks attendance record, surpasses 2M for first time
Over the 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair, 2,046,533 fairgoers streamed through the gates.
Local
Saturday breaks all-time record for single-day fair attendance
The State Fair broke an all-time attendance record Saturday, with 270,426 people walking through its gates. Sunday's attendance figure wasn't immediately available, but by Monday, the fair could easily meet or even break its overall attendance record and hit the 2 million mark.
Photography
Music at the fair
On the last day of the fair, everyone can let their hair down, spend their last tickets, work in one last helping of batter-fried goodness and scream out the chorus at the beer garden.
Local
2018 Minnesota State Fair attendance
Attendance numbers from this year's State Fair.
Photography
Old and young alike, there's lots of love at the State Fair
Early in the morning, the old couples hold hands as they stroll past crop art and fine art. As night falls, the kids on dates cuddle up on the midway rides and share sweet treats. There's room for old and young love at the fair.
Photography
Fair diner
For nearly 70 years, the Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall has served up the foundation of a good day at the fair: a hearty breakfast and a bottomless cup of coffee.
Inspired
How a lost wallet at the State Fair renewed my faith in Minnesotans
I figured somebody had picked my pocket.
Politics
Gov. candidates differ on taxes, spending in State Fair debate
The debate between DFLer Tim Walz and Republican Jeff Johnson drew a rowdy, divided crowd.
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Eat & Drink
N.Y. Times sends reporter to State Fair, discovers Minnesota's greatness
Our beloved Minnesota State Fair gets a glowing feature — and they didn't even make fun of us.
Variety
Why the Minnesota State Fair could be a template for our future cities
We've got a model of the New Urbanism design movement right here in the Twin Cities: It's called the Minnesota State Fair.
Local
Seventh-day attendance at the Minnesota State Fair sets record
The crowd of 144,940 topped the 2006 mark of 128,966.
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