2015 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE
State Fair attendance numbers, day by day:
Day 1 (Thursday, Aug. 27): 110,267 this year, compared with 94,256 for 2014's first day and 106,852 in 2013. The record first-day attendance was 119,145 in 2010.
Day 2 (Friday, Aug. 28): 114,292 this year, compared with 118,606 for 2014's second day and 121,941 in 2013. The record second-day attendance was 132,738 in 2010.
Day 3 (Saturday, Aug. 29): 188,636 this year, compared with 178,498 for 2014's third day and 170,986 in 2013. The record third-day attendance was 202,126 in 1998.
Source: Minnesota State Fair
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