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State Fair's 'Kickoff to Summer' to return for fourth year in May

The event will be held May 23-26 on the fairgrounds.
The Minnesota State Fair is auctioning off thousands of items. Bids close at 1 p.m. Feb. 27.
Local

Minnesota State Fair auction: The 10 strangest — and coolest — items

February 21
If you're in the market for an old Ferris wheel car, circus wagon wheels or an old-timey player piano, the State Fair's got you covered.
Quinn Hawkins, 2, looked at the bench dedicated to her late-grandmother.
Local

State Fair quickly sells out of personalized benches in final year of the program

January 19
The fair stopped taking orders Thursday after reaching its goal of 300 new benches and tables.
Thousands of people move down Liggett Street on the first day of the 2023 Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights.
Politics

Minnesota State Fair holds ticket prices steady for 2024

January 14
Advance tickets for the 2004 Great Minnesota Get-Together can be bought online for $15.
Ludacris performed at halftime during the NFL wild card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants on Jan. 15, 2023, at U.S. B
Music

Ludacris and T-Pain to stand up together at Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2024

April 16
The '00s-era hip-hop hitmakers will perform a Tuesday night co-headlining gig on Aug. 27.
Rob Thomas, second from right, and Matchbox Twenty will perform the second Friday night of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair.
Music

Matchbox Twenty pushes its way onto the 2024 Minnesota State Fair grandstand lineup

April 9
Rob Thomas and the band will return Aug. 30, adding to the heavy '90s radio-rock flavor already on tap for summer concerts.
Blake Shelton headlined the Twin Cities Summer Jam at Canterbury Park in 2022.
Music

'Ol' Red' meets Ye Old Mill: Blake Shelton lined up for Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2024

March 19
No longer on "The Voice," the country star will follow his wife Gwen Stefani to town by a month on Aug. 25.
Music

Chance the Rapper will rejoin his summer friends in Minnesota in the State Fair's 2024 lineup

March 12
The Grammy-winning Chicago hip-hop star has made the Twin Cities one of the only stops on his limited itinerary.
Music

What's left of Mötley Crüe will hit the Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2024

February 13
The band and its replacement guitarist will appear Aug. 29, the first big concert announced for this year's grandstand lineup.

Minnesota State Fair

Coverage of the annual Minnesota State Fair. including food reviews, grandstand concert performances, full daily schedules, live video and a fairground map.