First day of Minnesota State Fair sets attendance record
August 23, 2019 at 9:00PM
Thursday, Aug. 22: 133,326, compared to 122,695 in 2018 and 117,877 in 2017. That sets the record for first-day attendance. The previous record was set last year. The all-time daily attendance record was 270,426, the number of people who went to the fair on its second Saturday in 2018.
about the writer
A Ramsey County judge’s decision to delay the lottery could affect the launch of Minnesota’s retail marijuana market.
