Music
It's going down with Pitbull and Iggy Azalea at the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 28
The Sunday night show is part of a 50-city summer tour with the 2010s-era hitmakers.
Music
Minneapolis artist outsmarts her candy-snitching dogs to create sweet replica of the State Fair midway
Interact Center artist trades in paintbrush for hot glue gun and acrylic for candy.
Local
Minnesota State Fair preview event returns in May
The "Kickoff to Summer" event is a miniature version of the State Fair and will run Memorial Day weekend.
Local
This year's State Fair will have higher admission prices, shorter hours
Admission will rise to $17 for ages 13 to 64. Fairgrounds will open an hour later than usual and close and hour earlier.
Local
Minnesota State Fair reinstates its police force
Ramsey County sheriff's commander to lead the department.
Taste
Second-oldest Minnesota State Fair food vendor ends 90-year run
The longtime owners say "it's like selling the family farm."
State Fair
Minnesota State Fair final attendance: 1.3 million, far below 2019 record
That compares with 2,126,551 in 2019 (the fair's all-time attendance record) and 2,046,533 in 2018.
Local
Crowd attempted to storm gate at State Fair on Monday night
Law enforcement officers used a chemical agent to break up the group, and one man had a gun, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office said.
State Fair
COVID at the fair: A year like no other
Tens of thousands of fairgoers attended the Minnesota State Fair as the COVID-19 Delta variant surged in 2021. With no mask mandate or attendance limitations, the Great Minnesota Get Together went forward as Minnesotans sought a sense of normalcy.
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Minnesota State Fair's eighth day drew 80,778, about half of 2019's number
Attendance has been lower every day this year vs. the last year before the pandemic.
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Why we call Minnesota home: Fleeting moments draw us to the fair
Drawing from life teaches us how to see. We learn how to appreciate the ordinary details of the world around us, and we can see reflections of ourselves.
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Minnesota State Fair's seventh day draws 88,027 people
That was significantly down from 2019 and 2018 numbers.
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State Fair study tests which masks are best in COVID fight
Mask fitting research prompted U of M group to develop an alternative mask design that could be readied in the event of a supply shortage.
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Tim McGraw scores with girl-dad country at Minnesota State Fair grandstand
He drew the State Fair grandstand's biggest crowd yet.
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Coverage of the annual Minnesota State Fair. including food reviews, grandstand concert performances, full daily schedules, live video and a fairground map.
