Minnesota State Fair attendance again low on second day

Friday's attendance was 77,406, which was about half of 2019's second-day count of 157,224.

August 28, 2021 at 7:27PM
Cake, cookies, bread, muffins and other baked goods in the Creative Activities building at the Minnesota State Fair. (Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Attendance at the Minnesota State Fair continued to be dramatically lower than usual on the fair's second day. Friday's attendance was 77,406, which was about half of 2019's second-day count of 157,224.

Day 1 (Thursday, Aug. 26): 61,983, compared to 133,326 in 2019 (which is the all-time attendance record for the fair's first Thursday), and 122,695 in 2018.

Day 2: (Friday, Aug. 27): 77,406, compared to 157,224 in 2019 (which is the all-time attendance record for the fair's second day) and 108,059 in 2018.

Source: Minnesota State Fair

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