Minnesota State Fair attendance was 149,247 on Sunday

August 30, 2021 at 9:33PM
Audience members wave their hands in the air while Shaggy performs at the Minnesota State Fair Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Audience members wave their hands in the air while Shaggy performs at the Minnesota State Fair Sunday, August 29, 2021. (Nicole, Neri, Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Attendance at the Minnesota State Fair was 149,247 on Sunday.

Day 1 (Thursday, Aug. 26): 61,983, compared with 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 with 157,224 in 2019 (which is the all-time attendance record for the fair's first Friday) and 108,059 in 2018.

Day 3 (Saturday, Aug. 28): 129,984, compared with 209,105 in 2019 and 222,144 in 2018 (the all-time attendance record for the fair's first Saturday).

Day 4 (Sunday, Aug. 29): 149,247, compared with 191,524 in 2019 and 184,715 in 2018. (The all-time record for the fair's first Sunday was 209,969, in 1994.)

Source: Minnesota State Fair

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