The State Fair always gets a good crowd, but exactly how many people go each day? Here are this year's attendance figures, along with a few from previous years. The all-time busiest day at the fair was its second Saturday in 2010, when 234,384 people packed the grounds.
Thurs., Aug. 25: 101,658, compared with 119,145 last year and 114, 439 in 2009. That 2010 number set a record for first-day attendance.
Fri., Aug. 26: 123,735, compared with 132,738 last year and 124,991 in 2009. The 2010 number set a record for second-day attendance.
Sat., Aug. 27: 177,166, compared with 175,621 last year and 189,077 in 2009. The record for first-Saturday attendance was set in 1998, when 202,126 people came to the fair.
Sun., Aug. 28: 171,689, compared with 165,784 last year and 191,071 in 2009. The record for first-Sunday attendance was set in 1994, when 209,969 people came to the fair.
Mon., Aug. 29: Monday's attendance figures won't be available until Tuesday.
Source: Minnesota State Fair
