Minnesota State Fair's eighth-day attendance is robust, but not quite a record
August 31, 2019 at 4:13AM
![Satisfaction washed over the face of 11-year old Raymon Busch, of Zimmerman, as he bit into an ear of roasted corn while visiting the state fair with his family Friday evening. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Emotions at the Minnesota State Fair photographed Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 at the fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/IBHLMTHZCVB3RQ6SLVHO52EFZA.jpg?&w=712)
Friday, Aug. 23: 157,224, compared with 108,059 in 2018 and 125,324 in 2017. This year sets a second-day attendance record. The previous record was 141,023, set in 2016.
Saturday, Aug. 24: 209,105, compared with the record third-day attendance of 222,194 set last year; 2017's attendance was 158,525.
Sunday, Aug. 25: 191,524, up from 184,716 last year, down from 2017's 197,891. The fourth-day attendance record was 209,969, set in 1994.
Monday, Aug. 26: 96,716, compared with 124,438 in 2018 and a record fifth-day attendance of 144,504 set in 2017.
Tuesday, Aug. 27: 136,987, up from 120,209 in 2018 and 132,120 in 2017. This year sets a sixth-day attendance record. The previous record was 133,595 in 2014.
Wednesday, Aug. 28: 142,211, compared with 144,940 in 2018 and 119,975 in 2017. Last year's attendance set the record for the fair's seventh day.
Thursday, Aug. 29: 153,274, compared with 156,764 last year and 145,549 in 2017. Last year's attendance set the eighth-day record.
Source: Minnesota State Fair
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