Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota State Fair
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GenreState fair
Dates12 days before and including Labor Day
Location(s)Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Years active1859–present
(excluding 1861, 1862, 1893, 1945, 1946, 2020)
Next eventAugust 27 – September 7, 2026
Attendance1,940,869 (2025)
2,126,551 (2019, record)
Website
https://www.mnstatefair.org/

The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance. It is located in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. The Minnesota State Fair was named the best state fair in the United States in both 2015 and 2025 by readers of USA Today.

The fair runs for twelve days from late August into early September, ending on Labor Day. Around two million people go to the fair every year. The most people that have been to the fair in one year is 2,126,551 people in 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota State Fair Has Been Canceled For 2020 Due To COVID-19 Pandemic". CBS Minnesota. WCCO-TV. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Attendance". Minnesota State Fair. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Best State Fairs: 2015 10 Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards". 10Best USA Today. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota State Fair". May 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Attendance". June 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Minnesota State Fair Sets 1-Day Attendance Record Saturday". June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2026.

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