Minnesota State Fair: Opening day attendance down from 2024
Minnesota State Fair: Day 2 outlook
The second day of the Minnesota State Fair is kicking off with Smokey Bear at the DNR stage, Blue Ribbon Bingo at Ramberg Center and Meghan Trainor performing at the Grandstand tonight.
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota State Fair saw strong attendance numbers for its opening day this year, but came up short of breaking the record.
Minnesota State Fair attendance
By the numbers:
On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, the Minnesota State Fair saw 137,148 people pass through its gates on opening day.
The total is 1,727 people fewer than the opening day in 2024, which set the record with 138,875 attendees.
The highest total attendance record for the year was set in 2019, with 2,126,551 people visiting the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
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What's next:
Cooler weather is expected this weekend, which could encourage more people to visit the Minnesota State Fair.
The Source: This story uses information shared by the Minnesota State Fair.