Minnesota State Fair releases Grandstand lineup
The Minnesota State Fair released the lineup for concerts at the Grandstand this year.
Minnesota State Fair unveils new fair foods for 2021
The Minnesota State Fair released its list of 26 new fair foods and four new food vendors that will be at this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Minnesota State Fair unveils free entertainment lineup for 2021
The Minnesota State Fair unveiled its free entertainment lineup Tuesday, showing off the 900 acts that will play the fair's various stages over 12 days.
Minnesota State Fair to feature first tribal government exhibit in history
The Minnesota State Fair is continuing its annual festivities since the pandemic shutdown and now welcomes the first tribal government exhibit in the fair’s history, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. SMSC is federally recognized as a sovereign Dakota Native American tribal government located southwest of the Twin Cities.
Minnesota State Fair officially returning this summer, no daily attendance limit
The Minnesota State Fair is officially back this summer after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Families flock to the fair during holiday weekend without COVID-19 restrictions
At the mini version of the State Fair, Minnesota families finally got together again after many holidays passed under COVID-19 restrictions.
Minnesota State Fair announces 5-day walk-through event over Memorial Day weekend
Missing the Great Minnesota Get-Together? You could get a preview later this month.
Walz: Minnesota State Fair should be 'pretty close' to normal
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the Minnesota State Fair should be "pretty close" to normal this year as long as current COVID-19 projections continue.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds to serve as COVID-19 vaccination site
The Minnesota State Fairgrounds will serve as a federally-supported COVID-19 mass vaccination site, state and federal officials announced Monday.
Amid vaccine rollout, Minnesota State Fair organizers hopeful
Minnesota State Fair organizers say there's a good chance that the Great Minnesota Get-Together will go on as planned this year.
Plans for 'different scenarios' in the works for 2021 Minnesota State Fair
While the 2020 Minnesota State Fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans are moving forward for "different scenarios" for the fair this year, according to State Fair General Manager Jerry Hammer.
Holiday lights show at Minnesota State Fairgrounds marks start of Kwanzaa
The holiday season continued Saturday night with the beginning of Kwanzaa.
Longtime volunteer at Minnesota State Fair’s Hamline Dining Hall honored with bench
The Hamline Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair is honoring one of its longtime volunteers as a way to say thanks for decades of hard work.
Minnesota State Fair bringing back its Food Parade this October with fall-inspired fair foods
If you missed out on Minnesota State Fair’s drive-thru food experience this summer, you’ll get a second chance to get your fair food fix this fall. The State Fair announced Tuesday it is bringing back its Food Parade for an encore in October.
From Dan Patch to Pronto Pups: How the Minnesota State Fair became a summer tradition
With no state fair this year because of the pandemic, many Minnesotans had to go without their end-of-summer tradition.
Saturday would have likely been biggest day at the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota State Fair officials say the Saturday of Labor Day, the last Saturday of the Fair, is typically the busiest day of the yearly event. On this day last year, they saw more than 260,000 visitors. For this year’s drive-thru event, they saw around 7,000.
Children's Minnesota gets a taste of the Minnesota State Fair
Children's Minnesota in St. Paul found a special way to celebrate the State Fair despite its cancellation this season.