State Fair

The 2025 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 21 through Sept. 1. For all of the events at the MPR booth and Dan Patch Park, go to mpr.org/statefair.

Minnesota State Fair by the numbers
The Great Minnesota Get-Together is upon us. And for some of us, the best part about it isn’t the corn dogs and cheese curds — it’s the data and the numbers we get to crunch.
Minnesota State Fair neighbors eye safety, parking as get-together nears
Two different neighborhood groups from St. Paul and Falcon Heights, Minn. formed task forces after residents noticed years of concerns of safety and parking issues during the last few fair seasons.
Minnesota State Fair announces new attractions, events, upgrades for this year
Minnesota State Fair organizers have announced a slate of new attractions, improvements and upgrades for the 2023 fair — including a special morning session on the Mighty Midway and Kidway, aimed at visitors with sensory sensitivities.
Sweet, savory, strange: Minnesota State Fair unveils new foods list for 2023
Pickle lemonade, crispy lutefisk steam buns, walleye fritter pops: They're all among the nearly three dozen new food offerings unveiled by the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday.