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.

August 23, 2013 2:46 AM

State Fair photo challenge: Flavors

MPR News seeks your opening weekend State Fair photos. To add a bit of a creative challenge to this call for photos we are looking for your images that capture or evoke flavors. You can submit you photos by adding #tellmpr to an Instagram or Twitter post, you could also add a photo to our…

by Michael Olson

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August 23, 2013 2:13 AM

Your Fair photos: Circles

MPR News issued a photo challenge to fairgoers yesterday to capture images of circles at the fair. As promised, here are the best: More images from Nikki Tundel, including many that don’t include circles, can be found here in a gallery of State Fair still lifes. Hey @mprnews, found some circles! Fried green tomatoes! #tellmpr…

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August 22, 2013 3:35 PM

Five things you didn’t think you could do at the fair

The gates have opened. It’s Day One of the Great Minnesota Get-Together, and already the lists of fair must-dos are piling up: Eat the food on a stick, see a parade, watch a few animal babies being born, shake the hands of a few politicians, take in some free entertainment… But this year at the Read more →

by Meg Martin

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August 22, 2013 3:48 AM

State Fair photo challenge: Circles and wheels

Photo: Circle, circle, dot, dot by History Boy via MPR’s Flickr Group MPR News seeks your opening day State Fair photos. To add a bit of a creative challenge to this call for photos we are looking for your images from the fair that contain circles or wheels. You can submit you photos by adding…

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August 20, 2013 11:30 PM

Are you a State Fair pro?

Nobody does a state fair like Minnesota. And nobody does The State Fair like Minnesotans. Everyone’s got a fair hack — that little trick that makes you an insider, the one you swear by, the one that makes your trip (or trips!) to the fair the best possible time — till next year. Clark Gregor…

by Meg Martin