The Minnesota State Fair isn't just a fun place to snack and shop, it's a chance to get a pulse of the state on hot-button issues. Nearly 10,000 people participated in the 2025 House of ...

In the lead-up to the Minnesota State Fair, a twelve-day fête of starch and fat which marks the end of every summer, the event’s organizers release a highly anticipated list of competitively decadent ...

ST. PAUL — With a total of 1,940,869 tickets sold across 12 days, this year’s Minnesota State Fair beat out a number of previous years’ attendance to become the fifth-busiest Fair and the ...

On a recent afternoon at the Minnesota State Fair, fairgoers flocked to a vendor selling plush toys and other novelty items. But they weren’t coveting classic stuffed bears or inflatable green aliens.

Dear Answer Man: Does everyone pay every day they go to the fair? How about exhibitors, entertainers, those with livestock or 4H kids? At one time I thought there was a rumor even the CEO of the fair ...