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Minnesota State Fair wraps up as attendance bounces back
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe State Fair concluded its 12-day run on Monday, unofficially marking the end of another summer in...
Smack on a stick: Iowa and Minnesota battle it out over state fair supremacy
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHold on to your corndogs: the Iowa and Minnesota state fairs are at war. The Minnesota State Fair —...
Minnesota State Fair CEO Jerry Hammer retiring after 26 years
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter 26 years running the Minnesota State Fair, steering it through and up out of the pandemic...
Minnesota State Fair 2023: What’s new, what’s changing, and what’s gone
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis year’s Minnesota State Fair is poised to be a big one, folks — and it’s less than a month away. Last year, the fair continued to bounce back from Covid-19 disruptions with a total attendance ...
Despite hot weather, MN State Fair attendance soars to sixth-highest
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWe came for new favorites like pickle fries, we came for old favorites like the Giant Slide, we came...
Minnesota State Fair holds ticket prices steady for 2024 at $18
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMinnesota State Fair entry tickets will cost the same in 2024, $18 for most, the fair's board...
With 200 officers, State Fair police chief says they’ve reached hiring goal for Great Minnesota...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Minnesota State Fair, working with other law enforcement agencies, has reached its goal of hiring 200 officers, the Fair’s police chief said Tuesday. Chief Ron Knafla and the fair’s deputy ...
With more than 100 buses a day, Metro Transit ridership to the State Fair up 33% this year
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEven though Minnesota State Fair attendance was down slightly from last year, bus ridership was way...
Minnesota State Fair attendance rebounds in 2022
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMinnesota State Fair attendance rebounded to 1.8 million this year, with many fairgoers returning after skipping last year's event due to COVID-19. This year's 12-day extravaganza fell short ...
Want to build more vibrant cities? Just look to the State Fair’s design, geographers say
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWith its grid street structure, tree-lined sidewalks and ‘districts’ like the animal barns or the...
