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 ...

With one last firework show over the Grandstand, the Minnesota State Fair has once again come to a close. The Great Minnesota Get-Together started on Aug. 21 this year, and attendees were treated to ...

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The new monthly meetup, Crop Art Wednesdays in St. Paul, encourages people to meet, mingle and start making art.

Rod Stewart, known for hits like "Maggie May" and "I Don't Want to Talk About It," is performing at the Minnesota State Fair Sept. 1.

A Hurricane. An Espresso Martini. A Bloody Mary. A dill pickle margarita. What do these new Minnesota State Fair cocktails have in common? None contain hard liquor, because the fair doesn’t permit it.

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 ...

Postcards of the Hastings Spiral Bridge are among the Collections at the Minnesota State Fair. This was one of Minnesota's most unusual bridges. Without this spiral design, vehicles crossing the ...

One of the most successful comedy musicians of all time is coming to the Minnesota State Fair next year. "Weird Al" Yankovic will perform at the Grandstand on the first Friday of Great Minnesota ...

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