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State Fair

The 2026 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 27 through Sept. 7. For all of the events at the MPR booth and Dan Patch Park, go to mpr.org/statefair.

Senator Amy Klobuchar at the MPR State Fair booth

Senator Amy Klobuchar at the MPR State Fair booth

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) answers questions from MPR political editor Mike Mulcahy, fair-goers and the listening audience. LIVE at noon at the MPR State Fair booth at the corner of Judson and Nelson.

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2014 fair offers new ways to meet, eat, retreat

2014 fair offers new ways to meet, eat, retreat

Transit hub, new gateway are among the changes fairgoers will notice this year.
by Tim Nelson

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Appetites: Eating at the fair for fun -- and science

Appetites: Eating at the fair for fun -- and science

The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off tomorrow, and as anyone who's ever sampled the bacon, or candy bars, or alligator, on-a-stick knows, food is an integral part of the experience.
by Steven John

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State Fair adds new transit center for visitors

State Fair adds new transit center for visitors

The Minnesota State Fair is making transit a center piece of this year's 12-day run in Falcon Heights. The fair opens Thursday morning in Falcon Heights.
by Tim Nelson

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Remembering ‘WeeZee,’ a State Fair icon

Remembering ‘WeeZee,’ a State Fair icon

Louise "WeeZee" Miner of Bloomington was legally blind but she said she always could tell what a horse was doing at the Minnesota State Fair horse ring, where she passed out the ribbons.
by Bob Collins

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#fairhack of the day: Camping at the fair

#fairhack of the day: Camping at the fair

Camping at the state fair means the comforts of home, a place of respite from the heat and living with my love. What could be better?
by Molly Bloom

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State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

MPR’s Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica. Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team’s cartographers, Brad Herried, in…
by Molly Bloom

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