Minnesota State Fair Review

The fair is always great but the prices are getting out of control.

Awesome place for people watching. Lines can get long, so go early. I recommend the cheese at the Dairy stand.

Fun events. Hmong day. Mn state fair. Great location.

Lots to do and see. Every food imaginable on a stick! Quite an experience.

Too much to see. Good for going once a year. Mostly any kinds of food bit deep fried. Some foods from different non-US countries. Lots to do with carnival games, shows, shops, watching animals. Nice place to bring friends from out of town. Too bad you can't bring dogs.

It is most certainly the best fair or festival I have ever attended. The food is superb, highlighting local culture and cuisine. There are also many interesting and informative exhibits on farms, wildlife, pets, and many other interesting topics. We also can't forget the butter sculptures of the princess candidates from around the state. Overall, an amazing fair and very fun destination.

This year was my first in MN and I kept hearing all about how great the State Fair is. I was very impressed by how large the fair was and how many things there are to do! My family went twice and I wish we could have gone more. The food is amazing and everything was well worth the time we spent there. We'll be back every year!

Always love walking around and trying food mostly on a stick.

The Great Minnesota Get Together is 12 days of fun, full of eating, drinking, people watching, rides, shopping and more. There's something for everyone. Go early to avoid the biggest crowds. Take a park and ride to avoid some of the traffic and parking hassle. Eat something new, visit old faves, and mingle among the crowds.

It was fun. So much to see and do. So many different foods. Best state fair

Love this place. Lines too long at times and too hot ior too cold but that Minnesota for ya

Awesome every year from the food to the rides. Great for all ages!!!

Went on a rainy day! It was still a great experience! Lots of great food and fun games! Go check out the hunted house, you will spot jack sparrow and a lot of scary monsters inside the house!

Best state fair! Love the variety of food and exhibits. Something for everyone to see.

Love the state fair...try to go at least twice every year to see everything! Tons of unique and delicious food options (turkey-to-go to deep fried oreos to bacon fluffernutter to deep fried pickles) and good drinks. A fun beer stop is Schells where you can get a blueberry or sangria beer with a frozen topper, nice for a hot day.

While it is busy, the people watching is top notch, and there is free music happening throughout each day. The Grandstand also usually has a few great shows each fair.

Too many people lol, over rated, over priced food, trip hazards everywhere. For the money they make they need to fix things a little better. Wish I took photos to post, sorry

First state fair I've ever been to & we had a fun time! Good food, friendly people, lots to see & eat!

The crowds are overwhelming. Hard to see the exhibits around all the people. International Market was impossible to enjoy. Senior Center building with shade and quaint musical groups is replaced by a DNR pond; so we all know all ages are not welcome. Grandstand headliners are underwhelming. We will not be back next year.

They need to cap attendance. It gets way too crowded labour day weekend.

1st time going to the 50s car show. Had a blast, only wish my Dad was still living he would have loved it.

Something for everyone. We love the concerts, drinks, and food!

The great Minnesota get together! Even with the crowds it's amazing.

Went to the hip hop festival, despite the nausiating smell of all the pot (lol)- the fairgrounds was a great place for this event! No problems, no issues, had water and misting stations, it was HOT for a memorial day event. Security was fine and within reach if needed.

From scrapbooking to running into politicians this is the great Minnesota get together! This is the biggest event every year and it works because everyone and there work and hobbies have a space at the fair. From corny rides to eating fresh corn it is the type of place where you and your family can get a vibe for this great state.

The fair apparently drew 2 million people this year! Impressive. I am getting more and more stressed every year with the density of people. It's really inaccessible for people with physical and mental disabilities. I've seen folks trapped in crowds of other fairgoers who are completely unaware of their surroundings and not letting people in wheelchairs or scooters get by.

Loved it ! Fried food , happy people , lots of beer and activities to do

Great Happy together concert. Fun atmosphere surrounds you!

It's fun but be prepared to spend a good chunk of change haha

It's the Great Minnesota Get Together! Free, live music, plenty of food, beverages, carnival rides, games, showcases, vendors, and people to keep you entertained.

My wife's birthday wish was to go to the Minnesota State Fair. What a blast we had.

We were on vacation and wanted to visit the fair! We were here for hours eating and enjoying the live shows. There were at least 100,000 people in attendance. It was an enjoyable experience. The food was awesome.

What can I say, it's the state fair. As always the prices seem to continuously go up if not sky rocket from year to year. However the vendors seem to continue to offer up new and intresting foods, albeit most are far from healthy but what the hell it's the fair. The only place and time where we as Minnesotians can kick up our heels and throw caution to the wind along with our budgets and have some fun.

Absolutely love going to the MN State Fair every year!

Always a good time, and the weather this year was great! Love the food and like seeing all the people together. Lots of activities and exhibits so there's something for everyone.

The best time of the year is State Fair season! The food has classics like Sweet Martha s but also new food every year like Nordic Waffles. The fair started on celebrating agricultural though! Spend time soaking in the fair s roots by going through the animal barns and the agriculture/horticulture building. Don t miss the seed art!!

Always outstanding!
Beautiful atmosphere, not crowded, great activities and displays.
Food was amazing.
Great animal barns, exhibits and people participating in the events!

GREAT TIME WITH FAMILY!! GOOD FOOD AND DRINKS AS WELL.

The best chaotic place to find fair food classics and then some!

Best Minnesota experience. Love it. I go every year.

Look forward to the fair every year! So much to do, see, and eat. Parking not an issue this year.

It's a great place to have fun. Lots of rides & food. Any & every kind of food. There's anamils there also

Was at a Minnesota Human Service Department Mental Health Day. Smelled good food and talked with nice people.

If you would lo e a fun place with amazing food and things to do this is your place be warned your feet will hurt afterwards

Crounded as usual and dirty. Food is always great. I have no real complaints

Our first time going and we really enjoyed the time. Good food and lots to see

Very fun! Great food! Very expensive if you wanna do anything other than walk around and look at everything...

I waited one year to buy this cookies!!! My kinds wouldn t forgive me If i hadn t buy a bucket of this sweet treats! We love them! Worth the line!!

Amazing I love the state fair I definitely recommend if you are from Minnesota and have never been definitely a 10/10 bring good walking shoes and you should be fine definitely a place to visit if you are not from Minnesota

Who doesn't love to go to the fair? They have anything you could imagine "on a stick". From steak, to pork chops, to even fried candy bars. There are all kinds of shops for souvenirs and fun things for the kiddos. All kinds of barn yard animals like pigs, cows, horses, foul, and goats. The baby pigs are my favorite!! Live music is always going on and don't forget to go down the huge slide.

Always have a good time at the Great Minnesota get together. Tons of different fun and delicious foods to try. Many types of entertainment for the whole family; music concerts, games, rides etc.

Love this place! you will need more than one day to try all the food! Be ready to eat and walk long distance

Always a treat! So much fun with tons to see and do, a great spot to go on a food adventure although definitely very pricey. I recommend hunting for coupon books, or else making a game plan of everything you want to try otherwise I say bring $100 and you should be able to try all of the iconic things and then some!

Love the State Fair. Lots to see from Fine Arts to Animals. Great place to watch people. My favorite time to visit is on a weekday starting in the a.m. Had to do Friday this year... gets very busy, but that is just part of the fair! Lots of great food choices from fried to fresh. For the one day a year I visit the fair, I'm up for a few indulgences! Here's to another 100 years!

Sunday morning at Indigenous Food Lab (R)Evolution exceptionally beautiful, fun, and informative.

It's the great Minnesota get together! Every year I find something new and yet I still have a small but ever growing list of favorites to visit year after year. There's no better place to settle the debate on pronto pup vs. corn dog!

Perfect weather, good food...
Yes it was crowded (I was warned and it's well known that it will be). I wish there were more (healthy with sustenance) toddler friendly snacks and food. Otherwise, plan accordingly, my son napped before hand, we packed food for him and change of clothes, sweater etc.... so much fun! Can't wait for my boy to be big enough for rides!

Had a fun time with the family. Food and animals for my kiddo to pet and look at. Also a literal overflowing bucket of cookies along with unlimited cups of milk for $4 is a match that can't be beat!

Great nostalgic visit this year. But was disappointed that the double ferris wheel was gone.

The Minnesota 4H has a program called Arts In. It is a 22 day experience that starts with a prep week and then one day before the Fair starts and performances are 3 - 4 times a day until Labor Day. This half hour musical is filled with very talented young people from 9th grade until the end of their 4H, which can be one year after high school. I'm biased because my Great Nephew was one of the performers but the experience is 2nd to none. The State Fair is great also!

Huge...will take you 9 years to see it all, but great time.

Always an end of summer must. Always fun. Plenty of eats. Plenty of drink and plenty of entertainment. Especially the people watching. Bring lots of money!

THE BEST STATE FAIR IN THE US! I ve been going since I was a kid, and even come from across the country now. So much good food and many things to see. If you don t go you re missing out. The Great Minnesota Get Together!

Who doesn't love the MN STATE FAIR?!?! Try the Lobster on a Stick, near the Midway. Not a fan of the Deep Fried Candy bar tho!

The state fair is amazing. So much food and fun things to do. Very busy each year though.

Great when the weather is cool and lines are shorter. An entertaining time!

As a foodie, I cant resist going every year just for that. So many good things to try. Ballpark Cafe never disappoints with good beers too.

I used to work the fair all 12 days. Never got sick of it.

The prices are outrageous! The alligator dish cost $12 for 9 mini tater tots and about 7 finger nail size peices of alligator meat. I was appalled at the prices! The state fair used to be a place where a family could go and enjoy the state's goodness... now it's ONLY for those who have money to waste! Not worth my time

The best state fair in the country! So much to see and eat and world renown beer battered cheese curds!

Annual family tradition since when I was a kid. Despite the crowds, everyone is relaxed and having a great time. There are so many food and drink highlights. Love the Environmental Building.

The fair this year is going to be a grand old time. It is always fantastic to taste the new recipes to ride the new rides to see all the competitions this is the place to be at this time of year. Of course you can always go for the old classics the corn dogs in the cotton candy the popcorn and the ferris wheel the roller coaster there's just so much to see I don't know that I can get it all done in one day I love going to the fair.

Always so much fun! Bring your walking shoes and get some exercise on top of the wonderful food stands, games, rides, drinks and animal viewing. My favorite spot will always be the Miracle of Birth Center.

A must for any minnesotans. Yes it's crowded and yes the barns smell (duh. It's a barn). The food is always amazing and the new concoctions are worth at least glancing at every year. (You walk off those extra calories anyway). This is the place to people watch if you're into that. You could spend days and make a sport out if it. The carnival rides are fun for the kiddos. Sweet Martha's cookies are always a plus.

The MN state fair is the place to be. If you can t find something to love about this place, I would be worried about your satisfaction with life in general.

Huge fair, like the way it's laid out! Easy to find your way around! Can't see it all in one day! Highly recommend it! If you like fairs you will love this one!

Best part of Summer. Take a day off and wander the grounds of the MN State fair.

Good food, fun games and awesome people watching. Lol

The Great Sweat Together.
Fun.
Full of people.
Tiring.

Good for high-quality Grandstand shows. Good food, but uncomfortable levels of crowds. Best to go when weather is bad.

One of the best MN experiences in my eyes. Eat everything you see.

The fair is a delight. Pro tip from me. Go at night. Shorter lines, no sun beating down on you, and an awesome atmosphere once the sun is down and the lights turn on. Such a cool place. There are few things better than a warm summer night at the fair.

Everything was closed except for the snow sculptures and a very large ice slide. There were a couple of stands to get a quick bite of donuts or hot chocolate.