3 Generally Calmer Ideas at the Fair : Afternoon Edition : Day 2

3 Generally Calmer Ideas at the Fair : Afternoon Edition : Day 2

These 12 Minnesota State Fair Posts will look a bit different, seeing everything is contained within the Fair grounds some of the quick references will be located at the top of blog instead of being repeated multiple times.

General Spot: Minnesota State Fair

Length of time: 12 days (August 22- September 2, 2024)

Website: Minnesota State Fair

Type of Spot: Fair

Cost: $$

Reservations: No reservations required

Indoors/Outdoors: Mix of Outside and Inside

Seating Availability: Plentiful

Terrain: Sidewalks, Streets, Hills, Grass, Inside Buildings Smooth Flooring

Known Busier Times: 10am - 9pm

 

Spot: Performance Areas when not hosting a performance

Overview of spot:

Finding a stage or performance area when a show is not happening is a great way to have some quieter time at the fair. Also seating is plentiful.

Indoors/Outdoors: Outside

Seating Availability: Plenty

 

Spot: The outer edges of the fair

Overview of spot:

Afternoons can be the hardest to find calmer spots. It really is when the fair is the busiest.

Looking at the camp trailers or equipment on the North End or the Fine Arts Building, can be less crowded.

Down by the Barns, finding a seat in the Coliseum can offer quieter spots.

Indoors/Outdoors: Mix of Outside and Inside

 

  

Spot: Buildings Along the Parade Route

Overview of spot:

When the daily parade is happening at 2pm some of the buildings are less crowded, but they become jammed after the parade goes by.

You will have to time your visit to a building before the parade starts. As it can be hard to cross streets during the parade.

Again won't be the quietest time, but it's a lot calmer than right after the parade. And it should give you a more room to move than being shoulder to shoulder.

 

 

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