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: The Horse Barn
Overview of spot:
Indoors/Outdoors: Inside
Seating Availability: There is no benches in the barns, but some seating outside of the barns.
Spot: Steven's Street down toward Como Ave
Overview of spot:
Steven's street at the intersection of Judson is quite busy, but if you go down the street a bit toward Como Ave it can be quieter. Which can be a great place to met up with people if different people are seeing different animal barns.
Indoors/Outdoors: Outside
Seating Availability: Some
Spot: Lee & Rose Coliseum
Overview of spot:
The arena is open from 9am to 9pm and there are only some shows and judging happening, otherwise it is a great place to sit in the quiet and the temperature is usually cooler than outside.
Indoors/Outdoors: Inside
Seating Availability: Plentiful
Recommend a Calmer Spot at the your favorite Fair or Festival