minnesota state fair

Health officials say at least 11 people got sick with E. coli infections after visiting the Minnesota State Fair this summer.

Labor Day record attendance at the State Fair of 184,740 brought this year’s cumulative attendance total to 2,126,551, setting a new overall attendance record.

The Minnesota State Fair has presented awards to 12 of the very best of the State Fair’s 1,200 vendors.

When you head to the fair next year, don't forget an extra pair of tighty whities!

With unseasonably cooler temperatures and a couple days of rain showers, the Minnesota State Fair is on track to miss last year's total by almost 48,000 people.

Each year, the fish pond is stocked with about 40 different species of fish found around Minnesota. This year, the DNR has set up a live FishCam so you can watch from anywhere!

Corn dogs and pronto pups are two completely different foods (kind of).

Park & Ride! Express Bus Service! Bike! There are so many ways to get to the Great Minnesota Get-Together from central Minnesota.

Need a map? Some water? A place to charge your phone? Here are some secret (and not so secret) tips and info before you hit the Great Minnesota Get Together.

When I'm at the fair dropping over $10 on food, I want it to be something I've never had before. Not something I can make on my own.

Free rides to the fair run regularly from 8 a.m. to midnight at various locations throughout the Twin Cities area from now through Labor Day.

Refillable water bottle? Yes! Skateboard? Nope. Here's a video that runs you through what you can, and cannot, bring into the Great Minnesota Get Together.