We thank you, Minnesota, for making the 2011 State Fair so memorable! For twelve days of fun we welcomed more than 1,776,000 people. Please check back later for updated information on next year's Great Minnesota Get-Together. Hope to see you at the 2012 State Fair, to be held Aug. 23-Labor Day, Sept. 3!
4-H LIVESTOCK
The 2011 4-H Livestock show runs for four days, from Thursday, Aug. 25 through Sunday, Aug. 28 (except for 4-H Lamas, which show during the Open Class Llamas).
Departments include:
- Beef and Dairy Cattle
- Dairy and Market Goats
- Poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons)
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Swine
- Lamas (show during the Open Class Llamas Show)
Other 4-H contests include Herdsmanship, Showmanship, Judging Teams, Public Presentations, Non-Livestock Exhibits and County Club exhibits.
The Minnesota State Fair Rural Youth Scholarship
The Minnesota State Fair Rural Youth Scholarship (formerly the Ben C. Hallberg Rural Youth Scholarship) was established in 1994 to help further the educational endeavors of young adults from greater Minnesota. Up to 20 scholarships of $1,000 each will be made available to rural youth or those enrolled in an agriculture program in 2011, with participation in the current year's Minnesota State Fair.
BOVINE TB STATUS - Important information:
To help alleviate confusion for our exhibitors, we will be posting any changes to the Minnesota State Fair TB regulations on this web site as they are received.
We are working in conjunction with the Minnesota State Board of Animal Health, as well as the animal health regulatory bodies of the surrounding states, to provide a consistent set of rules and regulations to best serve our cattle and goat exhibitors.
Please note: The updated regulations also apply to animals other than cattle.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND RULES FOR ENTRY: The 4-H premium book is available annually for download in early June. For more information, please contact your local 4-H leader, Extension agent or the state's Center for 4-H Youth Development for further details: http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-H/state-fair/resources.html or www.fourh.umn.edu/statefair.
VEHICLE ADMISSION/OVERNIGHT PARKING INFORMATION
For more information on the 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction, please visit:
mnpurpleribbonauction.org
For further information, please e-mail us or call us directly at (651) 288-4417.
DOWNLOADABLES:
The Premium Book can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 or higher. If you do not have Acrobat Reader or have an older version, you may download the most current Acrobat Reader by clicking here.
Links go "live" as materials become available: