STATE FAIR AMATEUR TALENT CONTEST
Every night at 6 p.m. crowds converge at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell to witness an event almost as legendary as corn dogs and cotton candy. The annual Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest semifinals draw hundreds of fair guests who grab a seat, or a Leinie Lounger, and watch singers, cloggers and every type of performer in between compete for the right to be named Minnesota’s top talent. Nightly first place winners compete in the Talent Competition Finals, held in the Grandstand on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012.Audition Information
Auditions for the 2012 Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest will be Monday, July 23 through Sunday, July 29 at the Bandshell. From the acts that audition during that week, thirty Preteen division acts, thirty Teen division acts and sixty Open division acts will advance to the semifinals. All acts who audition will receive a letter in the mail to let them know whether or not they are a semifinalist. Please allow approximately 7-10 days from the completion of all auditions to receive your letter.
Interested in auditioning for the 2012 MSF Amateur Talent Contest? To be added to the mailing list, please click here and send us an e-mail with your address included.
COUNTY FAIR TALENT CONTEST
County fairs throughout Minnesota are invited to send winners of their amateur talent contests to the State Fair competition. Semifinals are held the first nine evenings of the State Fair on the Family Fair Stage in Baldwin Park with the nightly first place winners progressing to the finals. The first and second place finals winners in each division become finalists in the overall talent competition on Sept. 2 in the Grandstand.
- Download the 2012 List of Participating County Fairs (available in June)
For further information, please e-mail the entertainment department.
DOWNLOADABLES:
Links will go "live" as information becomes available.
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2012 MSF Amateur Talent
Contest Application
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2012 MSF Amateur Talent
Contest Rules
- 2012 Amateur Talent Contest Semifinalists
- 2012 Participating County Fairs
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Registration for 2012 begins at the end of April.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list for the 2012 Amateur Talent Contest, please click here.