Aug. 27 – Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2020
280 Days 17 Hours 35 Mins
The Minnesota State Fair is always 12 days of fun ending Labor Day. The 2020 fair runs Aug. 27 – Sept. 7.
In 2021, join us Aug. 26 – Sept. 6, and in 2022 visit us Aug. 25 – Sept. 5!
You betcha! Get your pre-fair discount tickets for the Great Minnesota Get-Together online or via phone through our official ticketing provider Etix.
Please email guestservices@mnstatefair.org. During the fair, feel free to stop by Guest Relations at Visitors Plaza from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
During the non-fair time, gates 5, 7, 14 and 15 are open to public traffic. The fairgrounds are open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., with the exception of closure due to some special events. See an event calendar.
During the fair, enter at the gates marked on the State Fair map.
Contact Lost & Found at lostandfound@mnstatefair.org or 651-288-4555.
No refunds are issued for State Fair admission or Grandstand tickets. In the event that a Grandstand concert is canceled, however, refund instructions will be posted on the fair’s website.
The State Fair holds approximately 220 events during the non-fair time.
Here are some links to websites that may be useful for booking area hotel rooms. We offer these links as a convenience for our guests and hope you will find them helpful. Hotel and motel listings appearing on these sites have not been checked by State Fair personnel, and we offer no recommendation of one over another.
