Minnesota State Fair sets attendance record of 2.1M

Published 8:28 am Wednesday, September 4, 2019

FALCON HEIGHTS — The Minnesota State Fair has wrapped up another year with another attendance record.

Fair officials say the 2019 edition of the Great Minnesota Get-Together finished Monday with a 12-day total attendance of more than 2.1 million, thanks to a record Labor Day turnout of 184,740. That beats the previous overall attendance record of more than 2 million set last year.

This year’s State Fair saw six daily record attendance days, including opening day on Aug. 22 with 133,326 visitors. The fair’s agricultural and creative competitions drew more than 42,000 entries this year.

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