State Fair attendance breaks 5 daily records for 2024, falls short of overall record - Austin Daily Herald

State Fair attendance breaks 5 daily records for 2024, falls short of overall record - Austin Daily Herald

By MPR News Staff The State Fair set five new daily attendance records this year, but missed the overall attendance record by about 200,000. This year the fair saw 1,925,904 people come through its gates, making it the fifth highest on record. Extreme heat and stormy weather kept many away from the fairgrounds on Monday, Aug. 26, and Thursday, Aug. 29. On that Monday, the combination of heat and humidity made it feel like 107 degrees in St. Paul…

Minnesota State Fair posts best attendance in years, with five daily records

Nearly half the days at this year’s Minnesota State Fair broke attendance records, bringing the 12-day event ever closer to its best pre-Covid records.

2024 MN State Fair attendance tops all post-COVID years, falls short of record

All told, the Minnesota State Fair set five single-day attendance records this year — setting a high-water mark Sunday with 256,015 people.