Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Also known by its slogan, “The Great Minnesota Get-Together”, it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State Fair.

Los Lobos at the Minnesota State Fair (August 25, 2025)

Monday was Senior’s Day at the Minnesota State Fair, and there was no better band (Los Lobos) to play for this demographic than a group of guys that have been together for over fifty years. But that was later and there was still much to do.

The Current’s Music On-A-Stick Show at the Grandstand, Minnesota State Fair (August 23, 2025)

The Minnesota State Fair is one the largest in the United States, and as mentioned in the preview, there’s a lot of music there, including nightly events at the Grandstand Stage. Local independent radio station The Current hosted Music on a Stick with a long evening of hip hop music, headlined by local Atmosphere.

Minneapolis: September 1 to September 3

Minneapolis: September 1 to September 3

09/01/2022 Thursday
Neko Case
with Disq
at First Avenue

09/02/2022 Friday
The King Khan & BBQ Show
with Miranda and The Beat
at Fine Line

09/02/2022 Friday
Elder
with Belzebong and Dreadnought
at Turf Club

09/02/2022 Friday
09/03/2022 Saturday
First Avenue Goes to the Fair

Minneapolis: August 22 to August 31, 2019

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