Minnesota State Fair

User Reviews of Minnesota State Fair

Yelp.com Review - by Dane K.

5.0 of 5 stars. The MN State Fair is legendary for its food selections... We were visiting and realized it was still going on, so visit we must...Just as advertised, you can get just about ANYTHING fried at the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen E.

4.0 of 5 stars. State Fair is all about the food. Let's survey this year's damage:-fried cheese curds (duh)-pronto pup-peach glazed pork cheeks-risotto balls (from French Meadow!)-sweet martha's cookies-grilled corn...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin S.

5.0 of 5 stars. OK, so I'll admit it. I actually came all the way to Minnesota just for the famous Minnesota State Fair. Well, I at least arranged so that this would be going on while I was around. It was definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather W.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have been hearing about the state fair since before I moved here. When the time came around I knew I had to go.I went on a weekday to try to avoid some of the crowds. I grew up with golden...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Dolly V.

3.0 of 5 stars. If it weren't for my discounted ticket price and free parking, I'd say the MN State Fair is one expensive get together! I've lived here for 3 years now and I am no longer a state fair virgin. I had...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ruth L.

5.0 of 5 stars. The World is Your Oyster, on-a-stickFew love the Minnesota State Fair as much as I do. Typically we like living la vida locavore and endeavor to eat healthy, but like most we cast aside our food...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Have to review it cuz I've gone just about every year for the last fifteen.My personal favorites include:cheese on a stickart showseed arttalent showhoney sunflower ice creamthe tunnel of love (I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason K.

5.0 of 5 stars. My wife and I have run the Minnesota State Fair Milk Run, which is a 5K, for the last 14 years. It started going through the grandstand and now has moved to just the neighborhoods around the fair. For...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay G.

4.0 of 5 stars. My kids and I went on Friday, August 28th, 2009. Nice cool weather was a treat.We had the usual stuff to eat-skin on footlongs fried with onions- amazing!, Sweet Martha's undercooked cookies (yuck-...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael P.

5.0 of 5 stars. So being new to MN, I get to experience everything with fresh eyes and fresh taste buds! So the fair is amazing, it's massive, I've gone to the California and Texas state fairs and those are not a big...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz B.

5.0 of 5 stars. $11 adult entrance feeMy breakfast, lunch & dinner:grilled porkchops $6.50, rating 4/5Hebiscus tea from The Holy Land $4, rating 1/5 TOO SWEET!deep fried cheese curds (shared), rating 2/5chocolate...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric B.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's a great vacation when you can go to BOTH the Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs over a single week!Yesterday's Fair weather was cool, breezy, often sunny, and sometimes with the threat of rain. Gayle...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by dave b.

4.0 of 5 stars. I spent some time at the fair on saturday,august 29th.Darn near froze to death,but had a great time!.....for cheap food,may i suggest mike's hamburgers?......$1.50 a pop.small,but not too...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristi C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Every few years I have to venture out to the Great Minnesota Get Together. It's a little too much togetherness for me by noon time, so I go early. Tried some new fair food offerings this year, was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Emma O.

5.0 of 5 stars. There are few things as glorious as the Minnesota State Fair.For some reason, despite my being a resident of Minnesota for most of my life, this past summer was my first time ever visiting the Fair (I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ashley F.

5.0 of 5 stars. You know you are a Minnesotan when......You can sing the entire "State Fair" Jingle. ("Our state fair is a great state fair...)...Can also sing all the words to Ann Reed's State Fair song....
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve W.

5.0 of 5 stars. My previous fair experiences were all in Arizona, where it was practically a gang related adventure. The Minnesota State Fair was fantastic, not just in comparison, but on its own.The entire family...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Nothin' like watchin' the ball game (Baseball, football or anyball) at the Ball Park Cafe at the Minnesota State Fair. Great chicken, burgers and of course, Garlic Fries. Sit down, have a beer and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer J.

5.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE the Minnesota State Fair! How could you be a true Minnesotan and NOT love it?! The people watching, the events, the FOOD... awesome. I love me a good pronto pup (and I'm not even a big meat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ah the Great Minnesota Get Together....how I miss it not having been to it in a few years. This is something I looked forward to every year since I was a kid. Since I have moved away from home I have...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben P.

5.0 of 5 stars. There are 2 sides to Ben P. at the State Fair: culinary adventurer and tour guide.Act 1: The Parade of Food.Half (or more) of the point of going to the State Fair is to eat a ridiculous amount of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ralph M.

2.0 of 5 stars. As I continued my meandering amble through the fair, a thought occurred to me:This place reminds me of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".Then another:I should be on acid right now.I've actually been to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jenny A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I would give the State Fair fve stars but I live a mile away from it. It can be a bit much sometimes, having the fair as your neighbor. The smell of mini-donuts at 7:00 in the morning, the traffic,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Insanely good time here at the Fair. This is a "must see" for people watching and eating things that are soooo bad for you!Even have an EcoExhibit to make you feel better if you sampled fried cheese...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mercy B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ok - first of all - I'm from California. Specifically from the SF Bay Area.Now that we got that all done with - S and I are visiting the Twin Cities for a few days and coincidentally the State Fair...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The state fair is great people watching.... I did see some nice mullets today! My daughter went crazy over the cows. Also, check out the crepes. Breakfast crepe in the morning, or a chocolate...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Maureen C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have never been to a state fair of any kind but as a first-timer, I would have to give this event two thumbs up. Where else can you:- eat your weight in cheese curds and corn dogs/pups whatever the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ericka A.

4.0 of 5 stars. The State Fair is one of the constants in my life that I can count on. The prices are about the only thing that have changed. It is a great place to go with friends or with family and I don't eat for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kevin M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Every year it's different, but here's a sampling:1 p.m.ish: Arrive at the fair, quick grab a fried oreo, because it has to be the first thing I eat or I won't eat it.1:30 p.m.: Head over to the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaymi M.

5.0 of 5 stars. ATTENTION : More of you jerks need to review this place RIGHT NOW.My dad loves it because he can win stuffed animals as big as he is AND eat his weight in meat on a stick. I love it because I can see...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mero cocinero k.

4.0 of 5 stars. The Minnesota State Fair is the way true believers of food should be. Meet the farmers, see the livestock. There is the People food, everywhere. Every imaginable food on a stick: even the famed...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth F.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I think about the State Fair, my emotions are somewhere between the excitements felt by an 8-year-old child at 3:30 a.m. on December 25th and the quivering loins of a 45-year-old divorcee about...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by I'm O.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Great Minnesota Get Together is a must for native Minnesotans and transplants. It's the time and place where residents from all corners of our great state come together. The people watching is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ah, bittersweet memories. The State Fair is ten days of G-rated hedonism, but it also means that summer is at its end. There's truly something for everybody here. Food on a stick, animals, music,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alison C.

5.0 of 5 stars. so i finally experienced the great minnesota get-together. it was everything i hoped it would be and more! i hadn't been to a fair since i was about 8 years old and i didnt know really what to expect....
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Norton L.

5.0 of 5 stars. What? Wait... What???I can't believe with all the Yelpers in the Twin Cities that no one (NO ONE???) has thought to review the Minnesota State Fair! Are there only five of us?I'm amazed that I'm the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick D.

2.0 of 5 stars. One of the sad things about the Twin Cities is the Minnesota State Fair. Due to the utter lack of any other festivals or big events during the summer this thing is a huge draw, but really it's just a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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The Great Minnesota Get-Together

I love the Minnesota State Fair. There is so much to see, do and experience: food, animals, rides, freebies, art, displays, concerts at the Grandstand and much more. I can't even describe how much the...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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It all depends on what you like

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the state fair. It's really not a good place to go alone (or semi-alone). Being super cheap, half the fair is out of the question, but I got tired of the horse barns ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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Whats not to like?!?!

The Fair has everything and something for everyone. You can be cheap or spend lots. There's the free animal barns,shows and fireworks and theres rides, games and concerts. You pick! The key is to have...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/14/2006
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Great fun, but bring $$$

I love the fair. The first year I went as a I did not care for it much (mostly cause my dad said we could keep all the $ we didn't spend, so I was super frugal). As an adult I went with my hubby, who ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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Not the fair type...

As far as a fair goes, the MN State Fair is great.. but I am just not that into fairs. I am not big into junk food, so I actually left the fair hungry last year (though I did have some perennial favo...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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Our State Fair is the Best State Fair

Don't miss it, don't even be late!!! Terrific fair from the cheese curds to the DNR exhibit. The entertainment line up is always great for both the grandstand and the free shows. The variety of food v...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/19/2005
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a state fair ?

well , it has everything you could want in a fair , 4h , rides (midway ) food any kind of food you could want . arts and crafts and great bands to see . they had so mush it is hard to see it all and t...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/20/2005
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Everyone waits for the fair every year

It's a great time for everyone! No matter what your age there is something for you to do and see. Many events going on , entertainment at the grandstand gets big names. Rides for all ages. All kinds o...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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I LOVE THE FAIR!

I have lived in MN for 10 years now and have been to the fair every year! My favorite "must-haves" for the fair are: Corn on the cob, Sweet Martha's cookies, the fresh cooked french fries and mini don...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/23/2005
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Accept no imitations!

The Minnesota State Fair is often said to be one of the best State Fairs in the United States, and I would never disagree. The fair is a kitchy delight. One of the best things you can do is try to cou...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/06/2005
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Heaven

I look forward to the State Fair all year, and I'm an angry, depressed, transplanted Northeasterner. I can't stand the Midway, the bizarre, or the rows of automobiles, but I love the Fair. I also wi...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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Fairly Fun!

Fairly Fun! The food is greasy, and there is just so much of it! They do call it the Great Minnesota Get-together for a reason… there are tons of people! That is my favorite aspect of the fair—the peo...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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The ultimate micro-cosm of Minnesota

The Minnesota State fair is probably the best State fair in the country (I can guarantee that without having been to any others). I like to set a path and stick to it. First, the animal barns, nothing...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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fun summer gathering grounds

mmmm... i can almost taste all of the good food on a stick right now! We love the state fair. There is so much to look at and so much to eat it takes a good couple days to get through it all! The b...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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Prime People-Watching

The Minnesota State Fair is something that everyone should attend, well, at least attend every few years. The premier animal (and people) watching venue in the cities has a lot to offer – food, rides...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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Liked It When I Was A Kid....

....but you couldn't get me within 5 miles of this place now. Ugh! Nasty carnies, vomit inducing rides, horrible, greasy food, washed up rock bands, stupid radio djs tossing the occasional t-shirt to ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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Minnesota State Fair

Fun for the whole family. You can find pretty much everything here. From rides to animals and all kinds of foods, the fun never ends. They even have a haunted house. I also like the International biza...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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