State Fair
Enjoy 43 Lovely Portraits of Minnesotans Thriving at the 2026 MN State Fair
At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.
A Paean to Ye Old Mill, the Minnesota State Fair’s Worst (and Best) Ride
Touted as the 'original tunnel of love,' the 111-year-old attraction makes you believe you've accidentally trespassed into the formless land that lies beneath hell itself. Here's why we love it.
Time for the Annual Obligatory State Fair Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
The Brunch Buds Go to the Fair
Can you 1) brunch 2) at the fair 3) with a three-year-old in tow? Read on and learn!
The Best New MN State Fair Foods Since 2016, When the Perfect Rating System Debuted
Let's review the tape before stuffing our gullets.
New 2025 MN State Fair Food: Predicting the Winners and Losers
Let's get all Mel Kiper on the fair's 33 new food concoctions.
New 2024 MN State Fair Food: Predicting the Winners and Losers
Let's get all Mel Kiper on the fair's 33 new food concoctions.
What It’s Like to Own a State Fair Ye Old Mill Boat
'It's just perfect to me,' says the new owner of this piece of MN history.
We Invited Sen. Klobuchar to Atone For Her State Fair Cowardice. Silence.
In 2019, Sen. Amy Klobuchar played politics instead of rightfully declaring our State Fair the best in the country. She's not yet willing to make it right.
The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2022 Minnesota State Fair
Our review crew returns to the fair for the first time since 2019.
