Minnesota State FairWe Love Minnesota State Fair Food!We call the Minnesota State Fair the Great Minnesoa Get Together. Minnesota State Fair food is the number one reason many of us attend.
The Minnesota State Fairgrounds are located in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul. Growing from a farm oriented festival, over the years the fair has become much more. While still a celebration of our rural heritage, the fair now features top billed concerts and shows in the Grandstand. Many other musical groups perfom on the free stages located throughout the fairgrounds. We love to pick up one of our favorite food items then sit down for a while to enjoy some great music.The Minnesota State Fair offers the Global Market, Adventure Park, horse shows a rodeo and dozens of other entertainment venues including:
For many visitors, the Minnesota State Fair is primarily about the food. It's the one time of the year when we are willing to forgo our diet and try most anything on a stick. Hotdish on a stick has been popular for several years and has the long time favorite pork chop on a stick. More recent "on a stick" offerings have included deep fried candy bars, chocolate dipped bacon and chocolate covered hot peppers.
We love to wander though the arts and crafts buildings to see the amazing work done by our fellow Minnesotans. And of course, to see who won ribbons for their creations. Our dairy industry is well represented at the state fair. The crowning of the new Dairy Princess is an early event at the fair and, later in the week, she and the other Dairy Princess contestants sit in a freezer with an artist who sculpts their likeness in butter.
The Minnesota State Fair runs for ten days from late August to Labor Day.
Did You Visit the Minnesota State Fair?What are your favorite Minnesota State Fair things to see and do? Did you try a new food item? See a great concert, exibit or attraction? How long have you been attending the Minnesota State Fair?
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A good tip if you are going to indulge in some of these is to head to the "all you can drink" milk booth to add something soothing to the mix.
