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.infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Minnesota State Fair</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png/220px-Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png/330px-Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png/440px-Minnesota_State_Fair_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="581" data-file-height="171" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairchild.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairchild.JPG/250px-Fairchild.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairchild.JPG/375px-Fairchild.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairchild.JPG/500px-Fairchild.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3202" data-file-height="2290" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The State Fair Gopher 'Fairchild' greets fairgoers.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_fair" title="State fair">State fair</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">12 days before and including <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Falcon Heights, Minnesota">Falcon Heights, Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1859–Present <br /> (excluding 1861, 1862, 1893, 1945, 1946, 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">1,925,904 (2024)<br />2,126,551 (2019) (record)<sup id="cite_ref-attendance_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attendance-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.mnstatefair.org/">https://www.mnstatefair.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Minnesota State Fair</b> is the <a href="/wiki/State_fair" title="State fair">state fair</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. Also known by its slogan, "<b>The Great Minnesota Get-Together"</b>, it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance<sup id="cite_ref-attendance_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attendance-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> trailing only the <a href="/wiki/State_Fair_of_Texas" title="State Fair of Texas">State Fair of Texas</a>, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State Fair.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state fairgrounds, adjacent the Saint Paul campus of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a>, are in <a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Falcon Heights, Minnesota">Falcon Heights, Minnesota</a>, midway between the state's <a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">capital</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a> and the adjacent city of <a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a>, near the <a href="/wiki/Como_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Como Park">Como Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Anthony Park">Saint Anthony Park</a> neighborhoods of Saint Paul. Residents of the state and region come to the fair to be entertained, exhibit their best <a href="/wiki/Livestock" title="Livestock">livestock</a>, show off their abilities in a variety of fields including <a href="/wiki/Art" title="Art">art</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cooking" title="Cooking">cooking</a>, learn about new products and services, and eat many different types of <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a>—often on a stick. The Minnesota State Fair was named the best state fair in the United States in 2015 by readers of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fair runs for twelve days from late August into early September, ending on <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a>. Around two million people attend the fair annually.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Attendance in 2019 was a record 2,126,551 people.<sup id="cite_ref-mnstatefair.org_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mnstatefair.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest daily attendance in the history of the fair was 270,426 visitors on Saturday, September 1, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg/220px-1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg/330px-1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg/440px-1910postcardStateFairMN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1016" /></a><figcaption>1910 Minnesota State Fair postcard</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Minnesota Territory</a> first held a Territorial Fair in 1854, although the first Minnesota State Fair didn't occur until 1859, the year after statehood. In its early years during the 19th century, the fair was held in many different locations. Some were not far from the current site, but others were held in Greater Minnesota, including years where it was held in <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_Minnesota" title="Owatonna, Minnesota">Owatonna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota" title="Winona, Minnesota">Winona</a>. For a time in the 1870s, the <a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Cities">Twin Cities</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> and St. Paul held competing fairs. Minneapolis, the younger city of the pair, eventually outdid its neighbor by staging the larger fair with the help of <a href="/wiki/William_S._King" title="William S. King">William S. King</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1884, a <a href="/wiki/Committee" title="Committee">committee</a> was put together by the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Agricultural_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota State Agricultural Society">Minnesota State Agricultural Society</a> to select a permanent site. One site that was considered was an area around <a href="/wiki/Minnehaha_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnehaha Falls">Minnehaha Falls</a>, but the final site chosen was the <a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County</a> <a href="/wiki/Poor_Farm" class="mw-redirect" title="Poor Farm">Poor Farm</a>, the fair's current site. It was a politically neutral site, being about halfway between Minneapolis and St. Paul. The fair first opened its doors there on September 7, 1885. The site was then 210 acres (85 ha), but now stands at 322 acres (130 ha).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fair ran six days from 1885 to 1918. It was eight days from 1919 to 1938, ten days from 1939 to 1971 and 11 days from 1972 to 1974. It has been 12-days long since 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910,_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910%2C_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg/220px-Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910%2C_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="365" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910%2C_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg/330px-Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910%2C_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Souvenir_Minn._State_Fair_1910%2C_Milton_Dairy_Co.%27s_Butter_Exhibit_front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="362" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Sculptor <a href="/wiki/John_Karl_Daniels" title="John Karl Daniels">John Karl Daniels</a> created a life-size butter sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt in 1910.</figcaption></figure> <p>One of the first annual events to occur is the creation of a <a href="/wiki/Butter_sculpture" title="Butter sculpture">butter sculpture</a>. Each year, a new <a href="/wiki/Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way" title="Princess Kay of the Milky Way">Princess Kay of the Milky Way</a> is selected to promote Minnesota's <a href="/wiki/Dairy" title="Dairy">dairy</a> industry. Part of the job involves posing for several hours in a walk-in, glass-walled refrigerator as a 90-pound (41 kg) block of butter is carved into a head with her likeness. Butter makers started sculpting their products at the fair as far back as 1898, although the head-sculpting tradition did not begin until 1964. </p><p>The main entrance to the fair from Snelling Avenue heads onto a road named <a href="/wiki/Dan_Patch" title="Dan Patch">Dan Patch</a> Avenue for a <a href="/wiki/Harness_racing" title="Harness racing">pacer</a> <a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">horse</a> who won every race he ran in from 1900 to 1909 when he was retired. </p><p>In 1898 the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_American_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish American War">Spanish American War</a> broke out. The states were requested to provide volunteers and Minnesota quickly had enough to form four Regiments. They were initially numbered 1–4, but <a href="/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic" title="Grand Army of the Republic">GAR</a> veterans felt that they should continue the numbering from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Civil War">Civil War</a> and they became the 12th–15th Minnesota Infantry Regiments. All four were mustered and organized on the State Fair Grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Camp Ramsey on Machinery Hill was the encampment site. </p><p>One of the most significant dates in the fair's history was September 2, 1901, when then-<a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> was visiting and first uttered the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a <a href="/wiki/Big_stick" class="mw-redirect" title="Big stick">big stick</a>." Roosevelt became <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> just 12 days later, after <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> was assassinated. In 1925, the Minnesota State Fair was the site of the Norse-American Centennial celebration. During his appearance at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Norse-American_Centennial&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norse-American Centennial (page does not exist)">Norse-American Centennial</a>, President <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Calvin Coolidge</a> gave recognition to the contributions of <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian-Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian-Americans">Scandinavian-Americans</a> and noted <a href="/wiki/Leif_Erikson" title="Leif Erikson">Leif Erikson</a> as the discoverer of America.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1967, attendance was well over a million people and the record day that year was about 197,000 visitors. By 2016, attendance neared 2 million and the record day was about a quarter-million people.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>2018 was another record year for the Fair. The overall attendance record of 2,046,533 was set along with an all-time single-day attendance record of 270,426 on the second Saturday.<sup id="cite_ref-mnstatefair.org_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mnstatefair.org-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancellations">Cancellations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cancellations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1859, the fair has run annually except for six different years. In 1861 and 1862, the fair was not held because of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dakota_War_of_1862" title="Dakota War of 1862">Dakota War of 1862</a>. Scheduling issues between the fair and the <a href="/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition" title="World's Columbian Exposition">World's Columbian Exposition</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> caused the 1893 fair to be cancelled. The fair was not held in 1945, as <a href="/wiki/Fuel" title="Fuel">fuel</a> was in short supply due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and it was again cancelled in 1946 because of an outbreak of <a href="/wiki/Polio" title="Polio">polio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-presskit06_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presskit06-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fair was most recently cancelled in 2020, this time due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> with the decision announced on May 22, 2020. Fair Manager Jerry Hammer had previously stated that the 2020 fair would not be a postponed or scaled-back event; it would either run unchanged or be cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the decision to cancel, Hammer stated "this is the time of year when things really need to take off, and we can't do it. There's not time."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, a food parade featuring several well-known State Fair vendors was held on several dates in October.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To make up for 2020's cancellation, the fair management hosted its first-ever spring event entitled "Kickoff To Summer" featuring scaled-back concessions and attractions. It also served as a test to the fair's eventual return in 2021. The "Kickoff to Summer" event returned in 2022 after positive reception in 2021. <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Livestock">Livestock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Livestock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A large portion of the Fairgrounds are occupied by livestock barns where various farm animals are displayed. The animals and their owners take part in livestock shows to compete for awards. Most of the shows take place in the <a href="/wiki/Lee_%26_Rose_Warner_Coliseum" title="Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum">Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum</a>, a large indoor arena on the fairgrounds. The Coliseum was constructed to replace the Hippodrome, which was rendered structurally unsound during its use as a Propeller Plant by the A.O. Smith Corporation during WWII and razed in 1946, and was completed for use in the 1951 fair.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Open class livestock competitions are held in horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, dairy goats, <a href="/wiki/Llama" title="Llama">llamas</a>, poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons) rabbits, and stock <a href="/wiki/Dog" title="Dog">dogs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 31, 2007, a bull escaped from its handler charging several fairgoers before fatally injuring itself charging a fire hydrant. No people were seriously injured in the mishap.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food">Food</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Food"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg/220px-Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg/330px-Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg/440px-Cheese_Curd_Stand_at_MN_State_Fair.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>A stand selling cheese curds</figcaption></figure> <p>Foods served at the annual Minnesota State Fair have traditionally included watermelon pickles, <a href="/wiki/Baked_beans" title="Baked beans">baked beans</a>, buffalo burgers, deep-fried cheese curds, <a href="/wiki/Cotton_candy" title="Cotton candy">cotton candy</a>, glazed ham, Australian battered potatoes, <a href="/wiki/Chimichangas" class="mw-redirect" title="Chimichangas">chimichangas</a> and homemade <a href="/wiki/Apple_pie" title="Apple pie">apple pie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some foods reflect Minnesota's agriculture, including <a href="/wiki/Cheese_curds" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheese curds">cheese curds</a>, milk shakes, and <a href="/wiki/Corn_dog" title="Corn dog">corn dogs</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Many foods at the fair are <a href="/wiki/Deep-fried" class="mw-redirect" title="Deep-fried">deep-fried</a> or come on a stick, from the classic corn dog to alligator-on-a-stick, lobster-on-a-stick, and deep-fried candy bar on a stick. New to the fair in 2006 was <a href="/wiki/Hotdish" title="Hotdish">hotdish</a> on a stick, a variant of a classic staple of Minnesotan cuisine. In 2007, one new food was <a href="/wiki/Spaghetti" title="Spaghetti">spaghetti</a> on a stick. 2008's new foods included two types of <a href="/wiki/Bacon" title="Bacon">bacon</a>, one called "Pig Lickers", which is chocolate covered, and the other, called the "Big Fat Bacon", which is 0.25 pounds (0.1 kg) of maple-glazed bacon. Another staple of the state fair is “Sweet Martha’s Cookies,” a stand that serves fresh and warm chocolate chip cookies in buckets.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, 27 new foods were introduced to the Minnesota State Fair including Firecracker Shrimp Stuffed Avocado, Honey Cream Soda Float, Mangonada Shaved Ice, Messy Giuseppe, Nordic Waffles, Smoked Soft Serve Ice Cream, and the UpNorth Puff Pastry.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New foods for 2019 included fried tacos on a stick, stuffed <a href="/wiki/Cabbage_rolls" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabbage rolls">cabbage rolls</a>, feta bites, shrimp and grits <a href="/wiki/Fritters" class="mw-redirect" title="Fritters">fritters</a>, blueberry key lime pie, Buffalo chicken <a href="/wiki/Chimichanga" title="Chimichanga">chimichanga</a> and assorted other dessert selections.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Machinery_Hill/The_North_End"><span id="Machinery_Hill.2FThe_North_End"></span>Machinery Hill/The North End</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Machinery Hill/The North End"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Machinery Hill is a large area of the fairgrounds. For several decades, it held the largest annual display of <a href="/wiki/Farm_equipment" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm equipment">farm equipment</a> in the world, with many companies showing off <a href="/wiki/Tractor" title="Tractor">tractors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Combine_harvester" title="Combine harvester">combines</a>, and various attachments. However, modern displays generally focus on <a href="/wiki/Car" title="Car">cars</a>, trucks, <a href="/wiki/Lawn_mower" title="Lawn mower">lawn mowers</a>, hot tubs and recreational machines like <a href="/wiki/Motorbike" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorbike">motorbikes</a>. Farm implement dealers tend to direct their efforts to more targeted "farm shows," abandoning the State Fair to more urban or suburban types of exhibitors. Machinery Hill also contains an interactive exhibit for kids called Little Farm Hands. In this exhibit, children get to experience life on the farm from planting seeds to selling goods at the farmers market.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Machinery Hill is gradually being rebranded as "The North End." In 2019, a new main entrance gate was created in addition to the new North End Event Center, which hosts traveling events and expositions. Its 2019 inaugural event was ANGRY BIRDS UNIVERSE: THE EXHIBITION.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shows">Shows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG/220px-PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG/330px-PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG/440px-PHCstage2008StateFair.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2964" data-file-height="2117" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/A_Prairie_Home_Companion" title="A Prairie Home Companion">A Prairie Home Companion</a></i>, live at the grandstand in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>The State Fair hosts concerts, comedy shows, <a href="/wiki/Product_demonstration" title="Product demonstration">product demonstrations</a>, the State Fair Talent Contest and other shows. </p><p>The Grandstand is a large outdoor concert venue that also features three floors of interior exhibition space. It hosts the largest of the fair's concerts and until 2002 was also the site of <a href="/wiki/Stock_car" class="mw-redirect" title="Stock car">stock car</a> races run on a small oval track. In 2003 the facility completed the first phase of a $35 million remodeling project that removed large sections of bleachers and increased <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> to 17,000.<sup id="cite_ref-GCMPR_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCMPR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most local television and radio stations set up temporary studios at the State Fair in their permanent buildings or booths. </p><p>In 2012 the fair began holding the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival in the grandstand. Fairgoers watch the year's most popular cat videos and memes and award the best videos with cat trophies, the most prized being the Golden Kitty.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Guest appearances have included <a href="/wiki/Grumpy_Cat" title="Grumpy Cat">Grumpy Cat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Bub" title="Lil Bub">Lil Bub</a>, two internet stars, as well as the creator of <a href="/wiki/Nyan_Cat" title="Nyan Cat">Nyan Cat</a>, Christopher Torres. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art">Art</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fair displays an annual art exhibition that is the result of a <a href="/wiki/Juried_competition" title="Juried competition">juried competition</a> of works of <a href="/wiki/Fine_art" title="Fine art">fine art</a>. Media include watercolor, oil, and acrylic paintings, photographs, sculptures, pastels, ceramics, glass, and textiles. Entrants must be living residents of the state. In 2010, a total of 2,330 pieces were submitted, and 413 works were accepted.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>One unusual display at the fair consists of the entrants in the <a href="/wiki/Crop_art" title="Crop art">crop art</a> competition. The artwork must be made of plant matter (seeds, stems, flowers, fruit, etc.) suitable for growing in Minnesota.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For decades the display was dominated by <a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_Minnesota" title="Owatonna, Minnesota">Owatonna</a> native <a href="/wiki/Lillian_Colton" title="Lillian Colton">Lillian Colton</a> (1912–2007), who created <a href="/wiki/Crop_art" title="Crop art">seed</a> portraits, professionally,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> having effectively captured scores of celebrities such as <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway" title="Ernest Hemingway">Ernest Hemingway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Diana" class="mw-redirect" title="Princess Diana">Princess Diana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> in her crop art. After winning nine purple ribbons, she stopped competing, but continued displaying her work at the fair.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are competitions in dozens of categories in <a href="/wiki/Needlecraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Needlecraft">needlecraft</a>, garment-making, wood-working, <a href="/wiki/Physical_model" class="mw-redirect" title="Physical model">models</a>, painting, doll-making, <a href="/wiki/Taxidermy" title="Taxidermy">taxidermy</a>, stamp-collecting, <a href="/wiki/Scrapbooking" title="Scrapbooking">scrapbooking</a>, baking, <a href="/wiki/Canning" title="Canning">canning</a>, and others.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milk_run">Milk run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Milk run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual 5 km run begins on the fairgrounds, winds its way through the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a> campus of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Anthony Park">Saint Anthony Park</a> neighborhood, and ends back at the fairgrounds.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4-H">4-H</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 4-H"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/4-H" title="4-H">4-H</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has a significant presence at the fair, both in the 4-H Building and in the animal barns and arenas. Contests include herdsmanship, <a href="/wiki/Horse_showmanship" title="Horse showmanship">horse showmanship</a>, judging teams, public presentations, county club exhibits, and the popular llama and alpaca costume contest. Livestock displays include beef and dairy cattle, dairy and market goats, poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and pigeons), rabbits, <a href="/wiki/Domestic_sheep" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic sheep">domestic sheep</a>, and swine.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About half of all 4-H projects entered are animal science projects. The 4-H building was opened and dedicated in 1939<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and about 320,000 state fairgoers visit it every year. The non-livestock projects include photography, performing arts, crafts, food & nutrition, and clothing & textiles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Science">Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years the Progress Center has been housing the Eco Experience exhibit, which features activities and exhibits including the design and construction of an eco-friendly house, a <a href="/wiki/Rain_garden" title="Rain garden">rain garden</a>, exhibits addressing <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>, <a href="/wiki/Energy_conservation" title="Energy conservation">energy conservation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">renewable energy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biodiesel" title="Biodiesel">biodiesel</a> fuel and vehicles, and <a href="/wiki/Organic_farming" title="Organic farming">organic farming</a>. The exhibit has received awards from the Western Fair Association, the International Associate of Fairs and Expositions, and the Minnesota Environmental Initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_Fair_Carousel">State Fair Carousel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: State Fair Carousel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1913 Austin McFadden, a Michigan entrepreneur approached the Fair about building the first <a href="/wiki/Roller_coaster" title="Roller coaster">roller coaster</a> on the Fair grounds and was turned down.<sup id="cite_ref-Statefair_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statefair-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next year he was back and offered to throw in a <a href="/wiki/Merry-go-round" class="mw-redirect" title="Merry-go-round">merry-go-round</a> to get the Fair Board's approval. They did. For the price of $8,500 McFadden got 30 tons of wood and steel decorated with 68 hand carved horses, 2 <a href="/wiki/Chariots" class="mw-redirect" title="Chariots">chariots</a> and an organ from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Toboggan_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Toboggan Company">Philadelphia Toboggan Company</a>. The Carousel became a State Fair institution that all of Minnesota thought belonged to the fair grounds. It had no sign on it indicating its ownership was not public while being installed on public land. Without any disclosure in 1988 the Fair's board refused to extend the Carousel's lease.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The public learned the owners had dismantled the Carousel and sent it to auction in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CC_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The price wanted was $1.1 million.<sup id="cite_ref-CC_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The idea that the State Fair Carousel would be lost to Minnesota prompted a public effort to save it.<sup id="cite_ref-CC_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While not at the Fair grounds, today it remains intact at <a href="/wiki/Como_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Como Park">Como Park</a> close by.<sup id="cite_ref-CC_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is now named for the largest contributor to its remaining in Minnesota, <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Cafesjian" title="Gerard Cafesjian">Gerard Cafesjian</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Musical venues include The Grandstand, with a capacity of up to 17,000, and free entertainment venues.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Permanent_rides">Permanent rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Permanent rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several rides that are permanent fixtures at the fair, including the Giant Slide, on which fairgoers ride down a large fiberglass slide on burlap sacks. The Skyride is an aerial lift ride that carries fairgoers across the grounds in a gondola. The Space Tower is a <a href="/wiki/Gyro_tower" title="Gyro tower">gyro tower</a> that rotates as it lifts people over 300 feet (90 m) in the air, giving views of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Haunted_attraction_(simulated)" title="Haunted attraction (simulated)">haunted house</a> which has been around since 1977 and is located on Judson Ave. The fair's oldest existing ride, Ye Old Mill (opened in 1915), is located near the food building. It is a "<a href="/wiki/Tunnel_of_love_(ride)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunnel of love (ride)">tunnel of love</a>"-style ride for all ages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temporary_rides">Temporary rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Temporary rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg/220px-Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg/330px-Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg/440px-Midway-Minnesota_State_Fair-2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2530" data-file-height="1668" /></a><figcaption>The Midway</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Midway_(fair)" title="Midway (fair)">Midway</a> is a carnival-like setting that contains most of the rides at the State Fair. The attractions include several funhouses, roller coasters and other thrill rides as well as numerous games of skill. It is located across the street from the Midway, but is not a part of it. Kidway is the carnival area on the fairgrounds geared toward children. Kidway is located between Dan Patch and Wright Avenues on the north end of the fairgrounds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Minnesota State Fair is a state government-related entity that is operated by the Minnesota State Agricultural Society. The management of the fair is handled by the board of managers. The state fair has not accepted governmental funds since 1949. Revenue from the fair is reinvested into maintenance and the next year's fair. </p><p>The Minnesota State Fair Foundation is an organization that works to improve and preserves historic state fair buildings. The foundation is a <a href="/wiki/501(c)(3)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)(3)">501(c)(3)</a> organization, and also supports State Fair agricultural, scientific and educational programs. The foundation provided funding for the new Miracle of Birth center. </p><p>The Fair employs about 80 full-time staff members for the entire year; in the summer, some 400 seasonal staff are hired. During the fair time, around 3,000 temporary employees are hired.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_Department">Police Department</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Police Department"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The State Fair area was policed by the <b>Minnesota State Fair Police Department</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chief of Police is Paul Paulos, appointed in 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who replaced Art Blakely, who had been chief for 37 years.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their authority is given by section 37.20 of the Minnesota Statutes.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, 37 police officers were dismissed and required to re-apply for their positions, requiring a college degree which a number of longer-serving officers did not have, prompting a lawsuit against the State Fair on the grounds of age discrimination.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2021, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office patrols security at the fair.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="J._V._Bailey_House">J. V. Bailey House</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: J. V. Bailey House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BaileyHouse.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/BaileyHouse.JPG/220px-BaileyHouse.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/BaileyHouse.JPG/330px-BaileyHouse.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/BaileyHouse.JPG/440px-BaileyHouse.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The restored J. V. Bailey House</figcaption></figure> <p>The J. V. Bailey House, at 1263 Cosgrove Street, is one of the oldest buildings on the fairgrounds. It was built in 1911 and restoration was completed in 2006. It is connected to the greenhouses and was occupied year-round by the greenhouse superintendent until 2004. The State Fair Foundation operates out of the residence.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mascots">Mascots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Mascots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fair's mascots are two anthropomorphized <a href="/wiki/Gophers" class="mw-redirect" title="Gophers">gophers</a>. The choice of gopher as mascots was an homage to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> <a href="/wiki/Goldy_Gopher" title="Goldy Gopher">mascot</a> which is also a gopher and was a historical reference to the expansion of railroads in Minnesota, towns popping up across the state like gophers.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For these reasons, Minnesota is sometimes referred to as the gopher state.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairchild, the original mascot, was suggested in a statewide contest by Gladys Anderson Brown in 1966 in honor of Henry S. Fairchild who advocated using the former Ramsey County Poor Farm as the permanent site of the fair.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dressed like an early <a href="/wiki/Barker_(occupation)" title="Barker (occupation)">barker</a> on the midway with a straw hat and striped jacket, Fairchild has represented the fair since 1966. In 1986, he was joined on promotional materials by his nephew, Fairborne.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance_records">Attendance records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Attendance records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Day</th> <th>Attendance<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <th>First Thursday </th> <td>138,875</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Friday </th> <td>171,233</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Saturday </th> <td>222,194</td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Sunday </th> <td>209,969</td> <td>1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Monday </th> <td>144,504</td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Tuesday </th> <td>136,987</td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th>First Wednesday </th> <td>145,531</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Second Thursday </th> <td>156,764</td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Second Friday </th> <td>225,521</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Second Saturday </th> <td>270,426</td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Second Sunday </th> <td>256,015</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Second Monday (Labor Day) </th> <td>184,740</td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Entire Fair </th> <td>2,126,551</td> <td>2019 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Off-season_use">Off-season use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Off-season use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fairgrounds host several events throughout the year. Events include horse shows in the <a href="/wiki/Lee_%26_Rose_Warner_Coliseum" title="Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum">Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum</a> and Horse Barn, the Minnesota Horse Expo and the Minnesota Beef Expo, gymnastics meets and other sporting events, dog shows, antique and hot-rod car shows, motorcycle shows, model railroad shows, clothing and jewelry shows, gun and weapon collectors shows, comic book conventions, flea markets and swap meets, and more. Buildings on the grounds are frequently rented for commercial events such as appliance sales, computer and electronics sales, and boat and car sales. Earlier in the summer, some of the fairground's roads are used to host an annual series of bike races during the week, called the State Fair Affair Criterium Series. Many buildings on the fair grounds are rented for winter storage of boats, camping trailers, and similar equipment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_State_Fair&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 91.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 89.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Audrey Mohr of New Ulm, Minnesota (right), Princess Kay of the Milky Way 2006–2007"><img alt="Audrey Mohr of New Ulm, Minnesota (right), Princess Kay of the Milky Way 2006–2007" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg/134px-Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg/201px-Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg/268px-Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way-2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Audrey Mohr of <a href="/wiki/New_Ulm,_Minnesota" title="New Ulm, Minnesota">New Ulm, Minnesota</a> (right), <a href="/wiki/Princess_Kay_of_the_Milky_Way" title="Princess Kay of the Milky Way">Princess Kay of the Milky Way</a> 2006–2007</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 89.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 87.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Showing a Holstein cow"><img alt="Showing a Holstein cow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg/131px-Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg/196px-Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg/261px-Showing_Holstein_cow-Minnesota.jpg 2x" data-file-width="929" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Showing a <a href="/wiki/Holstein_(cattle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Holstein (cattle)">Holstein</a> cow</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skyglider, Machinery Hill"><img alt="Skyglider, Machinery Hill" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg/240px-Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg/360px-Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg/480px-Machinery_Hill-Minnesota.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Skyglider, Machinery Hill</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Fine Arts and 4-H buildings"><img alt="The Fine Arts and 4-H buildings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg/240px-Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg/360px-Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg/480px-Agriculture_Building-Minnesota.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Fine Arts and 4-H buildings</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jams,_Jellies,_Honeys-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jams, jellies, and honeys"><img alt="Jams, jellies, and honeys" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg/251px-Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg" decoding="async" width="168" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg/377px-Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg/502px-Giant_Slide-Minnesota_State_Fair.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1253" data-file-height="899" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Giant Slide</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 188.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_MN_State_Fair_crowd.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="August 2010 crowd"><img alt="August 2010 crowd" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2010_MN_State_Fair_crowd.JPG/283px-2010_MN_State_Fair_crowd.JPG" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/MinnesotaStateFairBreads2007-08-25.JPG/293px-MinnesotaStateFairBreads2007-08-25.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/MinnesotaStateFairBreads2007-08-25.JPG/390px-MinnesotaStateFairBreads2007-08-25.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2181" data-file-height="2011" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Breads and baked goods</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minnesotastatefairpeople.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="August 25, 2007"><img alt="August 25, 2007" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Minnesotastatefairpeople.jpg/240px-Minnesotastatefairpeople.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Minnesotastatefairpeople.jpg/360px-Minnesotastatefairpeople.jpg 1.5x, 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<li><a href="/wiki/Eagan,_Minnesota" title="Eagan, Minnesota">Eagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fridley,_Minnesota" title="Fridley, Minnesota">Fridley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Grove_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota">Inver Grove Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota" title="Mankato, Minnesota">Mankato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Minnesota" title="Maplewood, Minnesota">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a 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title="Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium">Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldstein_Museum_of_Design" title="Goldstein Museum of Design">Goldstein Museum of Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Bolstad_Golf_Course" title="Les Bolstad Golf Course">Les Bolstad Golf Course</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Colleges" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_College_of_Biological_Sciences" title="University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences">Biological Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Minnesota_College_of_Continuing_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education (page does not exist)">Continuing Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota-Twin_Cities_College_of_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Minnesota-Twin Cities College of Design">Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_College_of_Food,_Agricultural_and_Natural_Resource_Sciences" title="University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences">Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Minnesota_College_of_Veterinary_Medicine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (page does not exist)">Veterinary Medicine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larpenteur_Avenue" title="Larpenteur Avenue">Larpenteur Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_51" title="Minnesota State Highway 51">Snelling Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_of_M_Transitway" title="U of M Transitway">U of M Transitway</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background-color:; color:#7A8690; border:0.1em solid ;"> <a href="/wiki/Metro_A_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro A Line (Minnesota)"><span style="color:#7A8690; font-weight:bold; font-size:inherit; white-space:nowrap;">A Line</span></a> </span></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Northwest_Airport_(Minnesota)" title="Curtiss Northwest Airport (Minnesota)">Curtiss Northwest Airport</a> (1919-1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Philando_Castile" title="Killing of Philando Castile">Shooting of Philando Castile</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Category:People from Falcon Heights, Minnesota">People from Falcon Heights</a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Falcon Heights, Minnesota">Media category on Wikimedia Commons</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Government" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County</a></li> 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Minnesota</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bluestem_Amphitheater" title="Bluestem Amphitheater">Bluestem Amphitheater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CHS_Field" title="CHS Field">CHS Field</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Minnesota State Fair Grandstand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theaters and clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryant-Lake_Bowl" title="Bryant-Lake Bowl">Bryant-Lake Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cedar_Cultural_Center" title="The Cedar Cultural Center">The Cedar Cultural Center</a></li> <li><a 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Health System Event Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Auditorium" title="Northrop Auditorium">Northrop Auditorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wilkins_Auditorium" title="Roy Wilkins Auditorium">Roy Wilkins Auditorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Bank_Stadium" title="Huntington Bank Stadium">Huntington Bank Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Bank_Stadium" title="U.S. Bank Stadium">U.S. Bank Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy_Center" title="Xcel Energy Center">Xcel Energy Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Festivals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_Block_Party" title="Basilica Block Party">Basilica Block Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moondance_Jam" title="Moondance Jam">Moondance Jam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Garden" title="Rock the Garden">Rock the Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soundset_Music_Festival" title="Soundset Music Festival">Soundset Music Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities_Summer_Jam" title="Twin Cities Summer Jam">Twin Cities Summer Jam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WE_Fest" title="WE Fest">WE Fest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winstock_Country_Music_Festival" title="Winstock Country Music Festival">Winstock Country Music Festival</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Recording studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Earthology_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthology Records">Earthology Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flowers_Studio" title="Flowers Studio">Flowers Studio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bank_Studios" title="Kay Bank Studios">Kay 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dirt_track_racing" title="Dirt track racing">Dirt ovals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altoona_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Altoona Speedway">Altoona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Downs_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington Downs Raceway">Arlington</a></li> <li>Ascot Park</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bainbridge_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bainbridge Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Bainbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack" title="Bay Meadows Racetrack">Bay Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunots_Island_Race_Track" title="Brunots Island Race Track">Brunots Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centennial_Race_Track" title="Centennial Race Track">Centennial Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charter_Oak_Park" title="Charter Oak Park">Charter Oak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Mar_Fairgrounds" title="Del Mar Fairgrounds">Del Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Fairgrounds_Speedway" title="Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway">Detroit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuQuoin_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack" title="DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack">DuQuoin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonkers_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Yonkers Raceway">Empire City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Miami_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fort Miami Speedway (page does not exist)">Fort Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenville_Driving_Track&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glenville Driving Track (page does not exist)">Glenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Time_Park" title="Good Time Park">Good Time Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grosse_Pointe_Track&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grosse Pointe Track (page does not exist)">Grosse Pointe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hudson_River_Driving_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hudson River Driving Park (page does not exist)">Hudson River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Fair" title="Indiana State Fair">Indianapolis</a></li> <li>Kansas City</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kenilworth_Park_(Buffalo,_New_York)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kenilworth Park (Buffalo, New York) (page does not exist)">Kenilworth Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Speedway" title="Lakewood Speedway">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langhorne_Speedway" title="Langhorne Speedway">Langhorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Park_Speedway" title="Las Vegas Park Speedway">Las Vegas Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legion_Ascot_Speedway" title="Legion Ascot Speedway">Legion Ascot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Mile" title="Milwaukee Mile">Milwaukee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Park_Racecourse" title="Morris Park Racecourse">Morris Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Speedway" title="Oakland Speedway">Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Fairgrounds" title="Arizona State Fairgrounds">Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Randall_Park_Raceway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Randall Park Raceway (page does not exist)">Randall Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Readville_Race_Track" title="Readville Race Track">Readville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalamazoo_County_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Recreation Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roby_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roby Speedway (page does not exist)">Roby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_Park" title="Rockingham Park">Rockingham Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track" title="California State Fairgrounds Race Track">Sacramento</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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