State Fair

The 2024 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 22 to Sept. 2. For all of the events at the MPR booth and Dan Patch Park, go to mpr.org/statefair.

August 30, 2013 5:50 AM

#fairhack of the day: Camping at the fair

Camping at the state fair means the comforts of home, a place of respite from the heat and living with my love. What could be better?

by Molly Bloom

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August 30, 2013 5:23 AM

State Fair University: A history of glass blowing

We get a lesson on the ancient art of glass blowing.

by Molly Bloom

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August 29, 2013 9:58 AM

Searching for Mr. NewsCut at the State Fair

Our guy Collins is scavenger hunt fodder.

by Bob Collins

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August 29, 2013 6:39 AM

State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

MPR’s Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica. Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team’s cartographers, Brad Herried, in…

by Molly Bloom

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August 28, 2013 7:58 AM

#fairhack of the day: Bring the fair home with you

Freeze the cookies, preserve the State Fair?

by Meg Martin

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August 28, 2013 6:46 AM

Are cat videos art?

Should we be concerned when one of Minnesota’s most important cultural institutions becomes known for curating internet cat videos?

by Michael Olson

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August 28, 2013 5:31 AM

State Fair University: What makes a good cutting horse?

MPR’s Cathy Wurzer, a horse lover, visited the equine area of the Minnesota State Fair determined to learn something new. Sure enough, J.P. Bell of the Minnesota Cutting Horse Association introduced her to a concept — and a competition — she had only heard of but never understood. “Cutting” is the term for separating one Read more →

by Molly Bloom

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August 28, 2013 12:00 AM

Today at the fair: Meet the governor and watch cat videos

Today at the fair, Gov. Mark Dayton will spend an hour at the MPR booth (at the corner of Judson and Nelson), chatting with MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy live on the air. He’ll be answering questions from fairgoers and taking questions from radio listeners across the state from noon until 1 p.m. (To Read more →

by Meg Martin

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August 27, 2013 11:36 AM

State Fair goers react to possible U.S. strike on Syria

MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik went to the Minnesota State Fair, where today is Military Appreciation Day, to ask people how they think the U.S. should respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Many fair goers he talked with said they were veterans of the Vietnam War.

by Jon Gordon