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More people have attended the first four days of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair than in any other year on record. That includes two daily records — the first two days.
Overall, 729,146 attended the Great Minnesota Get-Together from Thursday through Sunday. That equates to an average of:
- Over 182,286 people per day.
- For context, that’s more than the population of every Minnesota city except for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- Over 13,020 people per hour of the fair (gates are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily).
- Over 217 people per minute of the fair.
- Over 3.6 people per second of the fair.
