Fairs and Carnivals

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (176+ words) The Minnesota State Fair fell just short of last year’s attendance total after a relatively modest Labor Day crowd. Just over 159,000 people came through the gates Monday, the final day of the fair. Overall, this year’s fair drew over 1.92 million…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (34+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Steel drums, flag-draped floats and the smell of jerk chicken filled Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday as thousands celebrated Caribbean culture at the West Indian Day... Article continues below this ad...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (15+ words) As the fair wraps up Minnesotans spend their last moments of summer on the grounds....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (80+ words) For decades, one attraction has been bringing plenty of scares to the Minnesota State Fair. FOX 9’s Chenue Her and Tom Butler finally decided to go into the Haunted House for themselves to see if they could handle the thrill....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (35+ words) Beatrice Ojakangas, 92, who won blue ribbons at the fair as a teen, went on to write more than 30 cookbooks, hobnob with cooking legends, and invent one of the most famous frozen finger foods....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (69+ words) Greater Tater made its debut as a food vendor at the Minnesota State Fair last year, started by two families from the east Twin Cities metro with a mission of giving people with disabilities meaningful employment opportunities. Greater Tater is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) Daily deal: It’s Kids Day, so bring the young’uns aged 5–12 for $15 admission, plus ticket deals all day (for both kids and older kids-at-heart, too!) on rides and games at the Mighty Midway, Kidway and Adventure Park. Today’s theme is: Theater…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (34+ words) For more than two decades, farmer Jerry Untiedt supplied each year’s Minnesota State Fair with hundreds of thousands of ears of fresh sweet corn for the Corn Roast stand. He passed away in July....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (422+ words) After experiencing the lines during the record-breaking attendance of the first two days at the Minnesota State Fair, I was excited to return for an annual date night with my husband — but I was determined not to stand in any…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) Stacey Pittroff-Barona and Rob Barona met at the fair and later decided to get married at the top of the Giant Slide, paying homage to Pittroff-Barona’s family business and the couple’s love of the fair. Create an account or log…...