Minnesota State Fair's sixth day drew 89,618 people

September 1, 2021 at 10:16PM
A familiar scene at the Mighty Midway at the Minnesota State Fair Tuesday night. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com
A familiar scene at the Mighty Midway at the Minnesota State Fair. (Aaron Lavinsky - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
2021 State Fair attendance

Day 1 (Thursday, Aug. 26): 61,983, compared with 133,326 in 2019 (the attendance record for the fair's first Thursday) and 122,695 in 2018.

Day 2 (Friday, Aug. 27): 77,406, compared with 157,224 in 2019 (the attendance record for the fair's first Friday) and 108,059 in 2018.

Day 3 (Saturday, Aug. 28): 129,984, compared with 209,105 in 2019 and 222,144 in 2018 (the attendance record for the fair's first Saturday).

Day 4 (Sunday, Aug. 29): 149,247, compared with 191,524 in 2019 and 184,715 in 2018. (The record for the fair's first Sunday was 209,969 in 1994.)

Day 5 (Monday, Aug. 30): 91,568, compared with 96,716 in 2019 and 124,438 in 2018. (The record for the fair's fifth day was 144,504, set in 2017.)

Day 6 (Tuesday, Aug. 31): 89,618, compared with 136,987 in 2019 (the attendance record for the fair's sixth day) and 120,209 in 2018.

Source: Minnesota State Fair

about the writer

about the writer

Star Tribune staff

See More

More from Minnesota State Fair

Will the key voting bloc support Harris or Trump? We went to the Minnesota State Fair (where else?) and asked them.