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Your complete guide to Day 3 at the Minnesota State Fair

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Saturday, Aug. 26 is Day 3 at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair!

It's the first weekend day of the state fair this year, so you can expect some extra crowds. It'll be less humid and temps will be slightly cooler compared to the past two days, topping out in the 80s.

Saturday is 4-H Day at the state fair, as kids show off livestock as well as perform a musical play on the Harkness Stage.

Click here to see the entire daily guide from the State Fair for Saturday, Aug. 26.

Music At The Fair

Saturday night, Keith Urban will perform at the Grandstand with special guest Lindsay Ell. Tickets start at $52 and go up to $104. The show starts at 7 p.m. 

Grandstand Schedule | Free Entertainment Schedule

 

Forest athletes show off at Timberworks Lumberjack Show

Forest athletes competed in a decathlon of events to show off their skills. Some of the events are modernized, but there's still some of the old-school involved.

Lumberjacks compete, show off skills at fair
By WCCO Staff
 

Keith Urban headlines at the Grandstand

County music fans flocked to the Grandstand tonight for an opportunity to see country music icon Keith Urban perform along side special guest Lindsay Ell.

Keith Urban, Lindsay Ell perform at Grandstand
By WCCO Staff
 

State Fair sets daily attendance record for Day 2

After a slow-ish start for the first day, the Minnesota State Fair set an attendance day record on Friday.

Fair officials say 164,741 people attended the fair on Friday. The previous record was set in 2019, when 157,224 people attended.

The figure is 11,000 more than the number who attended in 2022, which was 153,367, and more than double the attendees in 2021.

By WCCO Staff
 

Learn all about bees at the agriculture building

Bees play such a critical role in our ecosystem, and they're on full display at the Great Minnesota Get Together.

Learn all about bees at the state fair
By WCCO Staff
 

New fair food: Cloud Coolers

It's refreshing and Instagrammable - the cloud coolers from Spinning Wylde are a cotton candy cloud spun onto a drinking straw. There are three flavors of lemonade: summer strawberry, happy huckleberry, and flower power.

Cloud Coolers at Spinning Wylde are a tasty and Instagrammable new fair food
By WCCO Staff
 

Trying new fair foods: MinneCookieDough Pie

Every year, there are new foods to try at the state fair. Jennifer Mayerle stopped by the Minneapple Pie booth on the south side of Judson Avenue to check out their MinneCookieDough Pie.

Trying the MinneCookieDough Pie at the state fair
By WCCO Staff
 

It's 4-H Day at the state fair

On 4-H day, kids from around Minnesota are showing off livestock and other projects. 

It’s 4-H day at the State Fair
What it takes to run the 4-H shows at the state fair
By Adam Duxter
 

Your guide to the best of the new state fair food

Eating the food is one of the best parts of the state fair, and every year, there are new options to try.

There are nearly three dozen new foods this year, with a handful of brand-new vendors. From pickle lemonade to lutefisk steam buns, there are a lot to choose from.

So we've made you a guide, reviewing the newest state fair foods. Check it out here.

By WCCO Staff
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