15 Items Banned From The Minnesota State Fair This Year

If you love eating fried Oreos, corn dogs, pronto pups, or grabbing a pail of cookies, you HAVE to go to the Minnesota State Fair. But before you hop in the car to enjoy a full day of fun, food, beer, and concerts, you are going to want to take a peek at the list of items below that are banned from the Minnesota State Fair this year.

Minnesota State Fair

When Is The Minnesota State Fair?

The Minnesota State Fair is August 22nd through September 2nd, 2024.

How Many People Attend The Minnesota State Fair?

Last year, it was reported by Kare11 that 1,835,826 people got together at the Minnesota Fairgrounds. That wasn't the all-time high for attendance but it did come in as the 6th best-attended.

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Items Banned At The Minnesota State Fair This Year

I almost made the mistake the other day of bringing my giant purse with me to Target Field for a Minnesota Twins game. I completely forgot to even look at the "bag requirements". I remembered as I was walking to one of the Metro Transit stops and thankfully I did. My purse was way too big!

Save yourself the headache and check the list below to know what items are prohibited from bringing into the Minnesota State Fair. There are walk-through metal detectors at all of the entry points and all bags, purses, coolers, and packages are subject to search...so just plan ahead and get rid of these items before you go.

Items That Are Banned At The Minnesota State Fair

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is not only the best event of the year in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but it is a must for anyone who calls themselves a true Minnesotan. Before you go to the Minnesota State Fair though, make sure you don't bring along any of these prohibited items.

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Tips for newbies that are going to the Minnesota State Fair

If you've never been to the Minnesota State Fair and are thinking THIS is the year you are going to test out the fair foods for the first time, check out these tips from seasoned fairgoers!

Gallery Credit: Jessica On The Radio