(FOX 9) - While the status of this year’s Minnesota State Fair remains uncertain, many county fairs across the state have already been canceled over coronavirus concerns.
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Minnesota State Fair Board meeting Friday to discuss fate of 2020 Fair
The Minnesota State Fair Board is meeting Friday to discuss the 2020 Great-Minnesota Get-Together, fair officials confirmed to FOX 9.
In the Twin Cities metro, Ramsey and Washington counties have canceled their county fairs, while Carver and Scott counties say they are waiting to make a decision.
Neither Anoka, Dakota or Hennepin counties have made any announcements regarding their county fairs. However, the Anoka County Fair is offering fair food favorites for takeout at the Anoka County Fairgrounds through Friday.
CANCELED
The following county fairs have been canceled for 2020: Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Clay, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Freeborn, Grant, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Mahnomen, Norman, West Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine
MOVING AHEAD/WAITING TO MAKE A DECISION
The following counties have said they are moving ahead with their county fair or are waiting to make a decision: Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake, Hubbard, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, East Otter Tail, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Wantonwan, Winona, Wright
NO INFORMATION PROVIDED
The following counties have not made any statements regarding the status of their county fair related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmstead, Pipestone, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha