Minnesota State Fair sets new attendance record for opening day
2024 Minnesota State Fair. (Madison Hunter/FOX 9) (FOX 9)
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - Opening day of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair was a record-breaker.
How many people attended?
A total of 138,875 people attended the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 22, beating the previous opening day record of 133,326 people set in 2019, according to the fair's website.
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Last year, 106,327 people attended the opening day of the fair. In 2022, 121,478 people went to the fair on the first day.
In 2023, a total of 1.8 million people attended the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The record for total attendance was set in 2019, when 2,126,551 people attended the fair in 2019.
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FOX 9 Minnesota State Fair booth schedule
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Be sure to visit the FOX 9 booth by the Giant Slide while you're at the State Fair.
Come say "Hello" to your favorite FOX 9 personalities, get this year's free tote bag every day at 5 p.m., and test your luck with the FOX LOCAL claw machine, where you can win amazing prizes including an Amazon Fire Stick. You can also visit to thank Alix Kendall for 25 years being at FOX 9 and write best wishes on her retirement at the booth.
Here's what you can expect:
Join FOX 9 for live newscasts every day. Here's the schedule:
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts every day
- 9-11 a.m.: FOX 9 Sunday Morning News on Sundays
- 9-10 a.m.: FOX 9 Good Day on weekdays
- 10 a.m. to noon: The Jason Show on weekdays
- 5-7 p.m.: FOX 9 evening news on weekdays
There will also be special tapings at the State Fair, including Enough Said on Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Here's the full schedule:
Monday-Friday weekday schedule:
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts
- 9-10 a.m.: FOX 9 Good Day
- 10 a.m.-noon: The Jason Show
- 1-4 p.m.: Claw machine
- 5-7 p.m.: FOX 9 Evening News and bag giveaway
Saturday, Aug. 24 schedule
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts
- 10 a.m.-noon: Bag giveaway
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles preseason game viewing party
- 1-4 p.m.: Claw machine
- 5-7 p.m.: Bag giveaway
- 5:30 p.m.: Minnesota United game
Sunday, Aug. 25, schedule
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts
- 9-11 a.m.: Wake up with FOX 9 Sunday Morning News
- 10 a.m.-noon: Claw machine
- 1-4 p.m.: Claw machine
- 5-7 p.m.: Bag giveaway
Saturday, Aug. 31, schedule
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts
- 10 a.m.-noon: Claw machine
- 1-4 p.m.: Claw machine
- 5-6 p.m.: Bag giveaway
Sunday, Sept. 1, schedule
- 7-9 a.m.: FOX 9 Morning Newscasts
- 9-11 a.m.: Wake up with FOX 9 Sunday Morning News
- 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Claw machine
- 3-4 p.m.: Melissa Peterman: "Person, Place or Thing" game
- 5-6 p.m.: Bag giveaway
Monday, Sept. 2, schedule
- 10 a.m. to noon: Claw machine
- 1-4 p.m.: Claw machine
- 5-6 p.m.: Bag giveaway
*Note: This schedule is subject to change.