WCCO Live! at the State Fair
It's the Great Minnesota Get-Together and WCCO is excited to be back with our newscasts LIVE at the fairgrounds!
We're ready to eat our favorite fair foods, enjoy the attractions,
and most of all, see you at our booth!
It's the Great Minnesota Get-Together and WCCO is excited to be back with our newscasts LIVE at the fairgrounds!
Be it a phone or a wallet, there's a good chance those items ended up at the fair's lost and found. In 2023, 1,800 such items made their way to the lost and found.
Two days after the gates closed, you might still be coming down from the sugar and adrenaline rush that is the Minnesota State Fair. More than 1.8 million visitors got together on the fairgrounds this summer.
Today's heat wasn't stopping tens of thousands of people from enjoying the final day of the Minnesota State Fair.
The heat isn’t stopping tens of thousands of people from enjoying the final day of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
WCCO is live at the State Fair!
It's the Great Minnesota Get Together and WCCO is excited to be back with live newscasts, games, giveaways, and more! Stop by our booth at the corner of Carnes and Nelson.
WCCO's new PlinCCO board will operate every day during non-newscast hours.
Also, until 7 p.m., stop by the booth to take your pic with the UCare tandem bike!
Be sure to stop by the booth for an opportunity to drop a chip on our new PlinCCO board! Play for a chance to win fun prizes including can koozies, water bottles, boat keychains, and of course, a WCCO bag!
WCCO will be handing out complimentary fans before each live newscast. Stop by our outdoor stage for a newscast to receive your fan!
And stay dry on a rainy day at the fair with a WCCO poncho! When it starts raining at the fairgrounds, be sure to visit the booth for a complimentary poncho. Ponchos will be given out on a limited basis.
We will be out at the fair with our friends from UCare! Visit our booth to get your photo taken in front of their famous, 5-person tandem bike.
Also, share your fair fun and excitement with WCCO! Use #mystatefair and your photo may be featured on-air and online!
With such offerings as lutefisk, pickles and hamloaf, there's something for everyone in the Minnesota State Fair's new 2023 foods. We've tried many of the new foods and have ranked them from the tastiest to the most skippable.
This is the last year for Minnesota State Fair diehards to make their mark on the fair's seating accomodations.
Good news for Minnesota State Fair attendees: Ticket prices will not increase for the 2024 event, organizers announced Sunday.
The Great Minnesota Get-Together may be 274 days away, but it's never too early to save a buck.
Be it a phone or a wallet, there's a good chance those items ended up at the fair's lost and found. In 2023, 1,800 such items made their way to the lost and found.
Two days after the gates closed, you might still be coming down from the sugar and adrenaline rush that is the Minnesota State Fair. More than 1.8 million visitors got together on the fairgrounds this summer.
Metro Transit says ridership on its State Fair Express Buses saw a big spike during this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Each day of 2022 saw higher attendance figures than the year before, but in the end no match for the six record-breaking days that the 2019 fair saw. That year also broke the record for overall yearly attendance, at 2,126,551.
Admission and many vendors are offering discounts the final day of the fair, so make sure to check your favorite spots to see if you can grab a deal.
Fair officials urge anyone headed to the fairgrounds to have a hydration plan. You're allowed to bring a reusable water bottle, which you can fill up at stations throughout the fairgrounds.
It's all about local talent Sunday evening at the Grandstand. This extra-special evening brings together the 26 nightly first-place winners from 10 days of competition at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell.
There are plenty of fried, dipped and heavy foods to choose from at the Minnesota State Fair. If you're looking for something lighter, Nikkolette's Macarons is now at the fair for the very first time.
What are likely to be the three busiest days of the Minnesota State Fair will end up being the hottest.
The Current's Music On-A-Stick featuring The Hold Steady with special guests Bob Mould Band and Dillinger Four is the main event at the Grandstand Satuday evening.
The Minnesota State Fair has recently released the winners of the 2023 Best Awards, which recognize outstanding vendors.
Reddit users had plenty of suggestions, including more access to water filling stations, more water misters for the hot days ahead, and an overhaul of how the fair keeps the interiors of its buildings cool. Other suggestions were a little more ... fanciful.
The FFA Livestock Show kicks off Friday and runs through Labor Day. You can also catch the 4-H Fashion Revue Show, the Last Chance Forever Bird Show, and learn all there is to know about goats!
At least six pickle foods made the fair's 2023 new foods list, while many other vendors hopped on board, too. So what's the big dill?
In 1966, Fairchild the gopher was born, and was later joined later by his nephew, Fairborne, in 1983.
There are more than 200 police officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers from more than 60 law enforcement agencies at the fairgrounds this year.
The Minnesota State Fair is no stranger to massive crowds, and for some, the sights, sounds and smells of the fair can be as fun as they are overwhelming.
The Minnesota State Fair has been a popular attraction for nearly as long as the state has existed. While much has changed over the years, much hasn't! Using archive photos, we take a look back at the 1960s and compare landmarks to today.
Thursday is Seniors Day at the Minnesota State Fair, with a discounted admission price of $13 for visitors 65 and older.
One of the most iconic rides at the State Fair will be closed for the rest of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Among the winners this year at the fair were two high-profile recent food vendors with an eye toward giving fairgoers a truly international culinary experience.