State Fair Breaks Day 1 Attendance Record
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Last year marked a new record for attendance at the 12 days of the Great Minnesota Get-Together. And this year's also off to a record-breaking start.
According to fair officials, the crowds at the fair Thursday were big enough to break the standing record for Day 1 attendance.
Previously, the record was 119,145 in 2010.
Attendance for the first day of the 2018 fair was a robust 122,965.
For 2018 to top 2017 in overall attendance, it will have to tally a greater number of visitors than 1,997,320.
