How vendors at the Minnesota State Fair compete for your cash
Stepping into the Grandstand is like navigating a maze of merchandise. Forget food on a stick, how about the tools to cut one? Everything is for sale in there — even the kitchen sink.
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Stepping into the Grandstand is like navigating a maze of merchandise. Forget food on a stick, how about the tools to cut one? Everything is for sale in there — even the kitchen sink.
Food likely tops how you spend money at the Minnesota State Fair. Not far behind though are the knick-knacks and products sold by vendors. There is a competition for your cash. What makes a good salesperson at the fair? Good Question. Jeff Wagner learned what convinces customers to start spending.
Monday night's dangerous storms swamped the Minnesota State Fair, sent hundreds running for cover and shut down the Grandstand show.
For the second year in a row, a mobile bathroom is returning to the fair with the aim of making the Great Minnesota Get-Together accessible for all.
Minnesota State Fair police say its officers had to respond to two violent incidents on Saturday night, including a possible stabbing.
You'll find just about anything on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair, including lipstick. Tameka Jones with Lip Esteem joins us.
Minnesota State Fair police responded to several crime-related calls on Saturday night, including a possible stabbing on the fairgrounds.
Pauleen Le tested her skills at the Minnesota State Fair's Cats & Dogs The Exhibition. At first, it didn't go too well. But she later redeemed herself!
The Teen 4-Hers write, make music, build sets and rehearse for the fair's Arts-In musical. But they also learn more life lessons.
With the on coming heat, it's important to stay cool at the fair.
Attendance records were broken on days one and two of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair, but a broken fuse put a big damper on some of Friday's fun.
There's no shortage of new things to see and do at the Minnesota State Fair. One feature has been since the very beginning but you may not have even noticed it.
Rony Reyes is selling fresh fruit outside the building he owns, which just happens to be two blocks from the Minnesota State Fair.
Believe it or not, the insect protein market could be worth 8 billion dollars by 2030. While it isn't common in the U.S. yet, one Minnesota company is expanding palates with edible insects.
On Friday morning, we’re getting a closer look at scouting at the Minnesota State Fair. Shayla Reaves has a preview of Northern Star Scouting at the fair and activities offered.
Welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fair and keeping them safe is no small task.
Welcoming hundreds of thousands of guests to the Minnesota State Fair is no small task. WCCO's David Schuman spoke with the people working to keep you safe both inside and outside the gates.
Opening day of the fair tends to draw larger crowds.
What does it take to set up for the State Fair? Creativity, engineering, and hard work! Here's what it takes to get the WCCO booth audience ready for seven days of live shows.
Only a handful of vendors open at 7 a.m. at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. Pauleen Le visits The Peg, which starts serving breakfast as soon as the gates open!
WCCO joined eager fairgoers eager Thursday to be the first to enjoy the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Llamas, hockey teams and even a president have made their presence felt at the Lee and Rose Warner Coliseum.
On the eve of the State Fair, we like to go down memory lane. And that brought us to the Lee and Rose Warner Coliseum. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us why llamas, hockey teams and even a president have made their presence felt at the coliseum.
For the next year, she will serve as a goodwill ambassador for dairy farms and families.
Nineteen-year-old Rachel Visser from Hutchinson will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for Minnesota dairy farm families over the next year.
