Cars are taking over the Minnesota Fairgrounds for Back to the 50s Weekend June 19th – 21st!
2026 marks the 52nd year that the Minnesota Street Rod Association’s “Back to the Fifties Weekend” will again fill the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with nearly 10,000+ street rods, customs, classics, and restored vehicles, all dating from 1964 and earlier. I remember my dad used to love this going to this show with his buddies!
You can plan to see hundreds of cars, check out the vendor fair, visit the swap meet, join in the kids activities, listen to live music both Friday and Saturday nights and much more!
MSRA Back to the Fifties will welcome 130 teams of antique, vintage, and collector cars as they begin to arrive at the Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
Back to the 50s is located at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The hours are Friday, June 19th through Sunday, June 21st Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday: 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tickets at the door are $15, kids are free with a paying adult! Save $2 on tickets in advance at at participating NAPA Auto Parts stores.
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Stacy Jenkins says
Interested in small town mn festivals/ fairs and diners
Tired of the high price events and Conjestion in the twin cities
No one including explore mn lists all these
Best fairs are #2 and 3
Rice county
Steele county #2
#1 mn state fair which we don’t go to anymore