For summer 2026, there are over 80 Minnesota County Fairs for you and your family to visit! Check out our huge list and start planning.
My husband and I LOVE to visit county fairs. While I grew up in rural Minnesota, he’s from the Bronx, NY. I love visiting county fairs because they bring me back to childhood and make me feel connected to my roots.
He loves visiting county fairs because it’s a whole new experience for him, and it offers a great way to experience the Minnesota tradition of county fairs and get an up-close look at all things related to that traditional farm way of life.
The livestock exhibitions and horse shows are wins for both of us.
We also like to look at all entries for judging in both 4-H and open classes, including produce, home cooking, handicrafts, art, sewing, science projects, and everything else.
And of course, there’s the fair food! Each county fair seems to have its own specialties, whether it’s a great food stand by the local 4-H, Lion’s Club, or other organization, or your basic mini donuts and corn dogs at a carnival stand.
You can also find music, grandstand performances, tractor pulls, demolition derbys, auto racing, kids’ activities, talent shows, parades, commercial exhibits, vendors, rides, and games, and so much more at county fairs.
What are YOUR favorite things to do at a county fair?
2026 Minnesota County Fairs List
To help you plan your visits to county fairs throughout Minnesota this year, we have compiled this list of over 80 fairs, all organized by date.
JUNE
11, 12, 13 – Hennepin
18, 19, 20, 21 – Wadena
24, 25, 26, 27 – Norman
24, 25, 26, 27 – Cass
25, 26, 27, 28 – Lake of the Woods
25, 26, 27, 28 – Morrison
25, 26, 27, 28 –Todd
26, 27, 28, 29 – Red Lake
JULY
1, 2, 3, 4 – Mahnomen
8, 9, 10, 11 – Aitkin
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – Polk
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – Waseca
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – Winona
9, 10, 11, 12 – Big Stone
9, 10, 11, 12 – Chisago
9, 10, 11, 12 – Clay
14, 15, 16, 17, 18 – Hubbard
15, 16, 17, 18 – Otter Tail
15, 16, 17, 18 – Wabasha
15, 16, 17, 18 – Isanti
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – Dodge
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – Kittson
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – Pennington
16, 17, 18, 19 – Grant
16, 17, 18, 19 – Redwood
16, 17, 18, 19 – Sherburne
16, 17, 18, 19 – Watonwan
16, 17, 18, 19 – Ramsey
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Rice
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 – Roseau
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Fillmore
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Anoka
22, 23, 24, 25 – Faribault
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Kanabec
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Marshall
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Scott
22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Wright
22, 23, 24, 25 – Yellow Medicine
23, 24, 25, 26 – Blue Earth
July 29, 30, 31, August 1 – Rock
July 29, 30, 31, August 1 – Becker
July 28, 29, 30, 31, August 1– Jackson
July 29, 30, 31, August 1 – Pope
July 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 August 1, 2 – Olmsted
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Chippewa
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Meeker
AUGUST
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Stearns
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Pine
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Sibley
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Washington
July 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Lincoln
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 – Crow Wing
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Benton
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Freeborn
5, 6, 7, 8 – Pipestone
5, 6, 7, 8 – Cottonwood
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Clearwater
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – St. Louis
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Nobles
5, 6, 7, 8 – Kandiyohi
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Mille Lacs
6, 7, 8, 9 – Lake
7, 8, 9 – Koochiching
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Dakota
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – Goodhue
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Mower
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Stevens
12, 13, 14 – Renville
12, 13, 14, 15 – Murray
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Beltrami
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Brown
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Carver
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Nicollet
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Lyon
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Itasca
13, 14, 15, 16 – Carlton
13, 14, 15, 16 – Wilkin
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 – Martin
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 – Steele
19, 20, 21, 22 – Douglas
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 – Houston
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 – Swift
20, 21, 22, 23 – Le Sueur
20, 21, 22, 23 – McLeod
27, 28, 29, 30 – Traverse
SEPTEMBER
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Lac qui Parle
Not Currently Scheduled (Canceled County Fairs)
The Cook County Fair was canceled in 2022 and continue to be canceled until further notice.
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