For summer 2025 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 it brings me back to childhood and makes 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 of the entries for judging for both 4-H and open classes including the produce, home cooking, hand crafts, 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?
2025 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
12, 13, 14 – Hennepin
18, 19, 20, 21 – Norman
19, 20, 21, 22 – Wadena
25, 26, 27, 28 – Cass
25, 26, 27, 28 – Lake of the Woods
26, 27, 28 – Mahnomen
26, 27, 28, 29 – Morrison
26, 27, 28, 29 – Todd
TBD – Red Lake
JULY
9, 10, 11, 12 – Aitkin
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Big Stone
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Polk
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Waseca
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – Winona
10, 11, 12, 13 – Chisago
10, 11, 12, 13 – Clay
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Hubbard
16, 17, 18, 19 – Otter Tail
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Dodge
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Isanti
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Kittson
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Pennington
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – Rice
17, 18, 19, 20 – Grant
17, 18, 19, 20 – Redwood
17, 18, 19, 20 – Sherburne
17, 18, 19, 20 – Watonwan
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – Roseau
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 – Fillmore
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Olmsted
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Anoka
23, 24, 25, 26 – Faribault
23, 24, 25, 26 – Rock
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Becker
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Kanabec
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Marshall
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Scott
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Wright
24, 25, 26 – Yellow Medicine
24, 25, 26, 27 – Blue Earth
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Crow Wing
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Jackson
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Benton
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Freeborn
July 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Pope
July 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Wabasha
AUGUST
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Chippewa
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Clearwater
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Meeker
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Pine
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – St. Louis
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Sibley
July 30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Washington
July 31, August 1, 2, 3 – Lincoln
TBD – Pipestone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Dakota
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Goodhue
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Mower
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Stevens
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Nobles
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Stearns
6, 7, 8 – Renville
6, 7, 8, 9 – Cottonwood
6, 7, 8, 9 – Kandiyohi
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Beltrami
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Brown
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Carver
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Mille Lacs
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – Nicollet
7, 8, 9, 10 – Lake
8, 9, 10 – Koochiching
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Martin
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Steele
13, 14, 15, 16 – Douglas
13, 14, 15, 16 – Murray
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Houston
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Itasca
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Lyon
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – Swift
14, 15, 16, 17 – Carlton
14, 15, 16, 17 – Le Sueur
14, 15, 16, 17 – McLeod
21, 22, 23, 24 – Traverse
21, 22, 23, 24 – Wilkin
SEPTEMBER
4, 5, 6, 7 – Lac qui Parle
Not Currently Scheduled (Canceled County Fairs)
The Cook County and Ramsey County Fairs were canceled in 2022 and continue to be canceled until further notice.
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