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Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair is an end-of-summer tradition, offering fairgoers unique opportunities to meet with local dairy farmers and learn more about how dairy farmers are dedicated to providing excellent care for their cows, communities, and planet. Attendees flock to the Dairy Goodness Bar to enjoy delicious treats, including the newest Flavor of the Fair. While they wait, fairgoers watch as Princess Kay and nine candidates sit in a refrigerated, rotating cooler while having their likeness carved into butter.

Outside the Dairy Building, fairgoers enjoy thrilling rides, educational exhibits, and the newest food on a stick. They also line up at (and return to) the All You Can Drink Milk Stand to enjoy fresh, ice-cold milk – perfect for a hot summer day!

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Group of 6 young women posing with cups in front of the Minnesota State Fair Milk Stand
Minnesota State Fair Milk Stand sign and building
6 adults holding cups of milk and smiling for the camera at the Minnesota State Fair Milk Stand
Crowd observing fair worker at work
Two young women and two children posing for the camera and wearing paper cow hats
Two young girls smiling and holding cups in front of the Minnesota State Fair Milk Stand
Older gentleman standing behind dairy sculpture
Woman holding small child while state fair vendor spins prize wheel
Large crowd inside Minnesota State Fair concessions building
Three Minnesota State Fair workers holding ice cream cones and smiling
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