MEDIA ROOM

Welcome! The marketing and communications department handles all media inquiries for the Minnesota State Fair. Working on a story about the Great Minnesota Get-Together? You'll find information and images in this Media Room. For additional information and/or interview requests, please email the marketing and communications department at media@mnstatefair.org.

Media Guide

We have collected all Minnesota State Fair information into a one-stop-shop called the Media Guide. You will be able to download a PDF of the 2013 Media Guide right here in mid-July.

2013 Helpful Information

*What's New: For an overview of what's new at the 2013 Minnesota State Fair, click on the links below:

  • New Attractions & Exhibits in 2013 (will go live in late June)
  • New Foods in 2013 (will go live in mid-July)

*Daily Schedules: To view a list of all 2013 demonstrations, entertainment, competition and agriculture events by each day, click here.

*Finders: These Finder search engines will help you locate anything at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

  • Food Finder - allows you to find all available foods and their locations. (will go live in August)
  • Merch Search - allows you to search for any type of merchandise sold on the fairgrounds by using keywords, phrases or categories. (will go live in August)
  • Fun Finder - allows you to find entertainment dates and times, special demonstrations, attraction dates and times, events in Carousel Park and more. (will go live in August)

Media Photo Gallery

The photo gallery is a royalty-free source of high resolution images that may be used with print or electronic news stories. Please note: Credit must be given to the Minnesota State Fair when using the images from the gallery. Whenever possible, please list the 2013 fair dates: Aug. 22-Labor Day, Sept. 2. To view images in the Media Photo Gallery, click here.

Media Photography & Video Footage Guidelines

For information about taking photographs or video footage on the fairgrounds, click here.

2013 News Releases

About the Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair is one of the largest and best-attended expositions in the world, attracting nearly 1.8 million visitors annually. Showcasing Minnesota’s finest agriculture, art and industry, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is always Twelve Days of Fun Ending Labor Day. The 2013 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 22-Labor Day, Sept. 2.

For a State Fair fact sheet, corporate profile, history of the fair, trivia and other general information, please see the sidebar for downloadables.

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