Sponsorships and Mobile Marketing

Sponsorships

Whether your company's goal is brand awareness or increased corporate visibility, the Minnesota State Fair is the ideal platform to reach 1.7 million potential customers in 12 days.

Now in its 145th year, this high-profile 12-day fair features over 1,200 exhibit booths including 300 food vendors, dozens of media broadcasting from the grounds, barns full of animals, a carnival midway and a multitude of attractions for all ages. It also offers more than 600 free entertainment performances, a two-day rodeo, plus a Grandstand stage presenting internationally known artists such as Brad Paisley, 3 Doors Down and Bonnie Raitt.

We are proud to be associated with such well-known sponsors as Coca-Cola, Ford, Xcel Energy, Crystal Sugar, Cub Foods, Toyota, AT&T, and many more. We invite your company to tap the sales and marketing power of the largest 12-day event in North America by becoming a Minnesota State Fair sponsor.

Your fully integrated package of primary benefits may include:

• Guaranteed visibility and signage
• Display and point of sale promotions
• Daily mall parade participation
• Full promotional rights
• Much more

Partnering with the Minnesota State Fair signals your commitment to family and community, and your message reaches your audience while they are engaged in the activities of the Great Minnesota Get-Together, unlike a commercial interruption.

For sponsorship opportunities, please see contact information below.

Mobile Marketing

Exciting placement opportunities have been developed for mobile marketing at the Minnesota State Fair—Minnesota’s most popular event averaging over 141,000 visitors each day.

The 2009 fair will run Thursday, Aug. 27 through Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 7. Click here for a demographic outline and visitor profile for the Minnesota State Fair.

Located midway between the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Great Minnesota Get-Together has one of the best daily attendances in the nation, providing guaranteed visibility and maximum guest exposure. Your company will benefit from product or service public awareness, sampling, couponing and retail sales activities.

Mobile marketing sites range in size from 100 to 10,000 square feet and are available anywhere from one to all 12 days of the annual exposition.

To be considered for the 2009 Minnesota State Fair, please fill out the following application and return to the contact information below. Click here to download a Mobile Marketing Application.

For 2009 fees or other information regarding mobile marketing opportunities at the Minnesota State Fair, please contact:

Danyl Vavreck
Sponsorship Manager
Minnesota State Fair
1265 N. Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
P: (651) 288-4471
F: (651) 642-2440
sponsorships@mnstatefair.org