BANNED: 15 Items At The Minnesota State Fair This Year

If you love eating fried Oreos, corn dogs, pronto pups, or grabbing a pail of cookies, you HAVE to go to the Minnesota State Fair. But before you hop in the car to enjoy a full day of fun, food, beer, and concerts, you are going to want to take a peek at the list of items below that are banned from the Minnesota State Fair this year.

When Is The Minnesota State Fair?

The Minnesota State Fair kicks off on Thursday, August 21st, 2025, and will end on Monday, September 1st, 2025.

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How Many People Attend The Minnesota State Fair?

Looks like attendance has gone up a bit over the past few years at the Minnesota State Fair.

In 2023, Kare11 reported that 1,835,826 people got together at the Minnesota Fairgrounds.
In 2024, Twin Cities Business shared the news that 1,925,904 visitors showed up at the Minnesota State Fair.

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Items Banned At The Minnesota State Fair This Year

If you go to Target Field or U.S. Bank, you already know that you aren't getting in if your bag doesn't fit the requirements. A little "search" will also be happening to ensure you aren't bringing one of the "banned" items listed on each popular spots website.

It never fails though - I am always in front of someone who failed to look at the bag policies before they left. Now their car is a million miles away and they have a bag that is too big to bring in. (FYI, this is where you will see adult women throw temper tantrums...it never fails!)

Save yourself the headache and check the list below to know what items are prohibited from bringing into the Minnesota State Fair. There are walk-through metal detectors at all of the entry points and all bags, purses, coolers, and packages are subject to search...so just plan ahead and get rid of these items before you go.

Items That Are Banned At The Minnesota State Fair

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is not only the best event of the year in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but it is a must for anyone who calls themselves a true Minnesotan. Before you go to the Minnesota State Fair though, make sure you don't bring along any of these prohibited items.

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