The Minnesota State Fair did not set an attendance record for Saturday... but the crowd was still pretty big.
The official count announced Sunday afternoon: 209,105.
That's about 11,000 fewer than the all-time record for the first Saturday of the fair, set a year ago.
The fair had us in an upside-down-uncontrollable-laughing kinda mood yesterday thanks to the 209,105 people who attended! ----: hann_moore_The daily attendance announcement is proudly sponsored by @MN2020Census and We Count Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/5emAahydS8
— Minnesota State Fair (@mnstatefair)
August 25, 2019 It also brings the grand total for the first three days of the 2019 state fair to 499,655.
Attendance figures for Sunday are announced Monday afternoon.
With a weather forecast that calls for high temperatures in the 70's, there's a good chance the Minnesota State Fair will surpass 2 million for the second straight year.
For those keeping score at home, here is the list of daily attendance records for the Minnesota State Fair:
- First Thursday 122,965 2018.... 133,326*
- First Friday 141,023 2016.... 157,224* (290,550)
- First Saturday 222,194 2018.... 209,105 (499,655)
- First Sunday 209,969 1994
- First Monday 144,504 2017
- First Tuesday 133,595 2014
- First Wednesday 144,940 2018
- Second Thursday 156,764 2018
- Second Friday 187,066 2017
- Second Saturday 270,426 2018
- Second Sunday 242,759 2017
- Labor Day 178,867 2015
- Entire Fair 2,046,533 2018
*Record set in 2019
