One week until the Minnesota State Fair: What you need to know

Published: Aug 14, 2024 Duration: 00:02:12 Category: News & Politics

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TALK THAT IN THAT SEVEN-DAY FORECAST COMING UP IN ABOUT 19 MINUTES. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. CODY. ALL RIGHT, MINNESOTANS, GET READY. THE GREAT MINNESOTA GET TOGETHER IS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. RIGHT NOW, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES ARE MAKING SURE IT'S GOING TO BE READY TO GO A WEEK FROM TODAY. SE KWON LIVE FOR US AT THE FAIRGROUNDS THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT HOW THINGS LOOK AT THIS POINT, MAYBE WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND JUST GET US EXCITED. HI, SAY GOOD MORNING. HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. YES, WE ARE HERE AT THE FOX NINE BOOTH AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS RIGHT NOW. WE GOT HERE VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. SECURITY WAS AT THE GATES AND AS YOU ENTER THROUGH THOSE GATES, YOU CAN SEE TONS OF TRAILERS, TONS OF BOOTHS THAT ARE STILL IN THE WORKS. OBVIOUSLY, STILL A WEEK OUT. SO STILL SOME TIME TO PREPARE AND GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FEEL LIKE THE FAIR QUITE YET. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT SMELLING THE FRIED FOODS, WE'RE NOT SMELLING THE SWEATY PEOPLE QUITE YET. BUT WE DO KNOW WE ARE ONE WEEK OUT, AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THINGS CAN ADD UP VERY QUICKLY HERE AT THE FAIR. SO HERE ARE SOME WAYS THAT YOU CAN SAVE SOME MONEY. IF YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, YOU CAN GET THEM FOR 15 BUCKS. THAT IS A FEW BUCKS CHEAPER THAN REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES, WHICH ARE 18 BUCKS AND SOME DISCOUNT DATES. TO KEEP IN MIND, TWO TICKETS FOR ADULTS ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND, WHICH IS OPENING DAY, WILL BE $16 ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH. PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER CAN GET TICKETS FOR 13 BUCKS A PIECE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY. SO ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY VETERANS, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO BUY THEIR TICKETS FOR 13 BUCKS. AND THEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH AND MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND WILL BE CHEAPER FOR THE KIDDOS. WE'RE TALKING AGES BETWEEN FIVE AND 12 NOW. REMEMBER, FOX NINE WILL BE AT THE STATE FAIR BROADCASTING LIVE. YOU CAN FIND OUR BOOTH RIGHT BY THE ICONIC GIANT SLIDE AND THE GRANDSTAND. JUST MAKE SURE TO STOP BY, SAY HELLO, HANG OUT, MAYBE WATCH A SHOW OR TWO. WE'LL BE BROADCASTING THE FOX NINE MORNING NEWS, OF COURSE, THE JASON SHOW AND MORE. WE ALSO HAVE A FULL LIST OF ALL THE NEW FOODS AND VENDORS RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITE. FOX 9.COM. IT'S TIME GUYS, BACK TO YOU. I'M GETTING THAT FEELING. YOU KNOW, THE FAIR FEELING STARTING THE SMELL OF PRONTO PUPS WILL BE

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