Mn State Fair Attendance 2024 By Day And Month. 1 in terms of daily attendance.  — the minnesota state fair kicked off on thursday (august 22nd) and organizers shared attendance numbers for opening day.

 — officials with the fair say on opening day, 138,875 people walked through the gates, which is a record for opening day, besting the record set 5 years ago by about 5,000 people. Last year’s fair attendance reached over 1.8 million, the sixth highest on record.