Overview

• Monday drew 145,022 visitors, topping the 2017 single-day mark by about 500 tickets, according to official counts.
• The first weekend exceeded 2024’s turnout by nearly 64,000, putting this year on pace to surpass last year’s total.
• Overall attendance remains below the 2‑million‑plus seasons reached in 2018 and 2019.
• Fair officials post the prior day’s official attendance around midday, and the Star Tribune updates a public tracker using those figures.
• Forecasts for Falcon Heights have trended milder and drier than recent averages, a pattern associated with stronger daily turnout.