Also, the Midwest regional Southdown sheep show will be held in the Sheep Barn on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Competition Results Barn Tours Thousands of fair fans have become animal experts by going on Barn Tours at the Minnesota State Fair. Tour guides make learning fun with fascinating facts about barn animals. Change-Over Farm animals are one of the major attractions of the Minnesota State Fair, but during the course of the State Fair, some animals go home and new ones arrive. This process is called change-over.
Different barns change over on different days and most barns change over more than once.
In addition to change-over, the barns may appear almost empty on some days because animals are being judged. Visit the animal complex and drop by the Moo Booth, Oink Booth and Baa Booth for educational and entertaining presentations throughout the day. Stop by the Milking Parlor in the Cattle Barn and try your hand at milking a cow, or pet a variety of baby animals in the Children's FFA Barnyard. Download a complete horse show schedule Horsing Around Stately English horses, gigantic draft horses, action-packed professional rodeo and thrilling Western horse events are scheduled for the State Fair Coliseum. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, the State Fair box office or by mail order.