The Minnesota State Fair awards and displays the best Minnesota has to offer in livestock, farm products, creative arts and school projects. The competition covers 25 departments and consists of over 200 classes. New to the livestock complex is the Red and White dairy breed which will be on exhibit Aug. 28-31. 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.