*Check out this PDF for a great resource for the day that you are going.. LINK
1~Buy tickets and coupon book BEFORE the fair at Cub Food for a discount. If you forget to buy them, look for days where the Fair will offer discounts for kids or seniors. LINK to discount days at the Fair.
2~Find a FREE parking spot and get bused to the FAIR for FREE! I thought this would be a pain, but it is so easy. Check out the spots now and save yourself the headache of driving in the stop n go traffic. LINK
3~Get there early to enjoy the fair. Less people are there in the morning. Easier to walk around.
4~Bring in your own snack foods, water bottle, etc. We have been doing this since the kids were little and we haven't stopped. We just bring in a backpack and it comes in handy when we pick up all the freebies!
5~Hit the Education Building to see all the great items on display and pick up the FREEBIES! They tend to have free bags, bandanas, rulers, pencils, pens, candy, etc!
6~If you have little kids, check out the Home Depot to see what they can build for free. I believe they still give your little on a free apron.
7~Be sure to find a seat in the shade for the parade. Great time to relax and check out the things you got.
8~Bring Addy Labels to enter those contests!
9~If your family love the rides, go on a day where the State Fair offers reduce tickets needed for rides. Of course, you can also buy discount ride tickets BEFORE the Fair starts at Cub Foods also.
10~Get a free drink or fill up your water bottle at the Culligan place near the Education building!
11~Check out the Health Fair building. They have many free or low cost health care screenings.
12~ Check out the Deals, Drawings & Giveaways Guide at most of the information booths. You will find daily give away times for freebies and where the hot drawings are in the Fair.
13~There are many free musical shows throughout the day. Grab a flyer for times and places at a information booth.
14~All horse shows and the High School Rodeo are FREE with your paid admission to the fair!
15~Check out two great places if you have young kids...Mom's Like Me in /near the Kare11 building and the 107.1 station where both have places for children to play. You can also nurse your child there comfortably.
16~Be sure to head to the Little Farm Hands exhibit if you have younger children.
17~The Miracle of Birth barn is another must that is free. If you time it just right, you might see some baby animals being born.
18~Head to the DNR building to see the many fish that populate the pond. They also have a FREE "hunting" game that you can play inside the building. Two years ago, they were giving away FREE gun safety locks once you were done playing.
Be sure that you stop by the Star Tribune booth for a free paper!
ReplyDeleteCoupon books can be found at the fair for $5. Look for an information booth to have them.
ReplyDeleteHere are some times that I know that they are giving out the bags and other items.
ReplyDelete9:00 Education Building ~ Orange "back pack" type bags ~Connections Academy
9 or 9:30 U of M Building~ Maroon and Gold "back pack" type bags ~
9:30 Education building ~Purple over the shoulder bags~ St Thomas
~"Back pack" type bags ~ St Scholastica
10:00 Education Building~Blue HUGE canvas bags (great for shopping)~Bethal
Medica (across from Old Ye Mill)~ HUGE green canvas bag
WCCO is handing out bags (no times were posted, but there are COUPONs them)
Momslikeme.com is in the Kare11 building...tell them I sent you and see if they give you a cute pink bag. (corner of Judson and Nelson)
Yardsticks are in the "gas" building near the grand stand, PLUS look for Holiday gas coupons for a FREE drink! (on Nelson by the ? on map)
FREE T-shirts at Thrivant "truck". Have to go into a semi truck to listen about their building projects and then you get a free Thrivant T-shirt! (located across from the 4-H building)
**There are other times that they hand out bags also, we just went at these times.
The MN STATE FAIR needs to change pre ticket sales. CUB ran out of tickets on August 24th. In the day of "modern technology" purchasing tickets in electronic formate may better serve the customer.
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