52 Things to Look for at the MN State Fair

Looking for a fun way to explore the Minnesota State Fair this year? Try completing this State Fair scavenger hunt. Mullets, crazy tattoos, award-winning baked goods, celebrities, fair hair… if you can think of it, you can find it at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. So to liven things up, our office has compiled a list of things to keep your eyes peeled for this year.

1. Donald Trump seed art

2. The largest set of swinging sheep balls

3. Selfie on the Tilt-a-Whirl

4. Couple in matching outfits

5. Set of triplets

6. Non-ironic mullet

7. An unfortunate tattoo

8. Bikini T-shirt

9. Unintentional innuendos

10. A real Duck Dynasty style beard

11. Adult going bare foot for the day

12. Pajamas in public

13. Someone over 60 “dabbing”

14. Monty from Monty’s Pythons

15. Celebrity sighting (bonus point for Garrison Keillor)

16. Celebrity doppelgänger sighting

17. Piercings connected by a chain

18. Selfie with Princess Kay of the Milky Way

19. Selfie with Fairchild the Gopher

20. Hair long enough to trip over

21. Someone who clearly thought this was the Renaissance Festival

22. Jersey Shore wanna-be

23. Bucket of Sweet Martha’s Cookies (bonus points for a pics with Sweet Martha!)

24. Family with fair hair

25. Someone suffering from motion sickness

26. Live animal birthing

27. Butterfly landing… bonus points if you pose like a Disney Princess

28. Tractor ride

29. Live tree stump carving, a new one

30. A Rascal gang (motorized single seat carts)

31. Live infomercial

32. Sing along with fewest people singing

33. Find your own doppelgänger

34. Discarded underwear

35. Someone who looks like they’re enjoying carrying around an oversized stuffed animal

36. Camel toe

37. Couple making out

38. Double fisting corndogs

39. Dog performing a trick

40. The best tablescape

41. The longest hot dog at the fair

42. Tinder first date at the fair

43. The oldest bonsai

44. A blue ribbon winning pie

45. Butt cleavage

46. Someone who is hate-eating (a.k.a. eating with an angry face)

47. Fanny pack couple

48. More food than hands

49. An earnest exhibit that’s unintentionally hilarious/horrifying

50. An invention that nobody would ever really need

51. Picture with 5 of this year’s new food

52. Someone eating spam sushi

Headed to the State Fair this year? Check out my recommendations before you go.

• Andrew Zimmern’s Minnesota State Fair Food Guide

Photograph by Devan Grimsrud.