County Fairs

Come for the chili cheese corn dogs, stay for the apple fries. There are plenty of tasty reasons to look forward to this year's Steele County Free Fair.

Paul Wahlberg, celebrity and executive chef of Wahlburgers, will be at the Steele County Fair with the Wahlburgers truck on Wednesday.

They're busy shining things up in Owatonna, as the finishing touches are being put in place for the 2024 Steele County Free Fair, running August 13th through 18th.

Adults and children can enjoy a full week of fun and laughs August 13th – August 18th, 2024.

Imagine the thrill of spinning, looping, and zooming on all your favorite rides as many times as you want and then coming back to the grandstand to watch events from thrilling I.M.P. Autocross to the destruction of the Demolition Derby.

The Dodge County Free Fair in Kasson is celebrating its 167th year this summer. It offers typical fair attractions like rides and food, along with unique competitions such as a hotdish cook-off.

The first of the southeast Minnesota county fairs kick off this week! Here's when each fair is happening and fun events you'll want on your calendar.

The Fillmore County Fair starts next week with tons of FREE attractions!

The Steele County Free Fair back in Owatonna, featuring everything you're come to love and more, not the least of which is this year's grandstand lineup.

They're busy shining things up in Owatonna, as the finishing touches are being put in place for the 2023 Steele County Free Fair, running August 15th through 20th.

Here we go! It's time to show a goat, eat a corn dog, ride a ferris wheel, enjoy a concert, have another corn dog, watch a demo derby -- it's county fair season in southern Minnesota.

With the Fourth of July in the rearview mirror, it's time to kick off county fair season here in southern Minnesota.

Thousands walked through the auto museum at the Steele County Fair.

Two national recording artists headline the grandstand lineup for the Steele County Fair. With some fan favorites also returning.