Ticket lottery ends, tickets to State Fair Kickoff to Summer open to general public
Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair announced in a tweet Friday that the lottery process for people to get tickets to the Kickoff to Summer event in May has ended and tickets are now available to all.
This is the second year of the pre-fair kickoff event.
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The pre-fair event is happening at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds from May 26 through May 30. On weekdays, it runs from 4:30-9:30 p.m.; on weekends, it’s open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets are purchased for a specific day and time slot and are $12.50 each, including fees. Children ages 4 and younger are free. There are 15,000 tickets available for each time slot.
The event includes many food vendors open to eat and drink, music on three stages, entertainment — including the fair mascots, trivia and the Giant Slide — and a number of merchants open for shopping.
To purchase tickets to the Kickoff to Summer at the Fair event, CLICK HERE.
The 2022 Minnesota State Fair runs from Aug. 25 through Sept 5, however, the daily hours were trimmed this year.
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