When Mariam Mohamed got the call to be a vendor at the Minnesota State Fair, she couldn’t stop screaming for joy. After immigrating to the state nearly 40 years ago, and building a family in ...

With almost three dozen new foods to try at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair — not to mention the classics and personal favorites — it can be difficult to plan the menu for your visit. WCCO is here to ...

Pamela Woodberry’s State Fair career started in the Arts & Crafts division in 1996. “I crochet so I don’t kill people,” she says, laughing. “That’s my therapy.” She started out with crocheted food ...

State Fair of Texas concessionaire Abel Gonzales drizzles honey over Deep Fried Butter, the 2009 winner of "most creative" at the Big Tex Choice Awards. Gonzales still makes it today, and it's an ...

DALLAS — The State Fair of Texas is giving an early look at all the new food and drinks that will be available in just a few short weeks. Big Tex has made his choices for the most delicious and ...

There are dozens of new foods and drinks available at the 2025 North Carolina State Fair. Trends among new fair foods include Dubai chocolate and pickles. The N.C. State Fair is Oct. 16-26. This year, ...

The Utah State Fair is Utah’s signature celebration of food, culture, and community, returning September 4–14, 2025, with a brand-new culinary building, live cook-offs, and unforgettable fair food.

The Midway rides are gearing up. The food vendors are stocking up. The farm exhibitors are loading up. Even the weather forecast is looking up. It’s New York State Fair time in Central New York. The ...

Extreme eating has hit the nation's state fairs, where vendors are one-upping the junk food competition with offerings like deep fried meatloaf and English Toffee Fudge Puppies. America may be in an ...

“I started doing the Battle for the Blue Ribbons competition when they started [holding it before the State Fair of Texas in May] three years ago,” says home baker and mom Nicole Silva. “So I’ve done ...

The State Fair of Texas’ strangest foods, like Deep Fried Butter, Fried Bubblegum and Fried Beer, might seem like age-old traditions at Dallas’ most colossal carnival. They’re not. The State Fair of ...