The Minnesota State Fair offers one of the best opportunities to enjoy live music from both national and local talent — for 12 straight days. This musical wonderland is a lot to keep track of, so here’s our guide highlighting live for music each day of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

All events listed are open to all ages and require fair admission, with the exception of shows at the Grandstand.

• Thursday, Aug. 21
• Friday, Aug. 22
• Saturday, Aug. 23
• Sunday, Aug. 24
• Monday, Aug. 25
• Tuesday, Aug. 26
• Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Thursday, Aug. 28
• Friday, Aug. 29
• Saturday, Aug. 30
• Sunday, Aug. 31
• Monday, Sept. 1

Thursday, Aug. 21

• Church of Cash: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Mother Banjo: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Davina and The Vagabonds: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• The Current presents Faith Boblett: 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. at MPR booth

• TigerByteFace: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• MPLS the band: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Nicholas David: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Old Dominion: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Sounds of Santana Starring Joe Cruz: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Rachel Platten: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Friday, Aug. 22

• Church of Cash: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Mother Banjo: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Davina and The Vagabonds: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• TigerByteFace: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Koo Koo: 3:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• MPLS the band: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Nicholas David: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Meghan Trainor: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Sounds of Santana Starring Joe Cruz: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Rachel Platten: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Saturday, Aug. 23

• Sweet Colleens: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Jack Brass Band: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Rock the Cradle Pop up featuring The Jolly Pops: 11 a.m. at MPR booth

• Jason Scott & The High Heat: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• PanAtics: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Ken Valdez: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick featuring Atmosphere, Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco, the Pharcyde, and DJ Abilities: 5 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• The Belfast Cowboys: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Jonah Marais: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Arrested Development: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Sunday, Aug. 24

• Sweet Colleens: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Jack Brass Band: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Jason Scott and the High Heat: 11:20 a.m. at MPR booth

• Jason Scott & The High Heat: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• PanAtics: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Ken Valdez: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• The Current presents Joe Rainey: 5 p.m. at MPR booth

• Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• The Belfast Cowboys: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Jonah Marais: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Arrested Development: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Monday, Aug. 25

• Hank Thunander Band: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Rosie Flores: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• YourClassical presents Steam Machine: 1:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• Intoxicats: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Yam Haus: 3:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• Talking Dreads: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Wild Horses: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Happy Together Tour 2025 featuring The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, the Vogues, and the Cowsills: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• Jaybee and the Routine: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Poppa Bear Norton: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Los Lobos: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Tuesday, Aug. 26

• Hank Thunander Band: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Rosie Flores: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Intoxicats: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Ozomatli: 3:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• Talking Dreads: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Wild Horses: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Def Leppard with Brother Cane: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• Jaybee and the Routine: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Poppa Bear Norton: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Los Lobos: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Wednesday, Aug. 27

• Country Roads: The Music of John Denver: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Café Accordion Orchestra: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Cole Diamond: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Sarah Gayle Meech and The Meech Boys: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Gizzae: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Parrothead Paradise – A Jimmy Buffett Tribute: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Gary Rue’s Magic Carpet Ride: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Hank Williams Jr. with Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• The Cedar Cultural Center Presents The Global Get-Together: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Lady Midnight: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Tayler Holder: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Thursday, Aug. 28

• Country Roads: The Music of John Denver: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Café Accordion Orchestra: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Cole Diamond: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Sarah Gayle Meech and The Meech Boys: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• YourClassical presents The Minnesota Opera at the Fair: 1:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• Gizzae: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Ber: 3:30 p.m. at MPR booth

• Parrothead Paradise – A Jimmy Buffett Tribute: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Gary Rue’s Magic Carpet Ride: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Daryl Hall with The Rascals: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• The Cedar Cultural Center Presents The Global Get-Together: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Lady Midnight: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Tayler Holder: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Friday, Aug. 29

• Sarah Morris: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Los Elegidos De La Música Norteña: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Los Rebeldes: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Tonic Sol‑fa: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• MPR Day with Colin Bracewell and Mae Simpson: 2:30 p.m. at Dan Patch Park

• Tyte Phitt: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Mariachi Campanas de America: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Mary Bue: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• The Avett Brothers with the Milk Carton Kids: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• First Avenue Goes to the Fair: Dwynell Roland, Emma Jeanne and Hattie Peach, Jacob Mullis, Mary Cutrufello, Purple Funk Metropolis: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Malamanya: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Karla Perez: Selena the Show: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Saturday, Aug. 30

• Sarah Morris: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Los Elegidos De La Música Norteña: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Radio Heartland presents Good Morning Bedlam: 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. at MPR booth

• Los Rebeldes: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Tonic Sol‑fa: 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• The Current presents Aby Wolf: 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. at MPR booth

• Tyte Phitt: 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Mariachi Campanas de America: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Mary Bue: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Nelly with Ja Rule, Mýa and Ying Yang Twins: 7 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• First Avenue Goes to the Fair: Christy Costello, Clare Doyle, Jack Klatt, Miloe, P.O.S: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Malamanya: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Karla Perez: Selena the Show: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Sunday, Aug. 31

• Dylan Salfer: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• BATO BATO!: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• YourClassical’s Class Notes presents Siama’s Congo Roots: 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. at MPR booth

• Uncle Muskrat: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Matt Vee & The Killer Vees (Neil Diamond tribute): 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• The Current presents Humbird: 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. at MPR booth

• Sean Ardoin: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Cindy Lawson: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Joyann Parker: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Pamela McNeill - Janis, Stevie, Dolly, and Me: 8 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Ber: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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Monday, Sept. 1

• Dylan Salfer: 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• BATO BATO!: 10:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:15 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• The Current presents Room3: 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. at MPR booth

• Uncle Muskrat: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Taylor Swift For Kids featuring Bri & the Anti-Heroes: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand

• Matt Vee & The Killer Vees (Neil Diamond tribute): 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• The Current presents Mayyadda: 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. at MPR booth

• Sean Ardoin: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

• Cindy Lawson: 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Pamela McNeill - Janis, Stevie, Dolly, and Me: 7:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Summit Stage at the Bazaar

• Joyann Parker: 7:30 p.m. at MN State Fair West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater

• Ber: 8:30 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell

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