2026 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Preview

Where I live, the surest harbinger of the end of summer is The Minnesota State Fair. It runs for ten days, starting in late August and ending on Labor Day. The Fair’s Fine Art Competition Previewis usually on the warmest day of late August. It has been covered here numerous times, even when I didn’t get in (i.e., this year.) With 8 categories and as many judges, the result is always a mixed bag.