Minnesota State Fair tickets and parking costs will go up this year to fund more than $20 million in improvements and keep up with rising operational expenses, leaders announced Sunday. Ticket prices will increase $2 for the 2025 State Fair,

The fair said the price increase is due to a $22 million investment in the historic Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum.

The Minnesota State Fair announced ticket prices will go up for the 2025 festival, as the fair looks to pay for renovation projects and rising operational costs. The $2 increase brings the cost of an adult ticket to $20.

It will be more expensive to attend the Minnesota State Fair this summer, officials announced on Sunday. The state fair's governing body, the Minnesota State Agricultural Society board, approved more than $20 million in projects aimed at improving the fairgrounds.

The Minnesota State Fair will hike ticket prices by $2 this year, bringing the cost of a regular ticket for an adult to $20. On Sunday, fair officials said ticket prices would go up as the fair looks to “fund extensive capital improvements and maintenance work and address rising operational costs.

On Sunday, the State Fair announced that ticket prices will rise by $2 in 2025 in order to fund the upgrades, most of which will go towards improving the historic Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum. Fair officials point out that there was no price hike in 2024, which marked a pause after a period of years in which ticket prices were hiked by $1 annually.

Gate admission to the Minnesota State Fair is going up to 20 dollars for adults and 18 for seniors and kids this summer.

The board that oversees the Minnesota State Fair announced today that at-the-gate admission prices are rising to $20 this year. That's up from $18 last year.