Inside the Minnesota State Fair’s $10.2M Maintenance Plan

Maintenance work at the Minnesota State Fair doesn’t typically generate the same headlines or excitement as, say, new food or drink lists, but fair leaders know it’s an important endeavor.

Earlier this year, the Minnesota State Agricultural Society – the entity that runs the fair – set aside $10.2 million for maintenance and capital work. Last year, the fair spent $9.6 million on it. Renee Alexander, who completed her first year as fair CEO last year, says spending on that budget item is finally returning to normal after the pandemic.

“I would say we’re getting back to standard,” Alexander said in an interview with TCB. “After the pandemic – in 2021 and 2022 – we did very little work at all because we were broke, essentially.”

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