North Dakota State Fair
north dakota state fair annual state fair held july minot north dakota usa fair carnival ride agricultural exposition government commercial exhibition variety musical performance entertainment fairground located along burdick expressway east minot facility site used variety event grandstand regularly used nodak speedway stock car race season arena frequently used convention sporting event festival including norsk høstfest fair first held minot officially sanctioned state government north dakota state fair largest event state drawing people year around fair attendance tends increase year year two noted exception fair cancelled souris river flood month prior left much ground underwater announcement came originally planning hold fair without competitive event fair cancelled due covid pandemic although attendance returned normal level following year north dakota state fair website state fair north dakota experience documentary taking indepth look history north dakota state fair produced prairie public television