The Great Minnesota Get-Together
The whole fair,
in your pocket.
Three hundred-some food stands. Three hundred-some acres. One companion that knows where every last thing is — and answers when you just ask.
- Always free — no account
- Works offline in the gates
- iPhone & Android
- Independent & unofficial
- 81+
- food & vendor booths mapped
- 127
- buildings on the grounds
- 2M+
- neighbors, every year
For fairgoers
So much fair.
So little time.
You came for something specific — don’t spend the day hunting for it. Fair Companion holds the whole grounds in your hand, and it keeps working after your bars don’t.
Just say what you’re after
Speak or type it in plain words. You get a real answer — the place, how far it is, and a tap to the map. No menus to dig through.
A map that knows the grounds
Every booth, barn, gate and restroom pinned where it actually stands — with walking directions to the window.
Search by craving
Type “deep fried”, “vegetarian” or “on-a-stick” and get exactly where to go, sorted by how close it is.
This year’s new foods
The brand-new debuts, tagged and mapped the moment the fair announces them.
Grandstand nights
The full nightly concert lineup, set times and ticket links — plan the show before you plan the snack.
A day that flows
Save your favorites, build a route, and catch the judging and shows you actually care about.
Barns & blue ribbons
Livestock schedules, breeds and the day’s winners for every barn on the grounds.
Gates & parking
Park-and-ride, the lots, and the closest gate to wherever you’re headed first.
Stay the night
Campground rates, rules and how to reserve a site right on the fairgrounds.
Late August to Labor Day
Come hungry. Stay till the lights come on.
Corn dogs and cattle barns, the sky ride and Sweet Martha’s, two million neighbors and one very good corn roast. Fair Companion just helps you find your way through all of it.
Photos: Tony Webster (CC BY 2.0 / CC BY-SA 2.0) and USDA (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
Inside the app
See it before you’re in line
Real screens from the app as it runs today. Every pin, booth and showtime is live data — not a mockup.
Why Fair Companion
The honest way around the Get-Together
We’re not the official app, and we’d never pretend to be. We’re the one that works when the network doesn’t, costs you nothing, and hands you off to the official sources the moment they matter.
Independent & unofficial
Not affiliated with the Minnesota State Fair. For tickets and official word, we link you straight to mnstatefair.org.
Free forever for fairgoers
No account, no sign-up, no ads trailing you around the grounds. The vendor portal is free too.
Works when the towers don’t
The whole directory and map ride along inside the app, so search and pins keep going with two million phones on one cell tower.
Live data, not a mockup
81+ booths across 127 buildings, kept current — the very data the app runs on.
For vendors
Two million people walk by. Make sure they find you.
You’re one window in a sea of them. Claim your booth and you decide exactly how the crowd finds you, walks to you, and knows what you’re famous for. Free, and about five minutes to set up.
Pin your exact window
Drag a marker to your booth — that’s the spot fairgoers get walked to, down to the aisle.
Lead with your best
Upload a gallery and pick the one photo hungry crowds see first.
Put your menu up
Type a rich menu or snap a photo of your board — whatever’s faster for you.
Get found by craving
Add the tags people search — “cheese curds”, “vegan”, “on-a-stick” — and land in their results.
Earn your spot on the map they use
The booths that fill in their listing are the ones fairgoers plan their whole day around.
Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar
Buckets of warm chocolate-chip cookies on Carnes Ave.
And here’s what the crowd sees
Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar
Carnes Ave · a 2-minute walk
Your pin, your photo, your tags — the same booth you set up, dropped right into their results.
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Claim your booth
Make a free account and find your booth in the list. About a minute, no paperwork.
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Make it yours
Drop your pin, add photos, your menu, and the cravings people should find you by.
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Go live instantly
Every edit shows up for fairgoers right away. No review queue, no fees, ever.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Is Fair Companion free?
Yes. Free for fairgoers — no account, no sign-up. The vendor portal is free too.
Is this the official State Fair app?
No — Fair Companion is independent and unofficial. For tickets and official announcements head to mnstatefair.org; we link to official sources wherever it matters.
Does it work when the network is jammed?
Yes. The full directory and map ship inside the app, so search and pins keep working even when two million phones bring the towers to their knees. Vendor updates sync whenever you have signal.
When can I download it?
It lands on the App Store and Google Play ahead of opening day, August 27, 2026. Vendors can claim and set up their booth right now.
I run a booth — what does claiming it get me?
Control of your listing: the exact pin fairgoers walk to, your photos, your menu, and the search tags that bring hungry crowds to your window.
My booth is already claimed, or I can’t find it
Email keith@nomadadjacent.com and we’ll sort it out quickly — usually the same day.
Get Fair Companion
Free for iPhone and Android, landing in time for the 2026 fair. Vendors can set up their booth right now.
Independent & unofficial — always free for fairgoers, and we’ll always point you to mnstatefair.org for tickets and the official word.