Kid-friendly food at the Minnesota State Fair
The stands with something a smaller person will actually eat — which at a fair mostly means recognisable, handheld, and not spicy.
The 2026 Minnesota State Fair ended on Monday, September 7, 2026. Everything below describes the 2026 fair, which is the most recent one — stands, buildings and rides carry over year to year, but dates, prices and schedules do not. I update it when the fair publishes for 2027.
- 15 stands with a matching item
- 21 matching items in total
- Matched on items recorded kid-friendly (21)
- Read from the 2026 menus and new-food list I hold
All stands 15
- Dairy Goodness Bar Soft Serve Cone · In the Dairy Building, south wall
- Kora & Mila's Cookie Dough Edible Cookie Dough Cup · South side of Dan Patch Ave. between Cooper & Cosgrove streets
- Manny's Tortas Piña Colada in Pineapple · In the Food Building, northeast section
- Minnesnowii Shave Ice Hawaiian Shave Ice, Blue Moon Crunch · West side of Nelson St. between Dan Patch & Carnes avenues
- Quench'd: Lemonade/Bottled Water Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade · South side of Dan Patch Ave. between Nelson & Underwood streets
- Spinning Wylde Cotton Candy · Family Fair at Baldwin Park — north of Wright Ave, between Cooper & Cosgrove Sts
- Strawberries 'N Creme Strawberries & Creme Parfait · West side of Underwood St. at Wright Ave.
- Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar (Carnes Ave) Bucket of Cookies, Cone of Cookies · South side of Carnes Ave. between Nelson & Underwood streets
- Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar (Grandstand) Bucket of Cookies, Cone of Cookies · North side of West Dan Patch Ave. between Liggett & Chambers streets
- Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar (North End) Bucket of Cookies, Cone of Cookies · West side of Underwood St. between Murphy & Lee avenues
- Tasti Whip Whipped Dole Float · Located on the northwest corner of Dan Patch Ave. & Underwood St.
- Taulelle's Jurassic Corn Dogs Funnel Cakes · East side of Underwood St. between Murphy & Lee avenues
- Tiny Tim Donuts Mini Donuts (12), Mini Donuts (50) · North side of Carnes Ave. between Chambers & Clough streets
- Tom Thumb Mini Donuts Bag of Mini Donuts (12), Bag of Mini Donuts (50) · Southwest corner of Carnes Ave. & Underwood St.
- Tot Boss Loaded Tots · East side of Underwood St. between Wright & Dan Patch avenues, south of Kidway
How was this kid-friendly list built?
From the recorded menus, not from the stand names: every stand carrying at least one item tagged kid-friendly, across the 8,143 menu items and the 2026 new-food list I hold. A stand is here for one specific item rather than because its whole menu qualifies, which is why the item that matched is named beside it. It also means the list is only as complete as the menus that have been published — a stand that has never listed its ingredients will not appear, however well it would fit. If you know of one that belongs here, send it over and I will add it.
15 listed. Everything here is in the free app too, where it works offline inside the gates. Spotted something wrong? Tell me and I will fix it. MN Fair Guide is independent and not affiliated with the Minnesota State Fair.