PLACE · MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
Kidway
Carnival just for kids! Pint-sized rides and games for the youngest fairgoers.
The 2026 Minnesota State Fair ended on Monday, September 7, 2026. Everything below describes the 2026 fair, which is the most recent one I hold — 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. The 2027 fair runs August 26 – September 6, 2027 — 293 days away.
What is inside Kidway?
Food and drink (2)
Rides (29)
- Apple-Go-Round
- Beetle Bobs
- Big Bamboo Fun House
- Charlie Chopper
- Combination Carousel
- Dalton Tractor Ride
- Dive Bomber
- Dragon Wagon
- Ghost Pirate Dark Ride
- Hampton Space Age
- Hog Rally
- Jumbo (Flying Elephant)
- Kiddie Bumper Boats
- Kiddie Ferris Wheel
- Kite Flyer
- Lady Bug
- Merry Go-Round
- Mini Swings
- Monkey Maze Glass House
- Monster Truck
- Pirate Jet
- Puppy Express
- Raiders
- Safari Train
- Samba Balloon
- Slide
- Tilt-A-Whirl
- Wave Swinger
- Winky the Whale
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Find it on the map, get walking directions, and keep it all offline once you're inside the gates.
Last verified against the fair's own listing. Anything I cannot source I leave blank rather than estimate.
Compiled and checked by Keith Gulbro, who has been going to this fair for thirty-odd years and builds MN Fair Guide on his own — why he does it. Spotted something wrong? Tell him and it gets fixed.
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