In celebration of Day 1 of the 2024 fair (and admission ticket prices staying the same) - we're exploring all the ways you can enjoy the fair that don't cost an arm and a leg!

Kristen, Kathy & Margie could literally go on for hours about free stuff at the fair, but we've edited it down to 28 minutes for you're entertainment!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Fresh off competing in the finals of the Great American Baking Show, and years of winning ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair, Nicole Aufderhar joins us to talk competitions at the fair! Nicole competes in both Creative Activities and the Bee and Honey competitions!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Info Booth Lady Kristen caught up with 14-year-old Blake Krueger at the Washington County Fair, to talk about showing animals at both the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair. Blake shows pigs and cows, and wow - he really knows his stuff!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Emilie is a third generation caretaker of the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers Cabin, which has been present on the fairgrounds since 1897! You can stop by this history museum during the fair and learn about early European settler-colonists in the State of Minnesota.

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Bonus episode material! We had so many questions for Tony Schwandt, Superintendent of Creative Activities, we couldn't fit them all into one episode! If you're a Creative Activities dork like us, pull up a chair and listen in as we go deeper on the different competition categories and Tony's fair family!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

The Superintendent of the Creative Activities Building, Tony Schwandt, joins us to share his Minnesota State Fair story! We laughed, we cried, Info Booth Lady Kristen even snorted a few times - this one, much like the Creative Activities building, has it all folks!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Known for their giant egg roll on a stick, delicious garlic cream cheese wontons & Vietnamese iced coffee - we're chatting with a co-owner of one our favorite food vendors on the fairgrounds: Que Viet Concessions!

Vy shares with us how the family restaurant began, the elements of their famous egg roll, and how her and her cousins worked their way up to the big show - the Minnesota State Fair!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

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We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic

Since 1977, Cindy Berglund has been drawing cariactures for generations of fairgoers in Heritage Square and now West End Market. It was an absolute delight to learn about her process, and hear her unique fair story!

The Info Booth Ladies are back for Season 4, with more laughter and learning about the best state fair in the country!

If you'd like to support the show & help us make more episodes of the Info Booth Ladies podcast, please click here to visit our Patreon page! Thank you!

You can find us on Instagram at: @infoboothladies

And Facebook at: @infoboothladies

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at: infoboothladies@gmail.com

---------

We hope this podcast helps get you excited for the 12 best days of the year! Thanks for listening!

Info Booth Ladies is an unofficial podcast - all views expressed are our own, and we do not speak on behalf of the Minnesota State Fair.

---------

Our theme song was written and performed by Sarah Morris! (Isn't it awesome?!)

Find her at www.sarahmorrismusic.com or on Instagram at @sarahmorrismusic