County Fair Guide

McLeod County Fair

Glencoe, Minnesota

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2026 Dates

August 20–23, 2026

Duration

4 days

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Size

small

On the Midway

Visitors enjoy livestock shows, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, grandstand entertainment, and homemade fair food over a long late-August weekend.

What to Know

In Glencoe, the McLeod County Fair is a treasured late-summer tradition in the Minnesota River valley's northern reaches, celebrating the dairy and grain farming that has sustained this community since German and Scandinavian settlers arrived in the 1850s. Glencoe is a quintessential small Minnesota county seat.

Before You Go

Glencoe's compact, friendly downtown is worth a stroll before heading to the fairgrounds — the historic courthouse square captures the essence of small-town Minnesota.

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