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Bricks, Benches, and Tables

Commemorate a special person, treasured occasion, or your overwhelming love for the fair with a personalized brick, bench or table on the fairgrounds!

You can add your story to the State Fair today! Start here.

Recognition Brick – $250 contribution

Personalized bricks

These 8” x 8” bricks can feature family names, fair memories, logos and much more and are placed on the east side of the Grandstand in the brick plaza.


The deadline to have a brick placed in 2021 is July 1, 2021. For contributions received after the deadline, these items will be made in 2022.

Donate a Brick

Recognition Bench – $2,500 contribution

You can personalize the back of one 8-foot bench with 14 characters including spaces. A 8.5″ x 7″ plaque can also be affixed to the back of the bench for no additional charge.

Benches are placed in one of four zones on the fairgrounds:

  • Blue – Area surrounding the Grandstand – includes Dan Patch Park
  • Green – North fairgrounds – includes Little Farm Hands and Baldwin Park
  • Red – Historic livestock area – includes all barns, Warner Coliseum and CHS Miracle of Birth Center
  • Yellow – Southeast fairgrounds – includes Agriculture Horticulture Building, International Bazaar, Bandshell and J.V. Bailey House

The deadline to have a bench placed in 2021 is June 1, 2021. For contributions received after the deadline, these items will be made in 2022.

Donate a Bench

Recognition Table – $5,000 contribution

Table seats can be customized with 14 characters of text including spaces and table tops can have 2 lines of 14 characters including spaces. A 8.5″ x 7″ plaque can be attached to the bench for no additional charge.

Tables are placed in one of three zones on the fairgrounds:

  • Blue – Area surrounding the Grandstand – includes Dan Patch Park
  • Green – North fairgrounds – includes Little Farm Hands and Baldwin Park
  • Yellow – Southeast fairgrounds – includes Agriculture Horticulture Building, International Bazaar, Bandshell and J.V. Bailey House

The deadline to have a table placed in 2021 is June 1, 2021. For contributions received after the deadline, these items will be made in 2022.

Donate a Table

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DEADLINES:
June 1, 2021 – place a bench or table in 2021. For contributions received after the deadline, these items will be made in 2022.
July 1, 2021 – place a brick in 2021. For contributions received after the deadline, these items will be made in 2022.

The Minnesota State Fair Foundation reserves the right to edit or reject submissions. To ensure accuracy, a certificate will be mailed for confirmation.

The forms for Bricks, Benches and Tables can also be downloaded and mailed to us.

2021 Brick Form ($250)

2021 Bench Form ($2,500)

2021 Table Form ($5,000)

For additional questions, please contact us at 651-288-4325.

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