Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Seating Chart
The concert grandstand at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, home to the fair's headliner series each late summer. A covered grandstand faces a temporary stage set up on the infield, with a general-admission floor between the seats and the stage during the run of the fair.
Sections at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
The Minnesota State Fair Grandstand chart lists 4 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Floor — general-admission standing in front of the stage
- Lower grandstand — closest covered reserved rows
- Upper grandstand — back covered tiers
- Accessible platforms — designated grandstand areas
Best seats at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Lower grandstand rows toward the center give a covered, elevated view straight down the stage with the infield floor below. For the closest experience, the general-admission floor puts you right against the stage if you arrive early.
Tips before you go
Concert tickets are separate from fair admission, but you still enter through the fairgrounds, so budget time for the gates and crowds. The grandstand is covered, which matters for the frequent late-August thunderstorms; floor standers are exposed.
How to read the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand seating chart
Minnesota State Fair Grandstand seats 13,000 across a fan of seating that faces one stage, and its chart is organized into 4 named sections — Floor, Lower grandstand, Upper grandstand, and Accessible platforms. The exact label on your ticket is what pins your spot: a seat two sections over can sit a level higher, a price tier apart, or on the opposite side of the room.
Three things decide a Minnesota State Fair Grandstand seat: how far back you are, whether you're covered or out on the open lawn, and how centered you are on the stage. Two sections apart — say Accessible platforms and Floor — can put you a level higher, a price tier over, or on the far side of the Saint Paul venue, so which one is the value sweet spot comes down to the event and your budget; the best-seats notes above call it for Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Match your ticket to the official Minnesota State Fair Grandstand map — section, row, and seat — before you buy.
For scale: at 13,000 seats, Minnesota State Fair Grandstand ranks 5th of the 8 Minnesota venues in this guide by capacity — Xcel Energy Center (17,954) is the next size up, Orpheum Theatre (2,579) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Planning a group outing, a suite night, or a private function at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand? The chart above is your starting map — take sections like Floor and Accessible platforms and the tiers around them, then mirror the footprint your event will actually use with tables in the maker. Assign guests, export the PDF, and hand it to the Saint Paul event-services team. Full capacity runs to 13,000, but a private block is almost always a club, a suite, or a banquet room — a scale the maker below covers comfortably with dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables where you need them.
Hosting a private event at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand?
Plan the room for your Minnesota State Fair Grandstand event before anyone sets a table: dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables, arranged your way. Layouts run to 500 seats and export as a print-ready PDF for the Saint Paul event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Minnesota State Fair Grandstand hold?
- Full configuration at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand is 13,000. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 4 sections on the Saint Paul chart.
- What are the best seats at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand?
- Lower grandstand rows toward the center give a covered, elevated view straight down the stage with the infield floor below. For the closest experience, the general-admission floor puts you right against the stage if you arrive early.
- What sections does Minnesota State Fair Grandstand have?
- Main sections include: Floor — general-admission standing in front of the stage; Lower grandstand — closest covered reserved rows; Upper grandstand — back covered tiers. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Minnesota State Fair Grandstand located?
- Minnesota State Fair Grandstand sits in Saint Paul, Minnesota. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Floor, check the official Minnesota State Fair Grandstand site before the day — Saint Paul venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Minnesota State Fair Grandstand's real layout — sections like Floor and Accessible platforms — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Saint Paul event-services team.