Visit the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair. We’re located at the corner of Dan Patch and Cooper and are open from 8am to 8pm. Stop by to chat with members of Minnesota unions, win prizes, watch demonstrations, and listen to union musicians.
Thursday, August 22 – Sponsored by U.A. Pipefitters Local 455
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Cornbread Harris
4:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Johnnie Brown & Thomasina Petrus
Friday, August 23 – Sponsored by LIUNA Minnesota
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Steve Clarke’s High School All Stars!
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Steve Clarke & the Working Stiffs
Saturday, August 24 – Sponsored by UFCW Local 1189
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Oboebass!
12:00 to 12:45 p.m. – Twin Cities Labor Chorus
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Radio Joe and the JazzBos
Sunday, August 25 – Sponsored by Union Bank & Trust
12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Paul Metsa
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Andrew Walesch Big Band
Monday, August 26 – Sponsored by the Minnesota Nurses Association
Women’s Equality Day
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Echoes of Elvis
Tuesday, August 27 – Sponsored by Roofers and Water Proofers Local 96 and IBEW Local 292
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – James “Professor Piano” Shannon
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Tom Hunter
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Explosion Big Band
Wednesday, August 28 – Sponsored by Plumbers Local 34 and the Southeast Area Labor Council
9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – IBEW Pipe Bending Demo
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Andrea Stern, Harpist
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Charanga Tropical
Thursday, August 29 – Sponsored by the Minnesota Pipe Trades Association & SAG-AFTRA
Demos from the Cement Mason’s Union All Day
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Operation Sight & Sound: Veterans from the Minnesota Veterans Home Adult Day Center
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Classic Metal
Friday, August 30
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. & 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. - David Martin
11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – Demonstrations from The Raptor Center
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Joey Phillips Jazz Quartet
Saturday, August 31
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Brian Fodstad
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Big Bob Scoggin
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Atom Robinson w/ Leslie Rich & the Rocket Soul Choir
Sunday, September 1
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Brass Barn Polka Band
Monday, September 2
Labor Day
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Cornbread Harris
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. – Labor Day Parade
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Scott Dercks