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The Minnesota State Fair announced<\/a> its free live music and shows for 2026, featuring more than\u00a0900 shows among 100-plus acts spanning across 12 days. Between walking and trying the best fair foods, take some time to sit, recharge, and listen to some local artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n Headlining this year\u2019s list of performances are sibling-duo Durry (Sept. 6 and 7), whose humorous\u00a0indie-rock\u00a0hits are sure to get you moving, alongside Nashville-based country singer-songwriter\u00a0Margo Price (Aug. 29 and\u00a030), who released her fifth album\u00a0Hard Headed Woman <\/em>last year.<\/p>\n The Sugarhill Gang plus Melle Mel and Scorpio of the Furious Five is the hip-hop supergroup you\u2019ve been waiting for, playing on Aug. 31 and\u00a0Sept. 1. The group is composed of two original members from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and the 45-year-old group The Sugarhill Gang.\u00a0<\/p>\n Urban Classic presents Revelation: A Retrospective of the Minneapolis Sound, paying\u00a0homage to the city’s music history with a lineup of members from the original New Power Generation, Mint Condition, The Time, Mazarati, Sounds of Blackness, and the Jesse Johnson Revue. Minneapolis-born and renowned drummer Michael Bland will also rock out to\u00a0covers, including songs by\u00a0Prince and Janet Jackson. Catch them on\u00a0Sept. 4 and\u00a05.<\/p>\n Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum have been writing country songs and indie tunes since 2010 as The Cactus Blossoms (playing Sept. 2-3), a\u00a0Twin Cities favorite.\u00a0Minnesota rock band The Honeydogs is set to hit the stage on Aug. 29-30, having\u00a0been together for more than 25 years.<\/p>\n Award-winning musician, guitarist, and Anishinaabe flute player Keith Secola\u00a0and his band the Rangers will be reshaping Native folk music alongside special guest and Indigenous blues-rock artist Gary Farmer on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rising local hip-hop star\u00a0Nur-D will bring his compelling raps told with humor and empowering\u00a0lyricism on\u00a0Aug. 27-28<\/p>\n Local venues are also in on the fun: The Cedar Cultural Center is bringing back\u00a0The Global Get-Together with two acts on Sept. 2 that will feature unique voices blended with Afrocentric sounds and Middle Eastern beats.\u00a0First Avenue Goes to the Fair is a two-day showcase featuring Al Church and The Congregation on Sept. 4-5, with artists from the local scene to be announced. Expect great music and much love for Minnesota.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n That just barely scratches the surface; see the full list of performances<\/a>\u00a0for what to expect at the fair.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n