Steele County Free Fair Grandstand

Owatonna, Greater Minnesota

Grandstand at Minnesota's largest county fair in Owatonna, which books national concerts each August.

The Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna, described as Minnesota's largest county fair, offers free admission and a grandstand lineup each August. The 2025 grandstand, during the August 12-17 fair, featured Big Daddy Weave with Cochren & Co., classic rock tribute band Snake Oil and country singer Rodney Atkins on August 15. The 2026 fair ran August 18-23.