From BringMeTheNews.com:
The Minnesota State Fair has announced a drive-thru "Food Parade" experience featuring 16 fair vendors this August and September.
With the Great Minnesota Get-Together canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, state organizers have come up with a social distancing-safe event that will still give vendors the chance to sell and fair lovers the chance to eat some famous State Fair food.
It will run between Aug. 20-23, 27-30 and Sept. 3-7, and will cost $20 per vehicle, with tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. on July 31 –more details here.
Among the vendors confirmed for the drive-thru are fair mainstays including Sweet Martha's Cookies, Mouth Trap Cheese Curds, Pronto Pups, and Turkey to Go.
All vehicles will follow a one-way, 1.5 mile route through the fairgrounds, with organizers saying people should "plan for a multi-hour experience," and say there will be entertainment, a trivia contest, and activities along the way.
Here's a look at the vendor list and what they'll be selling.
- Turkey to Go(credit card only)
- Turkey Sandwich
- Giant Juicy (1/3 pound): $9
- Half-Pound Giant Juicy: $11
- Turkey Legs (gluten-friendly): $10
- Turkey Sandwich Meat by the Pound (gluten-friendly)
- One Pound: $17
- Five Pounds: $80
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Mountain Dew, Sprite, Fanta): $2.50
- Tom Thumb Donuts(cash/credit)
- Mini Donuts: $6
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, water): $3
- Fresh French Fries(cash/credit)
- 32 oz.: $8
- 88 oz.: $14
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, lemonade, water): $2.50
- Sweets & Treats(cash/credit)
- Jumbo Cotton Candy: $8
- Caramel & Candy Apples: $5
- Popcorn: $5
- Caramel Corn: $5
- Sno Cone: $4
- Water: $3
- Mouth Trap Cheese Curds(cash/credit)
- Bucket: $17
- Que Viet(cash/credit)
- Giant Egg Roll On-a-Stick: $8
- Garlic Cream Cheese Wontons: $8
- Pronto Pups(cash only)
- Regular Pronto Pup: $5
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, water): $3
- Pitchfork Sausage/Butcher Boys London Broil(cash/credit)
- London Broil Steak on a Roll with onions, peppers and cheese (gluten-friendly without bun): $10
- Italian Sausage Sandwich with onions and peppers (gluten-friendly without bun): $10
- Italian Sausage On-a-Fork: $8
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, water): $3
- Dairy Goodness Bar by Midwest Dairy(cash/credit)
- Malts (12 oz.): $5
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Vanilla with Caramel Sauce
- West Indies Soul Food(cash/credit)
- Jamaican Patties: $6
- Chicken
- Beef
- Jumbo Jerk Chicken Wings (2): $7
- Bottled beverages (Pepsi, Mountain Dew): $5; Water: $4
- Foot Long Hot Dogs & Corn Dogs(cash/credit)
- Foot Long Hot Dog: $7
- Foot Long Corn Dog: $8
- Regular Corn Dog: $5
- Bottled water: $2
- Giggles’ Campfire Grill(cash/credit)
- Walleye Fries: $9.50
- Walleye Cakes: $9.50
- Duck Bacon Wontons: $9.50
- Duck Drummies: $9.50
- Beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Mountain Dew): $2.50; Water: $2 or 3 for $5
- Cheese On-A-Stick and Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade(cash/credit)
- Cheese On-A-Stick: $5
- American
- Jalapeño
- Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade
- Sealed Bottle (16 oz.): $5
- State Fair Souvenir Bottle (28 oz.): $8
- 1-gallon jug: $20
- The Hangar(cash/credit)
- Tater Twister (Sausage wrapped in a whole spiral-sliced potato and fried): $6
- Fried Oreos: $7
- Funnel Cake: $8
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite): $4; Water: $3
- El Sol Mexican Foods(cash/credit)
- Tacos: $5
- Fried Flour Shell
- Hard Corn Shell
- Burritos
- Beef and Bean: $9
- Jumbo Beef: $8
- Bean: $6
- Taco Salad: $8
- Bottled beverages (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, water): $2
- Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar(cash only)
- Pail of Cookies: $17 (limit 6 pails per vehicle)
- Bottled beverages (water, milk): $3