FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - For many people, the Minnesota State Fair is an annual tradition.

Every year, crowds of people pack the fairgrounds for the food, rides and animals that are a core memory for many.

Leon Purvis’s first time at the Minnesota State Fair

What he knows:

I arrived with Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard, who was telling me all about it on the car ride over.

But then, I had to ask, what should a newcomer do?

"Have you done the giant slide? We’re coming over to do the giant slide," said Meghan Kasper from Shoreview.

"There’s something for everybody here. You can always run into people you know if you’re from Minnesota," said Luman Pheneger from Roseville.

"You definitely need cheese curds. I know this whole map by heart, you need to check out the Grand Stan

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