Minnesota State Fair is hiring 3,000 seasonal workers for this year's event

The Minnesota State Fair is hosting a job fair later this month as it seeks to hire around 3,000 workers for this year's event.

Applicants are being enticed with free fair admission, work experience, and "making great friends and lifelong connections and being a part of Minnesota’s most well-known celebration."

Applicants must be 16 or older, and most jobs offered do not require prior experience. Shifts may range from six to 12 hours per day for the entirety of the 12-day fair.

Positions being offered currently are ticket sellers, ticket takers, parking and park and ride attendants, rides and games ticket takers, barn attendants, custodians and more.

Open positions will be filled – with no resumes needed – at the job fair being held from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 at the North End Event Center.

Those interested can register online prior to going to the Employment Center to speed up hiring.

Free parking is available and it is accessible by Metro Transit bus route 3 and the A Line.

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