Fair Stories: Press Releases

June 18, 2026 Fair Night at The Ballpark Brings Summer’s Biggest Traditions Together The Fair Teams Up with the Mets, Sponsoring Evening at NBT Bank Stadium on ...

June 17, 2026 Cultural Icon Wyclef Jean to Close Out The Great New York State Fair “Ready or Not,” here he comes…  prolific rapper, singer, songwriter, ...

June 16, 2026 The Great New York State Fair to Spring Into Summer with Advance Ticket Sale Five-Day Sale Offers Fairgoers Their Last Chance to Purchase Admission at a ...

June 11, 2026 All-Day Music Festival JAMS Funk Fest Is Back at The 2026 Great New York State Fair Get ready to groove, as Grammy-nominated Stokley, former lead singer of the ...

June 9, 2026 The Great New York State Fair Welcomes Country Favorite Scotty McCreery There is no denying fairgoers will want “Five More Minutes” with countr ...

June 1, 2026 With Pride: The Great New York State Fair Announces LGBTQ+ Pride Day Events and Entertainers Melissa Etheridge, Brandy Clark, DJ Pretty Mess, and Kenny Metcalf as Elton ...

May 28, 2026 Country Sensation Cooper Alan to Perform at The Great New York State Fair Rising country music star Cooper Alan will make his Great New York State Fa ...

May 26, 2026 Grammy Award-Winning Musician Brandy Clark to Bring Acclaimed Songs to The Great New York State Fair Award-winning Country and Americana singer-songwriter Brandy Clark joins th ...

May 21, 2026 Australian Rockers Air Supply to Perform at The Great New York State Fair We’re far from “All Out of Love” at The Great New York State Fair— ...

May 19, 2026 The Calling to Celebrate Anniversary at The Great New York State Fair American rock band The Calling, whose #1 chart-topping single made waves 25 ...

May 14, 2026 Raise Those Big Hands, as Violent Femmes Set to Rock The Great New York State Fair Wear your sunscreen on Friday, September 4 so you don’t “Blister in the ...

May 13, 2026 Beloved Kid Series, The Magic School Bus, Pulls Up to The Great New York State Fair Ms. Frizzle and her spectacular bus are coming to town! TheaterWorksUSA’s ...

May 12, 2026 Three-Time Grammy Winner Tori Kelly Makes Great New York State Fair Debut Three-time Grammy winner and generational talent Tori Kelly will make her G ...

May 7, 2026 Rising Country Star Braxton Keith to Perform at The Great New York State Fair Country sensation Braxton Keith will take the stage at the Great New York S ...

May 5, 2026 A Good Feeling: International Superstar Flo Rida Returns to The Great New York State Fair Break out the Apple Bottom Jeans and the boots with the fur—Grammy-nomina ...