2017

Buy a Thrilling Day On The Midway at The Great New York State Fair’s Cyber Monday Sale

Lowest Prices of the Year for Ride-All-Day Midway Wristband, Admission Tickets The Great New York State Fair’s annual Cyber Monday sale helps package the fun and excitement of the Wade Shows Midway for Christmas this year. The online-only sale, which begins at 6 a.m. Monday, November 27, offers weekday ride-all-day wristbands… Read more »

Ithaca, Auburn, Rochester Food Trucks Win at The Great New York State Fair’s Expanded Taste NY Food Truck Competition

Food trucks from all over New York State competed for prizes and honors at the Great New York State Fair’s expanded Taste NY Food Truck Competition, and when the judging and vote counting was done, three food truck companies reigned supreme. Saturday’s competition saw a first: Tonzi’s Catering Company of… Read more »

Another Attendance Record Falls At The Great New York State Fair

121,203 Enjoy Revitalized Fairgrounds as Record Falls for Second Time in a Week Attendance at the Great New York State Fair on Saturday broke yet another daily record, as 121,203 people attended the Great New York State Fair on Saturday, breaking the daily record by just 39 people. It’s the third… Read more »

New York State Holds First-Ever Agriculture Career Day At The Great New York State Fair

Interactive Exhibit and Scavenger Hunt Highlight Diversity and Value of Agriculture Related Careers Participants Entered to Win Free iPad The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the State Department of Labor partner to promote agriculture careers at The Great New York State Fair. The first-ever Agriculture Career Day… Read more »

The Fairest of Them All: The Cutest Furry (and Not-So-Furry) Friends

It’s been a nail-biting few weeks for fans of The Great New York State Fair’s cutest animals. We polled fairgoers via Twitter to help us decide who takes the title of King or Queen of Cute (aka The Fairest of Them All). We asked and you answered—the Piglet caught your… Read more »

The 10 Craziest Food Concoctions at the Fair

The Great New York State Fair is known for its gut-busting, wacky and scrumptious foods. Here are ten of the craziest food concoctions you should try during your visit. Deep-fried Breakfast Ready to eat an entire deep-fried breakfast to get your morning up and running? Jim Hasbrouck of Fried Specialties has created… Read more »

New Agricultural Tours to Launch at The 2017 Great New York State Fair

Barn Tours Will Educate Fairgoers and Promote New York State Agriculture Fairgoers Can Also Text Their Agricultural Questions The New York State Fair will offer fairgoers a new and exciting way to learn more about New York State agriculture through free, guided tours starting Thursday, August 24. The tours will be led… Read more »

Grammy Winner Mary Lambert Highlights Pride Day Events at The Great New York State Fair

Pulse Nightclub Manager, CNY Native, to Speak at Pride Day Ceremony Singer/songwriter Mary Lambert, whose collaboration with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis earned them Grammy award nominations, will close an evening of music celebrating Pride Day at the 2017 Great New York State Fair, Friday August 25. Pride Day is the only… Read more »

State Fair Celebrates The Solar Eclipse With a Special Ticket Sale

Admission Tickets for $3 – the Price of Tickets in 1979 –During the Eclipse In 1979, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” dominated the pop charts, while “Kramer vs. Kramer” was the box office champ. President Carter opened relations with China and McDonald’s debuted the Happy Meal. At the Great New York… Read more »

Virtual Reality Coming to the 2017 Great New York State Fair, Courtesy of the State Department of Transportation

• Courtesy of the State Department of Transportation Contact: Joe Morrissey (518) 457-6400 | Joseph.Morrissey@dot.ny.gov NYSDOT’s First-of-its-Kind Exhibit in the Center of Progress Building to Show Fairgoers What it’s Like to Work in a Construction Zone New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll today announced brand new features at the Department’s… Read more »

See Revolutionary War USS Philadelphia Gunboat Rebuilt in One Day

• Courtesy of the New York Sea Grant CONTACTS: Dave White, New York Sea Grant 315-402-3926 or Kara Lynn Dunn, Publicist 315-465-7578 | karalynn@gisco.net New York State Fair opening day visitors will be able to see a full-size replica of the gunboat USS Philadelphia that carried General Benedict Arnold and his… Read more »

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stephen Marley to Perform on Chevy Court at The Great New York State Fair

The band allmusic.com calls “the definitive Southern rock band,” Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to the Great New York State Fair at 1 p.m. August 27 for what should be a blistering rock show, while reggae master and Grammy award winner Stephen Marley performs on Chevy Court at 2 p.m. August 26. The… Read more »

The Great New York State Fair Announces Participants in 2017 Taste NY Food Truck Competition

40 Food Trucks From Across the State Using New York State Ingredients to Compete Over Two Days NY Beef Council Award Recognizes Best Use of NY Beef Products How about a slice of German pizza with a side of taco fries? Maybe a bacon jalapeno macaroni and cheese fritter? Or how… Read more »

Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Returns to The 2017 Great New York State Fair

Due to Popular Demand, Disaster Preparedness Training Course Added for a Third Day Training Takes Place on New Americans’ Day and Senior Citizens’ Days at the Fair, August 25, 28 and 29 The New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training, a free disaster preparedness course, will return to the 2017 Great… Read more »

Kool & The Gang, Joe Jonas’s DNCE Fill Out Chevy Court Lineup for The 2017 Great New York State Fair

A Tribe Called Red, Symphoria, Tinashe Also Join Most Diverse Lineup Ever The 2017 Great New York State Fair will “Celebrate” its finale with one of the greatest funk and R&B outfits of all time, as Kool & The Gang hit the Chevy Court stage at 6 pm on Labor Day,… Read more »

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