Fair Stories: Press Releases

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 ...

April 29, 2026 The Great New York State Fair Welcomes Chart-Topping Trio Wilson Phillips “Can you hold on?” Because “things will go your way” when Wilson Ph ...

April 27, 2026 Country Star Maddox Batson to Perform at The Great New York State Fair Fans said, “I Wanna Know,” and the answer is it’s true! Country-pop s ...

April 23, 2026 Alternative Rock Band Better Than Ezra to Perform at The Great New York State Fair Post-grunge rock artist Better Than Ezra will show fairgoers what’s “Go ...

April 23, 2026 New York State Fairgrounds Expands Flexible, Budget-Friendly Spaces for Celebrations Year-Round Open to Individuals and Community Groups Planning Single-Day Events   The ...

April 21, 2026 Singer-Songwriter Jesse McCartney Makes Momentous Return to The Great New York State Fair “How Do You Sleep” on exciting news like this? You don’t! Platinum-se ...

April 16, 2026 The All-American Rejects Slated for First Appearance at The Great New York State Fair It’s no longer a “Dirty Little Secret.” Hit-making pop-rock band The ...

April 13, 2026 Department of Agriculture and Markets Announces Call for Nominations for Third Annual Women In Agriculture Awards Ag Community Encouraged to Nominate Trailblazing Women Across Diverse Award ...

April 8, 2026 Fairgoer Favorite Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone Returns to The Great New York State Fair For the 16th consecutive year, The Great New York State Fair is thrilled to ...

April 2, 2026 Uncork Your Potential! Amateur Wine Competition Opens at The Great New York State Fair It’s time for New York’s amateur winemakers to showcase their finest ma ...

March 30, 2026 Rock Icon Melissa Etheridge to Return to The Great New York State Fair You’ll “want to come over” to Suburban Park as acclaimed singer-songw ...

March 24, 2026 Chart-Topping Artist Ashanti to Perform at Great New York State Fair You’d be “Foolish” to miss GRAMMY-winning artist Ashanti as she sere ...

March 17, 2026 Hey Now, It’s a Shrek Rave, at The Great New York State…Fair! “Fire up the ovens, Muffin Man! We got a big order to fill,” as the sen ...

March 11, 2026 Breakout Country Star Priscilla Block Joins Great New York State Fair Chevrolet Music Series One of country music’s boldest and most unapologetic breakout voices — ...