Fair Stories: Press Releases

September 9, 2022 Four Days Post Fair, Friday Finale Recap Highlights Experiences & Memories Through Fun Fair Statistics The Midway is being packed away, the Fairgrounds are being cleaned up, and ...

September 1, 2022 Winners of The 2022 Dairy Products Competition Announced Today at The Great New York State Fair Annual State Fair Tradition Highlights World-Class Dairy Products in New Yo ...

August 31, 2022 Dairy Day Celebration Highlights Dairy Pride Tomorrow, Thursday, September 1 New In 2022: See What You’d Look Like as a Butter Sculpture!   The 2022 ...

August 29, 2022 The Great New York State Fair Recognizes New York’s Beef Farmers During Beef Day, Tuesday, August 30 Annual Celebration Features Contests, Interactive Activities, and Shows The ...

August 24, 2022 Governor Hochul Breaks Ground on $34.7 Million Project to Upgrade Agricultural Facilities at The New York State Fairgrounds Project Includes New State-of-the-Art Greenhouse to Promote New York Agricu ...

August 22, 2022 The Many Cultures of New York State Will Be on Display at The 2022 Great New York State Fair This Week New York State’s status as the nation’s melting pot of world cultures i ...

August 21, 2022 10th Mountain Division Rock Band and Rising Syracuse Pop Band Among Regional Groups to Appear on the Big Stages at The Great New York State Fair The 10th Mountain Division’s rock band, Avalanche, and fast-rising indie ...

August 20, 2022 Milk Bar Taps Open In Four Days to Pour Perfectly Chilled Tradition and Highlight Future Student Leaders Cornell Cooperative Extension to Operate Milk Bar, Featuring 4-H and FFA St ...

August 19, 2022 Discover a New Favorite Local Food or Craft Beverage: Taste NY Products are Back at The 2022 Great New York State Fair 100+ Homegrown and Homemade Products to be Showcased in the Horticulture Bu ...

August 19, 2022 Noah Thompson to Perform at The Great New York State Fair Three Months after Winning American Idol New Yorkers voted for him to win American Idol in May, and now - three mont ...

August 19, 2022 The Prodigals Join Great New York Fair’s Concert Line-Up with Celtic Rock and Irish Punk Music The Prodigals, an American Irish Punk band, will bring Celtic melodies and ...

August 17, 2022 One Week Away: 25 Things to Know About The Great New York State Fair It’s all there at the Fair! With the start of the New York State Fair now ...

August 17, 2022 Soulful New York City Group Lawrence to Make Its Great New York State Fair Debut Soul-pop band Lawrence will make its Great New York State Fair debut Sunday ...

August 16, 2022 “Blame It On The Boogie,” The Jacksons are Coming to The Great New York State Fair Fairgoers are invited to “Shake Their Body (Down to the Ground)” and � ...

August 15, 2022 Revived World of Horses Exhibit Provides Up-Close View Into The Lives of Horses and Handlers Fairgoers will have a chance to learn about the lives and needs of horses a ...