Fair Stories: Press Releases

July 6, 2026 Governor Hochul Announces Admission Tickets and Parking Vouchers for The 2026 Great New York State Fair Go On Sale July 7 The Great New York State Fair to Run Wednesday, August 26 Through Labor Day ...

July 2, 2026 The Great New York State Fair to Implement Infrastructure Changes to Enhance Safety and Security for 2026 Fair Initiative Strengthens Fairgoer Safety, Enhances Access Controls, and Reinf ...

July 2, 2026 Chevy Court Goes “Golden” with Demon Hunters Tribute Group Moonlight Princesses Get ready for a family-friendly performance inspired by the global phenomen ...

June 30, 2026 Geneva N.Y. Native Gym Class Heroes with Travie McCoy Set to Return to The Great New York State Fair Alternative hip-hop hitmaker gymclassheroes., led by charismatic frontman ...

June 25, 2026 Pop 2000 Tour Taps Into Y2K Nostalgia at The Great New York State Fair Who says a #Throwback is only reserved for Thursdays? The Pop 2000 Tour is ...

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 ...