Fair Stories: Press Releases

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 — ...

February 25, 2026 Feel The Noise! Quiet Riot Returns to The Great New York State Fair The iconic heavy metal band that made history as the first to top the Billb ...

February 19, 2026 Erika Jayne to Leave No Crumbs at Great New York State Fair as DJ Pretty Mess TV personality, singer, and performer, Erika Jayne, best known for starring ...

February 9, 2026 Trace Adkins to Prove Fairgoers Love Country Boys at The 2026 Great New York State Fair You’re not going to want to miss this, as country music star Trace Adkins ...

February 2, 2026 The Commodores to Open the 2026 Great New York State Fair Chevrolet Music Series Get ready to groove this summer, as celebrated soul and funk band The Commo ...

January 28, 2026 Great New York State Fair to Bring Legendary Rockers ZZ Top to Suburban Park State Fair to Host Look-alike Contest for Sharped Dress Fans   Time to ...

January 21, 2026 The Temperature Heats Up as Sean Paul Set to Perform at The 2026 Great New York State Fair State Fair Kicks Off Announcements of 2026 State Fair Concert Lineup   ...

December 16, 2025 Showcase Your Business This Summer: Become a Vendor at The 2026 Great New York State Fair Could this be your time to shine? The Great New York State Fair is excited ...

November 20, 2025 The Great New York State Fair Offers Limited-Time Holiday Sale for 2026 Fair! Buy One Admission Ticket, Get One Free! Lowest Price Admissions Ticket Offe ...