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The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
Included below are the notable Renaissance, Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that have a two-weekend or more annual run. Generally, U.S. renaissance fairs are open weekends only (including holidays) during the periods indicated.
The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in Geddes, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. It features eight exhibition halls and 375 acres (1.52 km 2 ) of ground space, which are used year-round for exhibitions and trade fairs .
In 1856, the original Society was reorganized under a State legislative act and the Fair held in 1856 was again given the number "one." In 1937, the Board of Managers took action to incorporate the first 15 fairs plus one fair added to the count that was held in conjunction with the New York State Fair in 1856. In 1937, the 97th Fair was held.
The York State Fair is a ten-day fair held in July/August in York, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the York Fair and held in September, it was renamed and rescheduled for 2020, though it was canceled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the oldest fairs in the country, tracing its roots to 1765.
The New York State Pavilion is a pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York. Constructed for the 1964 New York World's Fair , it was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and Richard Foster , with Lev Zetlin as the structural engineer.
The New York Renaissance Faire is a Renaissance faire located in Tuxedo, New York off New York State Route 17A that was first held in 1978. The 65-acre (260,000 m 2) faire [1] comprises permanent structures and has twenty stages and more than 100 shops. [2] As of 2024, the fair runs on Saturdays and Sundays beginning in mid-August, plus Labor ...
The last of these is labeled the "Western New York Championship" and determines who represents the county in the Great New York State Fair derby. One of the derbies features a school bus class, which is also paired with a short figure 8 race; these were discontinued after the 2009 fair but returned in 2013.