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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.
Tractor Parade, 2014. Since the 1950s, [5] [6] the Grange Fair has adapted to the changing demographics of northern Westchester.As a "country" fair, the event features traditional agricultural and livestock exhibits and blue ribbon competitions, an antique tractor parade and exhibit, craft and food vendors, and a midway with rides and games. [7]
The 181st Erie County Fair was originally set to run August 12–23, 2020, but postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 181st fair was held the following year from August 11-22, 2021. The postponement of the 2020 Erie County Fair marks only the second time since 1841 that the fair has been cancelled.
When does 2024 New York State Fair open? The fair runs from Aug. 21 through Labor Day, Sept. 2, with daily operating hours from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and no entry or re-entry after 9 p.m.
Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [1] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy. [1][2][3] Dairy farming alone accounted for $2.5 ...
This year marks the 39th year of Bellefonte’s annual craft fair, featuring both adult and youth-run booths of handmade arts and crafts. The two-day event starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5 ...
Of that, $15,086 ($432,000 in 2023) was from the state fair. [19] In 1900, as a result of a change to a state law, the New York State Agricultural Society was mandated to receive $20,000 ($732,000 in 2023) in premiums "of all moneys appropriated for the promotion of agriculture in any one year". [20]
Brooklyn Fairgrounds, site of the annual Brooklyn Fair. The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut, [1] for the first time in 1809. [2] It is considered the oldest agricultural fair in the United States. [2] [3] [4] The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society [5]