page_title: New York State Fair
hierarchical_section_title: New York State Fair
caption_attribution_description: English: New York State Fair 2008
context_page_description: The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 18-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. The first fair took place in Syracuse in 1841 and took permanent residence there in 1890. It is the oldest and one of the largest state fairs in the United States, with over one million visitors annually.
  The New York State Fair begins in August and runs for 18 days, ending on Labor Day. The Fair did not operate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  It is held at the 375-acre Empire Expo Center on the shores of Onondaga Lake, in the town of Geddes, near the western border of Syracuse. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets owns five of the buildings at the fair and employs its workers.
context_section_description: The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 18-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.  The first fair took place in Syracuse in 1841 and took permanent residence there in 1890. It is the oldest and one of the largest state fairs in the United States, with over one million visitors annually.
  The New York State Fair begins in August and runs for 18 days, ending on Labor Day. The Fair did not operate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  It is held at the 375-acre (152 ha) Empire Expo Center on the shores of Onondaga Lake, in the town of Geddes, near the western border of Syracuse. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets owns five of the buildings at the fair and employs its workers.
caption: The fair in 2008
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