The
Great New York State Fair is a 12-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 nearly one million visitors annually.