The Great New York State Fair: Unbeatable Worth, Unforgettable Enjoyable

The Most Affordable State Fair Offers Discounts and Everyday Deals

The Great New York State Fair, essentially the most inexpensive state truthful within the United States, is providing an array of budget-friendly choices and particular offers to make sure fairgoers have an gratifying expertise with out breaking the financial institution. With a deal with worth and accessibility, the Fair gives a wide range of free admission days, discounted meals and Midway offers, and handy transportation choices all through its run from Opening Day, Wednesday, August 20, by Labor Day, Monday, September 1.

“We want everyone to experience the joy of the Fair without worrying about the cost,” mentioned Fair Director Julie LaFave. “We work intently with our companions to supply essentially the most inexpensive costs and a wide range of free entry days, making it simpler than ever for households and people to get pleasure from all of the enjoyable, meals, and leisure our Fair has to supply.”

VALUE AT THE GATE

Admission costs to the Great New York State Fair are the bottom within the nation, with common tickets priced simply $8 every and a Frequent Fairgoer ticket, which incorporates admission for all 13 days of the Fair, at $25.70 every – online only.

People 65 years previous and older, and kids 12 years previous and beneath are admitted free daily of The Fair.

Additionally, throughout Special Fair Days, choose teams can acquire entry to The Fair totally free with ID the place relevant, together with Student Youth Day for college students 18 and beneath (August 21), Law Enforcement (August 25), State Parks Day (August 25), Fire, Rescue & EMS (August 26), Armed Forces Day (August 28), and Native Americans Day (August 29).

For extra admissions data, go to our web site.

ENTERTAINMENT: NOT SOLD SEPARATELY

Packed with worth, a single admission ticket to The Fair grants you entry to greater than a dozen grounds leisure acts—the whole lot from reside performances and thrilling exhibits to family-friendly actions that includes animals, agriculture, artwork, and extra. Catch reside demonstrations, competitions, cultural performances, athletic matchups, parades and ceremonies. Plus, get pleasure from our thrilling live performance lineup that includes high artists and native favorites, all included at no additional price. It’s a full day of enjoyable and leisure, all with one inexpensive ticket!

For an inventory of day by day occasions included with admission, go to our web site.

DELICIOUS DEALS AND TASTY SAVINGS

If you’re a fairgoer, it’s possible you’ll be accustomed to two perennial Fair favorites: the 25-cent cup of milk, positioned within the Dairy Products Building, and the $1 baked potato, positioned within the Horticulture Building. The strains for these things converse for themselves!

To present one other pocketbook-friendly choice, choose distributors might be providing discounted samples of their hottest dishes as a part of “Tasty Tuesday” on Tuesday, August 26, from 10 a.m. to six p.m. Samples might be accessible for $3-5 every.

To maintain costs constant throughout the Fairgrounds, bottled water is priced at a most of $3, and there are refillable water stations accessible in most buildings. Guests are inspired to remain hydrated.

To plan out your meals, go to our map web page and search the Fair Finder part (coming quickly!).

MIDWAY RIDES AT SPECIAL PRICES

Missed the Midway Flash Sale final month? There’s nonetheless loads of time to attain a reduction to this 12 months’s rides and video games.

“Ride All Day” Wristbands, which grant fairgoers the power to get pleasure from all rides all through a single day (of their selecting) at The Fair, might be bought on-line till Tuesday, August 19 at midnight, for a reduced charge of $28 plus relevant charges. After The Fair begins, wristbands might be bought at The Fair for $37 on weekdays and $47 on weekends, plus any relevant charges.

A “Mega Pass” choice, which grants fairgoers limitless rides all day, daily, can also be accessible for pre-sale on-line – and can solely be accessible prematurely on-line till Tuesday, August 19 at midnight. To keep away from time ready and luxuriate in extra time using, prospects who buy the Mega Pass could decide up passes in particular person on the Wade Shows Guest Relations trailer positioned by Gate 4 on the Fairgrounds starting Saturday, August 16 by Tuesday, August 19 from 9 a.m. to six p.m.

With charges, the complete price to patrons who buy trip tickets as a part of the advance gross sales might be:

• Flash Sale “Ride All Day” Wristbands: $26.01 per go ($24 go, $1.25 e-ticket comfort charge, and three p.c bank card charge)
• “Ride All Day” Wristbands: $30.13 per go ($28 go, $1.25 e-ticket comfort charge, and three p.c bank card charge)
• Mega Pass: $101.20 per go ($97 go, $1.25 for e-ticket comfort charge, 3 p.c bank card charge)

To kick off the Fair, “Wacky Wednesday” single-day wristbands might be accessible for $30 on each Opening Day, August 20 and Wednesday, August 27 – a $7 weekday financial savings.

Discounted rides and Midway meals will even be featured as a part of Tasty Tuesday on August 26.

Advance tickets to the Midway might be bought by visiting The Great New York State Fair’s web site.

CONVENIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION

In addition to the 23,000 parking areas accessible on the Fairgrounds, the Fair choices a number of handy, cost-saving, and eco-friendly transportation choices.

Amtrak Train Service: Amtrak has continued its partnership with the New York State Fair to offer direct prepare service for purchasers touring as a extra handy, cost-effective, household pleasant and cozy technique to journey. By taking the prepare, guests will save on visitors, parking charges, and gasoline by arriving steps from the Fairgrounds through choose Empire Service and Maple Leaf trains, which can make day by day stops on the State Fair (in between stops at Rochester and Syracuse stations). Visit Amtrak for particulars.

Centro Park-N-Ride Shuttles: For 2025, Centro will present its fashionable Park-N-Ride direct shuttle service every day of the 13-day Fair from these areas:

• Centro Transit Hub in Downtown Syracuse
• Long Branch Park in Liverpool
• Destiny USA

Service to The Fair begins at 8:45 a.m. and continues till 8:45 p.m. Return service runs from 9:00 am and continues till 11:15 pm (9:15 pm on Labor Day). To trip the shuttle a method, the charge is $1.00 for adults, and $.50 for senior residents, youngsters 6 to 9 years previous, and those that reside with disabilities. Children beneath 6 are free. Parking at Park-N-Ride areas is free.

Oswego County Public Transit: The Oswego County Department of Mobility Management will once more provide free park-n-ride transportation from areas in Oswego, Fulton, Central Square, and Phoenix. Check our web site for particulars.

Guests who selected to trip bicycles to the Fair can rack at Gates 1, 3, and 10, for gratis.

The Fair begins Wednesday, August 20, and runs by Labor Day, Monday, September 1. All live shows are included within the value of admission. Tickets are on sale now at The Fair’s web site, nysfair.ny.gov. Packed with worth, a single admission ticket prices $8 and contains entry to all grounds leisure and the Chevrolet Music Series. In addition, a Frequent Fairgoer ticket choice is accessible for $25.

The Fair continues to be one of the inexpensive gala’s within the nation, with admission remaining free for these aged 65 and older together with youngsters 12 years previous and beneath.

Founded in 1841, The Great New York State Fair showcases the perfect of New York agriculture, gives top-quality leisure, and is a key piece of the state’s CNY Rising technique of rising the Central New York economic system by tourism. It is the oldest truthful within the United States and is constantly acknowledged as being among the many high 5 state gala’s within the nation.

The New York State Fairgrounds is a 375-acre exhibit and leisure advanced that operates all 12 months. Audiences are inspired to study extra about The Great New York State Fair on-line, browse pictures on Flickr, and observe the enjoyable on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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