The Oldest County Fairs in New York

The Jefferson County Fair, based in Watertown, is a six-day North Country tradition drawing Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence region families for livestock competition and fair entertainment each July.

Every year, Hamburg hosts the Erie County Fair, which is one of the largest county fairs in the United States, drawing over a million visitors to Western New York for twelve days of spectacular entertainment, livestock, and fair fun. It's been held since 1820, one of New York's most enduring county fair traditions.

Every year, Syracuse hosts the New York State Fair, which is one of America's oldest and largest state fairs, drawing well over a million visitors to the Fairgrounds on the edge of the Finger Lakes for thirteen days of world-class entertainment, agriculture, and celebration. Founded in 1841, it stands as one of New York's most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The Orange County Fair, based in Middletown, is an eleven-day Hudson Valley event drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors from the New York metro area for one of the region's most beloved summer traditions. The fair traces back to 1841, making it one of New York's longest-running agricultural traditions.

In Rhinebeck, the Dutchess County Fair is one of the Northeast's premier county fairs, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Hudson Valley each August for six days of world-class agricultural competition and entertainment. The fair traces back to 1842, making it one of New York's longest-running agricultural traditions.

The Caledonia Fair is a beloved Livingston County tradition in the Genesee Valley, offering a few days of classic agricultural fair programming each July.