which state fair is the best in the country??

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Rachael84

NYS fair in Syracuse. Every day of that week they usually bring in pretty big stars. The NYS fair is the oldest one in the country, from 1841:

I knew someone would give the NYS Fair some love..... Here's the website:http://www.nysfair.org/home.php

Eventhough it isn't a state fair, the Jefferson County Fair in Watertown, NY is the longest running fair in the country, as it's been going on since 1817:http://www.jeffcofair.org/

[Rachael84]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I knew someone would give the NYS Fair some love..... Here's the website:The Great New York State Fair :: August 27 - September 7, 2009 :: Syracuse, NY

Eventhough it isn't a state fair, the Jefferson County Fair in Watertown, NY is the longest running fair in the country, as it's been going on since 1817:Jefferson County Fair - July 15 - 20,2008

It's unfortunate I never got a chance to go. I forgot why I didn't while I was going to school at Cortland. I think 2 times I had to work and couldn't, the other year I think I was home on LI since it was over break. Too bad, I was right there too! Wish I had tried harder to go, now that I'm so far from it.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Torresdale

Looks like the beginning of a horror movie. Scary.

Yeah, when I was little I was scared of Big Tex.

[R1070]

I dont know of the best but I know Ohio, Florida and Texas have pretty nice state fairs.

[srsmn]

Originally Posted by westhou

I knew the Upper Midwest does it best. So much wide open spaces. Perfect for a fair.

[srsmn]

Originally Posted by ladarron

I am not a lady and I looked it up too why would I lie!!

Ghengis said "Laddy," not "Lady."

Nobody doubts that you typed "biggest state fair" into google, saw "Texas" in the results, and jumped to conclusions. The *fact* is that Texas's state fair runs significantly longer (a week? 10 days?), so naturally has a higher total attendance. But not by much, and not at all in the average daily attendance department, which is what was being compared.

[rantanamo]

If a fair is shorter, it should have higher daily attendance. People are trying to get to that fair. To average 125k/day for a month I think is far more incredible.