The New York State Fair website just published the daily schedules of Fair events and activities, one of the final indicators of how close we are to opening day. These schedules, while they don’t list everything happening on the grounds, are a valuable tool for planning your day at the Fair so you don’t miss your favorite sideshow, livestock event, demonstration or performance.
Just scrolling through the listings for day one, Aug. 27, you have to be impressed with the variety of entertainment, including some gems that haven’t received a great deal of publicity. A wide variety of dance performances, from line dancing to clogging to traditional Iroquois dances, animal attractions featuring everything from rabbit jumping to a llama halter show, food-related events including cake creation, butter making and wine and cheese seminars, gymnastics, soap making, several different horticultural demos, a basketball show team and a reptile rescue presentation are all listed. Then there’s musical acts, way too many to mention.
State Fair Hound knows that most fans walk through the gates knowing at least some of the acts they want to see, and that’s where these lists come in handy. Check them out on nysfair.org.
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