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First-Ever ‘Winter Fair’ NYS Fairgrounds Feb. 8-10th!

On: By: karen
courtesy nysfair.ny.gov website

For people who love the NYS Fair, like myself, waiting an entire year for Fair Time seems like forever! 🙂 This year you can get a taste of the Fair in the middle of winter – the perfect solution to help ease the pain of waiting until August.

There’ll be carnival rides in winter at the first-ever Winter Fair at the New York State Fairgrounds February 8 – 10. Ten rides, including a Ferris Wheel, will form the indoor Mini-Midway in the Exposition Center. Rides will cost $3 each, with an All-Access Pass available for $15. All sales at the event are cash only. Tarson Pools and Spas is the sponsor of the Mini-Midway.

“It’s not a fair unless you can ride the rides, so we’re bringing a taste of the Midway indoors. We know this will be fun for kids and will really help to give this event the feel of a big, summer fair,” said Steve Becker of Premier Promotions, the company that is operating Winter Fair with assistance from the Great New York State Fair.

The rides include:

  • A Ferris Wheel
  • The Swinger
  • The Scrambler
  • The Zero Gravity
  • The Fun Slide
  • The Merry-Go-Round
  • The Scooper Jet
  • The Tubs of Fun
  • The Flying Elephants
  • The Car Combo

Height restrictions apply to all rides. There will be no rides for children under 30 inches tall. Parents are advised to check height restrictions before buying ride tickets. Height rules can be checked at the midway company’s website, here. There will also be a Fun House, as well as carnival food and game booths.

Winter Fair will also feature 17 free performances on its main stage and more than 100 food, craft and merchandise vendors. The groups that operate the State Fair’s annual Indian Village and Pan-African Village will create mini-villages for the festival as well.

Winter Fair runs 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. on Saturday and Noon – 8 p.m. on Sunday. Pre-sale admission is $4 for adults and $2 for seniors age 60 and above and for teens ages 13-17. Children 12 and under are free. A small service fee is added to each ticket, which can be purchased here. At the gate, tickets will be $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and teens and only cash will be accepted. There is no free re-entry.

For more information, contact event promoter Steve Becker of Premier Promotions at 315-622-2249 or steve@premierpromo.com.

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“Fair Food Four Pack” Promotion – Limited Quantities available online May 12, 2017!

On: By: karen

LOVE this new promotion for the 2017 Great NYS Fair!  

With Just Over 100 Days until Opening Day at the Fair, Special Promotion Highlights Some of the Most Popular Food and Drinks Found at the Fair

The Great New York State Fair today announced the launch of the first-ever “Fair Food Four Pack” sale.  With just over 100 days until opening day at the Fair, this special promotion highlights some of the Fair’s most popular food and drinks while providing fairgoers who love eating at the Great New York State Fair a chance to save money on some of their favorite items.  The Fair “Fair Food Four Pack” sale starts at 6 a.m. Friday, May 12 via the Fair’s online ticket seller, etix.com.

The Fair is offering four $5 vouchers, worth $20, that can be redeemed for delicious eats at select Fair restaurants.  The four pack also includes four coupons good for cups of perfectly chilled white or chocolate milk at the Milk Bar in the Dairy Products Building and four coupons good for $1 baked potatoes with all the toppings at the Fair’s signature Great Potato Booth in the Horticulture Building.  The package’s value is $25 and will be sold for $15, plus credit card and etix fees of 34 cents per four pack.  There are only 3,000 four packs available, with a limit of two four packs per customer.

“The number one reason people give us for coming to the Fair is to enjoy the food.  This new sale celebrates that and helps make some of the Fair favorites more affordable for people.  With just over 100 days to go to opening day and excitement building for the 2017 Great New York State Fair, I think these four packs will go quickly, so I wouldn’t wait to buy one,” said Troy Waffner, Acting Fair Director.

Four packs are only available online, at https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3010817/fair-food-four-pack-syracuse-new-york-state-fair.  Buyers will receive a voucher that they can print at home.  Buyers then bring the voucher to the new Guest Relations center inside the Main Gate to receive their food, milk and potato coupons.

The $5 food vouchers are good at the following restaurants:

  • Big Villa Lemonade Stands – five locations
  • Cahoots Ale House – Restaurant Row
  • Catering by The Oaks – Horticulture Building
  • Charlie’s – the Colonnade
  • Daniella’s – near Gate 4
  • Doug’s Fish Fry – Horticulture Building
  • Grandma’s Kitchen – International Building
  • Gianelli Sausage and the Dinosaur BBQ – Chevy Court
  • Haddock’s Paddock – Restaurant Row
  • Hofbrauhaus – International Building
  • Horan’s – Restaurant Row
  • International Spiedies – International Building
  • Jimmy B’s – between Poultry & Dairy Cattle Buildings
  • JJ’s – Restaurant Row
  • King Tut’s – International Building
  • Large Villa Ice Cream Cones – two locations
  • New York Deli – International Building
  • Papa’s Pizza – International Building
  • Pig & The Potato – International Building
  • P-Z-O’s Restaurant – Restaurant Row
  • Seafood Tavern – between the Poultry & Dairy Cattle buildings
  • Tommy C’s – near Gate 4
  • Tiki Turtle – the Colonnade
  • Twin Trees Restaurant – between the Poultry & Dairy Cattle buildings
  • Tully’s – outside the International Building
  • Villa Pizze Fritte – outside the International Building
  • West End Bar & Grill – across from the FFA Barn
  • Ye Old Ox Roast – between the Poultry & Dairy Cattle buildings

The list of participating restaurants is subject to change.  A current list can be found at https://nysfair.ny.gov/4pack/.twitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail