Syracuse,
NY – May 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Fans of the Great
New York State Fair have one final opportunity for a super discount
on the cost of attending one of the nation’s best state fairs. Acting Fair
Director Troy Waffner announced that the Fair will celebrate Cinco de Mayo
with a very limited offering of $5
admission tickets.
Only 5,555 tickets will be
available, and they will go on sale at exactly 5:55 am Eastern time on
Tuesday, May 5. The online-only sale will take place at the Fair’s ticket
sales site on etix.com, at: www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=2622362.
“This is our last and final
special ticket deal, and I know these tickets will go very quickly. We’re
planning another terrific Fair, featuring the best lineup of free concerts
on Chevy Court in our history. If you’re interested in these tickets, I
wouldn’t wait much past 5:55 am to try to get them,” said Waffner.
The Fair’s first-ever online
ticket sale, held on Cyber Monday last December, saw 10,000 tickets priced
at $3 sell out in just a few hours. As with the Cyber Monday sale, ticket
purchases are limited to four per person. All sales are conducted online
only, via the Fair’s official online ticket seller, etix.com.
Each ticket is $5, and there are no added fees.
The Fair has scheduled several
other admission promotions for this year. The Fair’s successful Dollar
Day promotion returns on Labor Day this year. Admission tickets and all
rides on the Wade Shows Midway are $1. New this year is Three Dollar Thursdays.
Admission is $3 on opening day, Thursday, August 27 and on Thursday, September
3. In addition, there are special days featuring free attendance for seniors,
firefighters and emergency medical personnel, police, Native Americans,
and current and retired members of the United States military. Children
12 and under are admitted free every day.
No refunds can be issued
for those using higher-priced admission tickets on a discount or free admission
day.
The Fair’s annual advance
sale ticket program begins in mid-June. Admission tickets will be available
for $6 online and at grocery stores and other outlets across the state.
Admission at the gate during the Fair is $10.
The New
York State Fair, operated by the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs from August
27 – September 7, 2015. The Fair’s mission, reflected in its theme, “Summer’s
Best in Show,” is to showcase the best of New York agriculture while providing
top-quality entertainment.
In addition to the annual
New York State Fair, the Fairgrounds host dozens of agricultural events
throughout the year, including some of the Northeast’s most prestigious
horse and livestock shows.
The home of the Great New
York State Fair is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex that operates
all year. A year-round
schedule of events is available on the Fair’s
website. Find The Great New
York State Fair on Facebook, follow @NYSFair
on Twitter, and enjoy photos from the Fair at Flickr.com/photos/nysfair.
Also, New Yorkers are invited to send their ideas for the Great New York
State Fair at statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.
Media Contacts:
Joe
Morrissey
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Agriculture
& Markets
518-457-0752
Dave
Bullard
Public Relations
New York State Fair
315-487-7711 x 1377 |