August | 2019 | State Fair Hound

Watch the Road!

On August 18, 2019

It may make your trip to the New York State Fair easier to navigate if you check available traffic cameras before heading to Geddes.

For one site, you can go to the State Fair website, select “your visit,” then click “plan your trip,” then “parking and transportation.” You’ll see the 511NY logo, which will route you to that site. There are several cameras on the map that are near the Fairgrounds that will help you get an idea how things are looking around the parking areas.

The WeatherBug site also has several views of nearby traffic.

Timing matters when going to the Fair and knowing whether traffic is flowing smoothly or bogged down can help you decide he best times to go.

Car pool if you can and remember that taking a bus is always an option, too.

Countdown Photo–1 week

By State Fair Hound

On August 14, 2019

In Concert critiques

Join the crowd at Chevrolet Court to hear some great music. Check the schedule and plan ahead to get a good spot. Don't forget the Experience Stage as it grows in popularity.

Join the crowd at Chevrolet Court to hear the concert of your choice, unless you’re fan of traditional-style country music, which continues to be blackballed by Fair promoters (Triangulation, July 15, 2019). Check the schedule and plan ahead to get a good spot. Don’t forget the Experience Stage as it grows in popularity.

Canines and Wolves and Bears–Oh My!

By State Fair Hound

On August 11, 2019

In Blue ribbon exhibits

The full list of attractions scheduled at the 2019 New York State Fair in now available on the website (nysfair.ny.gov) and it includes several new acts.

Wild animals are featured performers for Bearadise Ranch and Wolves of The World, in addition to perennial favorite Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, which brings in birds of prey.

The domesticated, yet wildly entertaining dogs of K9s in Flight will also perform, while human stars Hilby and Bandoloni will return. Also back are the Coronas Circus and the SkyRiver Butterflies.

Three unusual additions are hypnotism master Marshal Manlove, holding court in the Art and Home Center’s Empire Theater, a live character illusion called The Living Wall and nine-foot-tall Rock-It the Robot. Most acts run three shows per day.

Pyrotechnics fans should make note that the annual fireworks display will blast off this year on Saturday, Aug. 31, not the usual Labor Day evening.

Also–remember that the sand sculpture has returned to the Center of Progress.