The New York State Fair was packed on Saturday setting an attendance record of 147,749 through the gates, Geddes, NY, Saturday Aug. 31, 2019 Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.comScott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
The New York State Fair opens Wednesday for its 13-day run looking a whole lot different than it did 10 years ago.
The fairgrounds are transformed by a stately gate, landscaped avenues, a chairlift, an arena, a spruced-up midway and Restaurant Row, a campground and an outdoor concert venue that can jam in 50,000 fans. If that doesn’t set your head spinning, add a two-year pandemic and a carousel of three different directors in three years.
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