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2025 NYS Fair


HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND PARKING TO THE GREAT NEW YORK STATE FAIR

There are three ways to buy admission tickets and/or parking: online, over the phone, and in-person from August 20 through September 1.

  • Online: The link to purchase admission tickets and parking will go live at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7, at The Great New York State Fair’s website.
  • Over the Phone: Starting July 7, tickets and parking may also be purchased over the phone by calling Etix toll-free at 1-800-514-3849 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.
  • At the Gate: Beginning Wednesday, August 20, kiosks positioned at all gates will be available for electronic ticket purchases. To minimize waiting time for the kiosks, large signs featuring QR codes will also be available at all entrances and in parking lots so fairgoers can use their smartphone to purchase tickets.


Including fees, the total cost for fairgoers will be:

  • Admission: $8.32 per ticket ($8 admission, ticket fee of 14 cents, credit card processing fee of 18 cents)
  • Frequent Fairgoer: $25.70 ($25 Frequent Fairgoer pass, ticket fee of 14 cents, credit card processing fee of 56 cents; note that the Frequent Fairgoer passes are available exclusively online)
  • Parking: $12.41 per vehicle ($12 parking, ticket fee of 14 cents, credit card processing fee of 27 cents)


Upon arrival to The Fair, drivers must show their parking ticket to lot attendants electronically on their phones or through a printed copy. Please note that again this year, EZPass Plus is not an option for parking. Parking passes may be purchased with a credit card at the lots. Please note that cash is not accepted.

There will be no cash sales at The Fair’s entrance gates or in parking lots. Machines that can convert cash into a usable card will be positioned at The Fair’s Main Gate for those fairgoers bringing cash to the grounds.



HOURS OF OPERATION

The Great New York State Fair begins on Wednesday, August 20 and continues through Labor Day, September 1. The Fair’s hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. every day, except for Labor Day, when The Fair closes at 9:00 p.m. Gates open to the public at 9:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. every day except for Labor Day, Monday, September 4, when no entry will be permitted after 8:00 p.m.

Parking Hours: The Orange parking lot opens at 9:00 a.m. daily, with the Brown and Pink lots opening daily at 6:00 a.m., and the Gray lots opening daily at 8:30 a.m. The Willis Ave parking lot opens at 10:00 a.m., but will only be accessible only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Labor Day.

Trams: For the convenience of fairgoers, trams will run continuously on the Fairgrounds, stopping at 10 stops from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.* every day. Plus, a dedicated ADA shuttle runs between the Gray Accessible Parking lot, located outside Gate 10, to Tram Stop #3 at the rear entrance of the Horticulture Building from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.* each day.

*Note, on Monday, September 1, the trams stop running one hour earlier.



CENTRO’S PARK-N-RIDE DIRECT SHUTTLE SERVICE TO AND FROM THE FAIR

Centro’s Park-N-Ride direct shuttle service will provide passengers with transportation from the Centro Transit Hub Downtown, Long Branch Park, and Destiny USA to and from the Fairgrounds with drop-off and pick-up points to the left of the Main Gate. To ride the shuttle one way, the fee is $1 for adults, and 50 cents for senior citizens, children six to nine years old, and those who are living with disabilities. The last shuttle leaves the Fairgrounds each day at 11:15 p.m. Shuttles will run on a limited schedule after 9:00 p.m. on September 1 as The Fair closes earlier that day.



WADE SHOWS MIDWAY: TICKETS ON SALE SOON

Advance tickets for The Fair’s famous Midway, operated by Wade Shows, will go on sale in the coming weeks. Stay up-to-date with The Fair’s social media and website to be the first to hear when these tickets are available for purchase.
 
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For those who have an interest in midway news, or just have plain old nostalgia, NY should be getting a larger giant wheel in 2026. Either the 150' wheel or a 230' wheel that is shipping from Europe. Would love to see the 230' wheel as that would be even bigger than the famous Texas Star and would be far and away the largest portable wheel in North America. But even the 150' wheel is still 30' higher than the Strates Giant Wheel for those that might remember going back to pre-2014.

Back story: the 150' wheel has its own circuit. It plays in Ocean City through mid-summer before going to the Minnesota State Fair (which has an independent midway). Minnesota's fair runs concurrent to the NY fair, and Wade signed a contract with Minnesota to use the wheel over NY because it was a better business deal. Can't really argue with the financials as Minnesota has much larger crowds (I think they average 150k/day). Now that a second (and larger) wheel is coming, that opens the door for the NYSF to get one of these wheels. Wade said it will come down to negotiation and this is where I am not optimistic. NY state and fair leadership in general just doesn't inspire my confidence. My guess is Wade will prefer to give NY the 150' and "upgrade" Minnesota.

By the way, the point of this wasn't to compare portable wheels to permanent landmarks. The High Roller in Vegas which is the largest in the world or right up there is almost twice as high. But from a midway perspective and NY historical perspective, both Wade offerings would be better than anything we have seen on the midway locally. Their LED light shows are spectacular at night. Let's hope NY delivers on this.
 


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Capt. Tuttle said:
At the risk of showing my age, Who?
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I'm with you. But, from the photo, I am guessing it's three guys that dropped the phone while taking a selfie and they all reached to pick it up.
 
FrancoPizza said:
Along those lines, the butter sculpture was FAR more interesting when it didn't cater to the dairy themes and allowed sculpters free roam of creativity. Who wants to see a cow and milk carton every year?? BORING.
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I want to see a giant stack of pancakes made of butter, with pats of butter on top made of pancakes.
 
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