Syracuse,
NY – April 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Online registration has
begun for the scores of competitions
that take place at the Great New York
State Fair, Acting Director Troy Waffner announced Tuesday (April 19).
Last year, more than 4,500 exhibitors submitted more than 22,000 entries
to one of 49 competition categories.
“There’s something for everyone
in our competitions. Some of these are as old as the Fair itself and carry
forward our state’s proud agricultural heritage. Others are more modern.
I encourage everyone to check our list of competitions and take part in
them,” said Waffner.
Most fairgoers are familiar
with the Fair’s animal competitions, from the daily horse shows in the
Toyota Coliseum to the judging events involving cattle, goats, swine, poultry,
rabbits, and more. They are also likely to have seen the flower and table
setting competitions in the Horticulture Building, or the talent competition
on the Fair’s west end stage. There are also the professional competitions
for wines, dairy products, and Christmas trees.
Less well known are the Fair’s
competitions in culinary arts, amateur winemaking and fine arts. The Fair
also holds some offbeat competitions, such as the daily rooster crowing
contest, the Bucket of Junk competition that challenges contestants to
turn a collection of parts into something useful, and the poetry competition,
which culminates with a public reading of winning poems.
To learn more about Fair
competitions, or to enter, visit nysfair.ny.gov/competitions/how-to-enter.
About the Great New York
State Fair
The New
York State Fair, operated by the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs from August
25 to September 5, 2016. 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:
Jola
Szubielski
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Agriculture
& Markets
518-457-0752
Dave
Bullard
Public Relations
New York State Fair
315-487-7711 x 1377 |