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Thursday, June 06, 2013  The Great New York State Fair is only 77 days away. In order to keep the fair running smoothly, they are looking to add three hundred temporary positions through this job fair in areas such as security, ushers and maintenance.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  If you waited to get tickets to the Luke Bryan show at the State Fair this summer, you may have to get them on the secondary market.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Tickets for country star Luke Bryan, the State Fair’s top act for 2013, go on sale Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. with adjustments to Grandstand seating.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Tickets for country star Lynyrd Skynyrd go on sale Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the first six free concerts coming to the Chevy Court stage at the Great New York State Fair this summer.

Friday, May 24, 2013  The new assistant director of the New York State Fair has been fired for reportedly making lewd comments, a little more than a month after starting his new job.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Tickets for country star Toby Keith go on sale Saturday morning.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tickets for stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham go on sale Friday morning.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Tickets for pop star Carly Rae Jepsen and country icon Reba go on sale Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The New York State Fair made its first, and highly anticipated, Grandstand concert announcements for the 2013 State Fair

Saturday, April 20, 2013  The annual Syracuse gun show started as a small collectors club 50 years ago. Today at the New York State Fairgrounds gun enthusiasts had something big to prove.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  It's a chance to see country music sensations Billy Currington, Uncle Kracker, Love & Theft, Kellie Pickler and more. If you like country music and live in Central New York, block out July 12 through July 14 and bring your cowboy boots for NY Country Jam at the Fairgrounds.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  New York State Fair revealed the highly anticipated theme of the 2013 State Fair - Sharing the Bounty and Pride of NY.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  It's never too early to get excited for the 2013 New York State Fair, and this year, for the first time ever, New Yorkers are getting the chance to choose the theme.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Agriculture officials are asking New Yorkers to come up with a theme for this year's state fair.