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Admission and parking passes for The 2026 Great New York State Fair are now on sale, single admission ticket costs $8 and includes access to all grounds entertainment, agricultural exhibits, live demonstrations, and the Chevrolet Music Series, Parking for the Fair costs $12. Advance tickets for The Fair’s famous Midway, operated by Wade Shows, will go on sale in the coming weeks. Tickets & parking can be purchased online, at nysfair.ny.gov, over the phone, at 1-800-514-3849, The Fair begins on Wednesday, August 26 and continues through Labor Day, September 7.

The State Fair’s new "Midway Madness" packages on sale today. The Great New York State Fair and its Midway partner, Wade Shows, will sell money-saving packages of rides, food and games, and Fair admission in a special “Midway Madness” sale today only. The sale date is exactly six months from the opening of the 2018 Fair on Wednesday, August 22. The promotion will only be offered online today by Etix.com.

Governor Cuomo's office announced that the Wade Shows Midway at the 2016 Great New York State Fair will be the largest in Fair history as a result of the $50 million project to revitalize the Fairgrounds. The improved 15 acre Midway will offer at least 70 rides, many of them new to the Fair, and will feature wider and safer aisles as well as more covered seating areas. The Midway is a major contributor to the Great New York State Fair’s operating budget, last year the Midway generated a record $1,544,506 in revenues for the Fair. Officials expect a larger Midway with more rides to generate increased income.

Governor Cuomo today announced that advance ticket sales for the 2016 Great New York State Fair go on sale today, online at etix.com, and in stores statewide. Advance sale tickets will offer fairgoers 40% savings on admission prices during any of the 12 days of the Fair and additional discounted prices for Wade Shows Midway rides.