Watertown sits at the doorstep of the Thousand Islands and some of the prettiest country in the state, which makes for a great family weekend. Here are three ways to spend a Saturday. 1. Spend the day at a county fair North Country fair season is short and sweet, so catch it while you can. […]
Central New York saves the best for last. Most of the region’s county fairs run earlier in the summer, so the ones still worth the drive are the country classics just outside the city. Here’s what’s still ahead this season. Otsego County Fair (Morris): August 4 to 9 Kick off the stretch with a drive […]
The Mohawk Valley takes its fairs seriously, and the calendar around Utica stays busy from late July right through Labor Day. Expect grandstand concerts, tractor pulls, Clydesdales, and small-town charm, all a short drive away. Here are the fairs still ahead of us this summer. Boonville-Oneida County Fair (Boonville): July 28 to August 2 Just […]
Binghamton knows how to do a summer weekend, and a lot of the best stuff is free or nearly so. Here are three ways to spend a Saturday with the family. 1. Spend the day at a county fair You can’t get more Southern Tier than a county fair, and there’s one nearly every week […]
Utica and the Mohawk Valley pack a lot of family fun into a summer Saturday, from county fairs to a hilltop zoo to a real Revolutionary War fort. Here are three ways to spend the day. 1. Spend the day at a county fair Fair season is the heartbeat of a Mohawk Valley summer. The […]
Rochester is a genuinely great family town in the summer, with a world-class play museum, a lakeside amusement park, and county fairs just outside the city. Here are three ways to spend a Saturday. 1. Spend the day at a county fair County fair season is in full swing just outside Rochester. The Wayne County […]
Summer in the Southern Tier means fair season, and the fairgrounds around Binghamton deliver the real deal: tractor pulls, livestock barns, midway rides, and small-town parades. You won’t have to drive far to find one. Here are the fairs still ahead of us this summer. Broome County Fair (Whitney Point): July 28 to August 2 […]
The Hudson Valley stretches its fair season from midsummer clear through Labor Day, and the lineup is a good one: mountain-backed fairgrounds, big grandstand concerts, racing pigs, and one of the largest county fairs in the whole state. Here are the fairs still ahead of us this summer. Orange County Fair (Middletown): July 23 to […]
The Finger Lakes and GLOW region know how to throw a county fair, and a couple of the best are still ahead of us this summer. Expect harness racing, historic fairgrounds, farm animals, and plenty of midway lights within an easy drive of Rochester. Orleans County 4-H Fair (Albion): July 27 to August 1 Up […]
The Hudson Valley is made for summer weekends, with river views, farm country, and family fun all within reach. Here are three ways to fill a Saturday. 1. Spend the day at a county fair There’s no more Hudson Valley way to spend a summer day than at a county fair, and the season runs […]
