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The final week of the fair was its best stretch. Attendance topped 70, five of those days, including the ,plus crowd on Sunday. Weather affected crowd sizes on two days in the past week, including the fair's finale on Monday. There was a rainstorm on Tuesday that likely kept would-be fairgoers away. Attendance was 34,, the lowest of the fair's day run. Politics reporter Robert Harding can be reached at or robert. Follow him on Twitter robertharding. I have been The Citizen's online producer and politics reporter since December An Auburn man who threatened employees with a knife while stealing from Walmart has been given a long prison term based on his criminal record.
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The strong showing brings the fair's total attendance to ,, up from , in Last year's fair was an day event. Before COVID's emergence, the fair had a streak of four consecutive years, from to , with new attendance records. After the fair's cancellation in due to the pandemic, it returned in as an day festival.
The experiment's goal was to draw more people, but it had the opposite effect. Attendance was the lowest in three decades. Shortly after the fair, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that it would go back to a day schedule. This year, fair officials emphasized quality over quantity. While they wanted to see larger crowds at the fairgrounds, the pursuit of an attendance record wasn't the top priority.
The strategy appears to be a success. In , the fair's highest daily attendance total was 64, This year, the fair has topped that mark seven times. Labor Day weekend is traditionally the fair's best stretch and that has been true this year. Before Sunday's big crowd, there were 93, fairgoers on Saturday.
A fireworks display is scheduled for 9 p. Politics reporter Robert Harding can be reached at or robert. Follow him on Twitter robertharding. I have been The Citizen's online producer and politics reporter since December An Auburn man who threatened employees with a knife while stealing from Walmart has been given a long prison term based on his criminal record.
Kevin Bruen, who has served as state police superintendent for more than a year, announced his resignation on Friday. A year and a half after a committee recommended the closure of four Catholic churches in Auburn and northern Cayuga County, it appears they wi…. An Auburn man was killed in a three-car crash Friday afternoon in the town of Brutus.
A man is facing six years in prison after being convicted of multiple theft-related crimes. An Auburn man who co-owns a downtown restaurant and ran for political office last year is facing criminal charges stemming from alleged thefts…. The books are closed on the edition of the New York State Fair. While the average daily attendance this year was less than half what it was in , it was to be expected, as COVID cases rise and the fair for the first time became an day affair.
And he was happy to serve customers even in what was an unprecedented year. Attendance drifted between about 30, and 60, fairgoers each day over the day run, compared to twice that in pre-pandemic times, when the fair was setting attendance records.
But that was no surprise to Fair Director Troy Waffner. When the fair ended, the final attendance for this year was , The fair drew 1. The pandemic edition of the fair also was also the first to extend to 18 days.
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