Otsego County Fair 2023
Photo from Otsego County Fair Facebook page.
The Otsego County Fair takes place August 1 through August 6, 2023 at the Otsego County Fairgrounds located at 42 Lake Street, Morris, Otsego County, NY.
For full fair details, event schedules, ticketing and more please visit event website and look for daily updates at The Official County Fair Facebook Page.
Grandstand ticket prices as follows:
- Tuesday Harness Racing – Free
- Wednesday 2PM East Coast Pro Wrestling – $5
- Wednesday Night Fireman’s Parade & Fireworks – Free
- Thursday 2PM East Coast Pro Wrestling – $5
- Thursday Spinning Wheels Production Demo – $7
- Friday Antique & Out of Field Tractor Pulls
- Friday 7PM NYTPA Tractor and Truck Pulls – $7 Pre-Sale, $10 night of show.
- Saturday Otsego County Fair Truck and Semi Pulls – $7
- Sunday 1PM- Spinning Wheels Production Demo Derby – $7
- Sunday 6PM- Spinning Wheels Productions Demo Derby – $7
- Presale prices are available up until day of show. Grandstand tickets box office opens 12pm daily. Box office is located at corner of Floral Hall across from can ham building.
Season Passes: 12 & over – $20 / 11 & under – FREE
FREE ALL WEEK
These awesome attractions will be available all week long and are included at the cost of admission!
- Acts in the Entertainment Tent, Including Karaoke Contest
- Buffalo Barfield & Un-herd of Entertainment
- Antique Out of Field Tractor Pull
- Livestock and Horse Shows
- Richards & Burpee Petting Zoo
- Federation of Sportsmen’s Associations Exhibit
- Draft Horse and Pony Exhibit
- Tired Iron Antique Farm Equipment Club
- Chee Chee the Clown
- RoboMedia Robot Entertainers
- So much more!
About the Fair from the Otsego Fair website
This year marks the 146th year of the annual Otsego County Fair. The fair became an entity on January 26th, 1877, when the Department of State issued a Charter as requested by 24 residents of the area, incorporating the Butternut Valley Agricultural Society. The original Charter stated, “The business and particular object of the society shall be to promote the Mechanical, Agricultural, and Horticultural Arts and interests of the people and the said towns.”
Land to be used for a Fairgrounds was donated by the Franchets of Morris. This area stretched from the Main Gate to near the center of the present Grandstand within the present Village boundary. Some time later, the northern portion was added, thus enlarging the grounds to 25 acres. The area used for handicapped parking today was received from the Town of Morris by a quit claim deed in June of 1950.
The Otsego County Fair has grown substantially since its inception. The first exhibition, held from October 2-4 in 1877, had by all accounts strong attendance, but over the years has grown to an average attendance of over 30,000. The fair is managed by a Board of members, who are stockholders. To this day, we continue several traditions, including horse racing on opening day, on one of the finest county tracks in New York State.
Lunch and Munch, Oneida CCE
