The State Fair Meadowlands (formerly the Meadowlands Fair ) is a carnival held every summer at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey . The fair is held in the parking lot that surrounds the MetLife Stadium and runs for two weeks in late June and early July. It attracts over 300,000 visitors per year, peaking at around 400,000 people in 2022.
7-593: Despite its name, it is not the official state fair of New Jersey, but instead, that honor belongs to the New Jersey State Fair , which purchased the state fair moniker in 1999. Instead, the name for the Meadowlands event is a title sponsorship; State Fair Superstore, a large seasonal merchandise seller and equipment rental company in Little Falls, New Jersey , operates the carnival. Other than
14-682: A Sussex County riding club held a horse show for the children of its members. The horse show thereafter expanded, and was held annually in Branchville, New Jersey, from 1933 to 1975, and then from 1976 to the present at its current location in Augusta, New Jersey. The fair was initially called the Sussex County Horse Show from 1936 to 1940, and then as the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show from 1940 to 1999. In 1999,
21-757: Is a carnival held every June at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford , New Jersey. The stated mission of the New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm and Horse Show is: The New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show is an annual event held during the first week of every August at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. A traditional agricultural fair, it offers livestock competitions, food tasting competitions, 4-H competitions and exhibitions, crafts, and AHSA-sanctioned horse competitions, including
28-615: Is a non-profit agricultural fair held in early August at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta , New Jersey. The fair has been held in conjunction with the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show since 1999 and draws 220,000 residents annually. The Augusta-based event was commonly referred to as the Sussex County Fair by locals. This fair is not affiliated with nor is to be confused with State Fair Meadowlands , which
35-596: The Sussex County Grand Prix and the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Classic. Other fair favorites include an annual fiddlers contest, a Queen of the Fair competition, demolition derby, oxen and tractor pulls, carnival rides, and exhibits from local organizations. Fair proceeds are donated to local charities, which is a tradition dating to 1933. The fair's roots extend back to 1923 when
42-414: The rides, there are free shows and events at the fair such as racing pigs , a petting zoo , a circus , a magic show, a hypnotist, concerts, etc. The fair also displays fireworks on select nights. At around 11:30 PM on June 22, 2017, which was the opening night for the 2017 season of the fair, gunshots were fired on the fairgrounds. Guests ran away from the area where the shots were being fired off. No one
49-416: Was shot or injured. 40°48′38″N 74°04′32″W / 40.81056°N 74.07556°W / 40.81056; -74.07556 This article related to an American festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Jersey State Fair 41°7′59″N 74°42′55″W / 41.13306°N 74.71528°W / 41.13306; -74.71528 The New Jersey State Fair
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