The Erie County Fair is a fair held in Hamburg in Erie County, New York every August. It is the second largest fair in New York topped only by Great New York State Fair which is 110 acres (0.45 km2) larger, and the third largest county fair in the United States, often drawing over one million in attendance.
The first Erie County Fair was held in 1819, and was hosted by the Erie County Agricultural Society. The fair is currently the second longest operating fair in the United States. The fair is third largest county fair in the USA with an average attendance hovering around 1 million people.
The 2012 fair will run August 8-19. The 2011 Fair drew 1,053,150 in attendance, setting an attendance record.
The 2013 fair will run from August 7- 18. The 2012 fair drew 1,031,275 in attendance.
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