York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump.
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York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump.
For more fair results, click here.
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York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump.
For more fair results, click here.
Continue reading
York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump.
For more fair results, click here.
Continue reading
York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump.
For more fair results, click here.
Continue reading
York Fair results have been released for the 2011 competitions. Winners are on the jump. For more fair results, click here. Continue reading
York Fair visitors take a ride on the swings on Friday, Sept. 16.
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Ramona Butt and her grandson Devon, 3, of New Park, Pa., walk through the Toyota Arena Sept. 9 to set up for the York Fair. (Photo by Jason Plotkin -- York Daily Record/Sunday News)
Fair president Gene Schenck sent out a news release today that lists fair attendance by day and includes notes about each day. Thought you-all (youse? you guys? yinz?) might find it as interesting as I did.
Total attendance was 567,052, a 7 percent decrease from 2010. Schenck said he was “pleased with these results” given the economy and the weather.
Here’s the day-by-day breakdown:
Friday, 9/9: 41,872
Note: Week of tropical rains made setup challenging in days before opening. Some roads still closed from flooding. Very light drizzle on occasion, but opening day was OK weatherwise. No Grandstand show. Very good crowd late afternoon and evening.
Saturday, 9/10: 93,382
Note: Things began to dry out, and people came to the fair. With Big Time Rush on the Grandstand, the place was filled with young girls and their parents. Good rider activity in the carnival midways.
Sunday, 9/11: 39,816
Note: Grounds populated early Sunday. Decent crowd. Active carnival riders during the afternoon. High school bands parade was excellent (14 bands). Evening show with Diane Susek and PA Army National Guard was terrific, although crowd was chased by rain. Thunderstorms flushed out the dinner crowd and ended evening fun. Rides closed early.
Monday, 9/12: 41,716
Note: Beautiful, perfect day with low humidity, blue sky and comfortable temps. Harness racing on Toyota Grandstand. Free lunch admission 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Joan Jett
Tuesday, 9/13: 87,725
Note:Warm, humid day but nice. Joan Jett on the Toyota Grandstand. Student Day very well attended. Great crowd of students. NO rowdy behavior reported.
Toby Keith
Wednesday, 9/14: 37,320
Note:Nice warm day, but severe storms moved into areas west of the fairgrounds at Grandstand show time at 7:30 p.m. Rain and severe lightning delayed the concert start for one hour. Crowd moved into upper Grandstand until danger diminished. Toby Keith on Grandstand, he was very supportive.
Thursday, 9/15: 13,764
Note: Drizzle in the morning. Overcast at lunchtime. TNA Wrestling on Grandstand.
Friday, 9/16: 71,392
Note: Very nice, cool day. Very cold during the evening hours. Active crowd for dinner. 3 Doors Down on Grandstand.
Greyson Chance
Saturday, 9/17: 68,132
Note:Cloudy start with drizzle at noon. Nice evening crowd. Greyson Chance free show on Toyota Grandstand.
Sunday, 9/18: 72,023
Note: Finally, a perfect York Fair day, with comfortable temperatures and beautiful sunshine. Nice steady crowd all day. Weis Markets Day. Auto Thrill show on Toyota Grandstand.
The fun is done. Your arteries are clogged. The scale says you gained 5 pounds in 10 days.
Bye-bye, York Fair. See ya next year.
Here’s a look at the last day of the fair. And I thought this photo by YDR staffer Chris Dunn was the perfect shot for the fair’s ending:
The sun sets on another year of the York Fair.
What were your thoughts on the fair this year? Better? Worse? Great rides? Smelly animals?
My ears are still ringing from Greyson Chance’s Saturday concert at the York Fair. Read about the show and about one fan’s trek to the grandstand. Check out a video of sounds and photos from the event below. You might want to turn down the volume…
