Empire Expo Center
The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in Geddes, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. It features eight exhibition halls and 375 acres (1.52 km2) of ground space, which are used year-round for exhibitions and trade fairs.
Its major annual event is the Great New York State Fair which draws approximately one million visitors during its twelve-day run, and the entire complex is often referred to as the Fairgrounds. Its name comes from the nickname of New York State, "The Empire State". The State Fair Coliseum located within the Empire Expo Center was the original home of the Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) professional basketball team.
Venues
- Lakeview Amphitheater, Capacity: 17,500
Opening in 2015, the Lakeview Amphitheater sits upon the shores of Onondaga Lake. The outdoor theater will be the main concert venue for the Great New York State Fair, along with 15 additional shows outside of the fair season.
- Toyota Coliseum, Capacity 7,500
Originally known as the "State Fair Coliseum" until 2015, the venue is an indoor multipurpose arena. It was fomrmerly the home of the Syracuse Nationals. It is now used for agricultural shows and the Tigris Shrine Circus
- Chevy Court, Capacity: 2,500-35,000
Formerly known as "Cole Muffler Court". A festival setting stage that hosts free concerts during the fair. The venue will undergo a $4 million renovation in 2016. It will include new seating, landscaping and a bigger stage to draw big name acts.[1] Concerts will be organized by Live Nation Entertainment.[2]
- Mohegan Sun Grandstand, Capacity: 17,000
Formerly known as the "New York State Fair Grandstand". Was the main concert venue for the Great New York State Fair. In 2016, all concerts moved to the Lakeview Amphitheater and the grandstand was demolished.
- Empire Theater
Theatre used for local acts, recitals, pageants and film screenings.
- Regional Artist Variety Stage
Formerly known as the "Special Events Stage", the stage hosts a variety of free entertainment spanning from comedy shows to music acts. All performers are from the New York State area.
- Grange Stage
Features country music acts, line dancers and cloggers.
- Dairyland Stage
A small stage located in the Dairy Products building, providing an "open mic" for amateur acts.
Events
Annual events include:
- Great New York State Fair
- Syracuse International Horse Show
- Syracuse Jewelry & Mineral Show
- Syracuse Nationals (car show)
- New York State Boer Goat Show
- Autumn in New York Horse Show
- Salt City Autumn Antique Show
References
- ↑ Harding, Robert (September 2, 2015). "12 things to know about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $50 million NYS Fair transformation project". The Citizen. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ↑ McAndrew, Mike (January 20, 2016). "NY State Fair to give Live Nation no-bid deal to book free concerts". The Post-Standard. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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