List of performers at the York State Fair explained

The York State Fair is a ten-day fair held in July/August in York, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the York Fair and held in September, it was renamed and rescheduled for 2020, though it was canceled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2] It is one of the oldest fairs in the country, tracing its roots to 1765.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Fair organizers reported a record attendance in 2012 of over 640,000.[9] Since the 1960s, the fair has drawn a broad set of notable musicians and comedians, listed here by year of performance.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The York Fair will move to July/August starting in 2020 . York Daily Record . November 15, 2018 . Jaleny Reyes . Santos . November 15, 2018 .
  2. News: York Fair changing its name when it moves to July in 2020 . July 24, 2019 . Teresa . Boeckel . York Daily Record . July 25, 2019 .
  3. News: Day Tripper: The York County Fair runs through September 14th . The Washington Times . September 7, 2008 . January 5, 2013 . Jacquie . Kubin .
  4. Web site: York Fair: Our History . May 22, 2017 . York County Agricultural Society .
  5. Book: Peckham, Betty Clock . The story of a dynamic community, York, Pennsylvania . 1946 . York Chamber of Commerce .
  6. News: The York Fair . b Magazine . Fall 2010 . January 5, 2013 .
  7. News: Going Back Decades -- Even Centuries . The Washington Post . July 26, 2007 . January 5, 2013 . Tracing its origins to 1765 [...] the old-timey York Fair [...] proclaims itself to be 'America's first.' .
  8. News: York Fair to Open Tuesday . The Gettysburg Times . 3 . September 10, 1955 . January 5, 2013 . This fair, one of the oldest and largest in the nation, is expected to attract an attendance of over 300,000 persons from six nearby states and the District of Columbia .
  9. News: 2012 York Fair sets attendance record . September 17, 2012 . Chelsea . Shank . January 1, 2013 . . According to a news release from Gene Schenck, York Fair president, the 2012 fair's total attendance tally – 642,263 visitors – is a new record. .
  10. Book: Gulden, Dave . York Fair: America's First Fair from Then Until Now . 2005 . Pennsylvania State University . 62876488 .

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