Please Save the Historic Orange County Fairgrounds - NY

https://midhudsonnews.com/2025/08/12/serrano-purchase-of-fairgrounds-property-cost-prohibitive-for-town/

Serrano: Purchase of fairgrounds property cost prohibitive for town - Mid Hudson News TOWN OF WALLKILL – The Orange County Fairgrounds property in the Town of Wallkill would be an ideal location for a large hospitality and conference center, but the $20 million asking price puts it out of reach of the town, Supervisor George Serrano said Monday. His comments come after County Touri...

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Sign the Petition Preserve the Historic Orange County Fair Speedway and Orange County Fair

Meeting today. 3:30 pm Galleria Crystal Run Mall food court. All in support of saving the fairgrounds are encouraged to attend for the purpose of sharing ideas and planning the next step.

1910 book from Orange County Fair (courtesy Thrall Library)

We can’t wait to kick off the 2023 race season!
Printed schedules can be picked up today at; ECS Auto Stores, Behrents Performance Warehouse, Advanced Auto parts (East Main Middletown), NAPA Middletown, Short Stop -Schutt Road, Johnson's Auto & Truck, Suga Loaf Performing Arts Center and the Speedway office.

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Mark seems to have similar sentiment regarding the survival of the fairgrounds. Maybe he’ll weigh-in here?

Thanks, Dan!

If you are a fan of or support the continuance of the Orange County Fair, fairgrounds, speedway and associated events, PLEASE consider telling your County elected officials that you do not want to see it demolished to redevelop the property as commercial warehousing or a large-scale housing complex. Instead, let our County officials know that you would prefer to see the County or other entity boost the fairgrounds financially to allow it to continue to operate entertaining and amusing generations of Orange County residents and tourists...as it has for well over 100 years. Government funding is used all across the USA to subsidize sports arenas, stadiums and entertainment venues....why not here, in Orange County? Shouldn't our leaders consider that our little piece of "Americana" is in danger of being closed forever, obliterated by development of yet another warehouse or housing complex? The County residents deserve the consideration of preserving an important venue for sports, entertainment and social gathering.