The Dutchess County Fairgrounds is the home of the annual
Dutchess County Fair
The Dutchess County Fair is held annually in Rhinebeck, New York, usually during the last full week in August. Currently, the fair hosts approximately half a million people per year, and is the second largest county fair in New York state.
H ...
. Open for over 160 years, the fairgrounds are open year-round and host a number of events.
Annual events include:
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Crafts at Rhinebeckbr>
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New York State Sheep and Wool Festival
The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is an annual gathering of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States that draws approximately 30,000 visitors and more than 300 vendors. It is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New Yo ...
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Hudson Valley Wine and Food Festivalbr>
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Rhinebeck Antiques Fairbr>
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Classic car
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shows
In addition to these events, the fairgrounds are home to "Turn of the Century Village" with a
one-room school
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, a working
sugar house
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, and a
cider mill
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. There are plans to expand this exhibit.
Dutchess County Fairgrounds is located on
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 (US 9) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the Northeastern United States. It is one of only two U.S. Highways with a ferry connection (the Cape May–Le ...
, about 3 miles from
Amtrak
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Rhinecliff-Kingston station.
Fairgrounds in the United States
Rhinebeck, New York