NORTHEAST FAIR OVERVIEW
The Northeast Fair is a growing family oriented event where parents have just as much fun as their children, and continues to involve more community organizations. Guests enjoy well manicured and colorful grounds, all asphalt paved extra-wide midways, plenty of seating, clean comfortable restroom facilities, free parking for thousands of cars, a tremendous amount of family and musical entertainment, exhibitors and vendors, and of course, lots & lots of delicious food! The fair is an annual non-profit event that is educational, entertaining and has lots of thrills.
New fair grounds are centrally located in the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania, equidistant between the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, just off Interstate 81 and Interstate 476, adjacent to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
NORTHEAST FAIR ENTERTAINMENT
The Northeast Fair entertainment line up currently includes daily national and regional musical acts, auto thrill shows, many nationally recognized family shows, educational segments, special contests, numerous community group shows and much, much more.
There are hundreds of agricultural exhibits and competitive events where all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners receive cash awards and other prizes and first place winners of several competitions advance to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show to compete for the title of Pennsylvania’s Best, along with various other contests, events and educational segments from 4 stages.
And let’s not forget that fair guests will enjoy over 25 amusement park style rides from REITHOFFER SHOWS, America’s largest amusement company!
NORTHEAST FAIR FACTS
Total Acreage Including Parking: 42 acres
Total Acreage of Actual Fair Grounds (excludes parking): 18 acres, expandable
Fair Grounds Utilities: public water, public sanitary sewer, ample electricity
Most Recent Attendance: 35,000 and growing
Nonprofit & Community Groups Affiliated with Fair: 20 and growing
Agricultural Exhibit Departments: 16 departments with over 1500 competitive events
Premiums Projected to be Paid: $28,000
Amusement Company: Reithoffer Shows (America’s largest, over 25 rides)
Entertainment Expenditure Projection: Over $100,000
New Interstate 81 Highway Access to Northeast Fair Now Under Construction:
Here is something very important you should know about the Northeast Fair. In the very near future the Northeast Fair will become one of the most accessible fairs in America. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has begun construction on a new Interstate 81 interchange for the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport and the Grimes Industrial Park, together with constructing a new access road connecting the entrance of the airport to the industrial park. The new interchange and the airport access road will both exit within several hundred feet of the Northeast Fair entrance.
New Pennsylvania Turnpike Access now in Design Stage:
An additional interchange from Interstate 476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) is now in the design stage. It is proposed to exit within several hundred feet of the Northeast Fair entrance and connect with the new Interstate 81 interchange and the new airport access road. While the turnpike project is in the design stage, there is a very strong possibility that it may also become a reality in the very near future.
Should you desire more information about the Northeast Fair or have vendor related questions, please E-Mail us at northeastfair@aol.com or call 570-654-2503.