{"id":327931,"date":"2026-08-23T19:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327931\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T19:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:28:14","slug":"cny-foodies-called-to-judge-nys-fair-food-this-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327931\/","title":{"rendered":"CNY Foodies Called To Judge NYS Fair Food This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Great New York State Fair<\/a> is known for its live entertainment, rides and attractions and who could forget the FOOD.<\/p>\n

The State Fair is looking for your tastebuds to be the judge. This is your chance to make your voice heard on who’s got the best State Fair food.<\/p>\n

\"NYSNYS FAIRNYS FAIR<\/p>\n

Best Of Fair<\/p>\n

For years, the Great New York State Fair has been the go-to spot for food and drink vendors\u00a0to showcase delicious creations and entice fairgoers with something new each year.<\/p>\n

2026 will be the first year of the “Best Of Fair” competition.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 30+ New Ways To Stuff Your Face At The New York State Fair<\/a><\/p>\n

The best part is that the fair is looking for you to be a judge alongside local celebrity judges.<\/p>\n

From savory dishes to mocktails, judges can taste delicious vendor entries and help choose winners <\/a>for the 2026 Fair.<\/p>\n

\"NYSNYS FAIRNYS FAIR<\/p>\n

Available Dates To Judge<\/p>\n

Monday, August 31st at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 1st at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 2nd at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 3rd at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Best Mocktail\/Non-Alcoholic Drink<\/p>\n

Friday, September 4th at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Best Cocktail\/Alcoholic Drink<\/p>\n

\"Fairmstroz\/Think StockFair food signage.<\/p>\n

How To Sign Up<\/p>\n

All judging will be held at 10 a.m. in the Empire Room located in the Creative Arts Center at the Fair.<\/p>\n

\"104.5<\/p>\n

Interested judges can select a preferred date and category you\u2019d like to judge.<\/p>\n

Selected judges will be notified the week of August 24th.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: The 2026 State Fair Butter Sculpture Is Coming<\/a><\/p>\n

Sign up now <\/a>for the chance to be selected as an official Fair Judge!<\/p>\n

New York State Fair Butter Sculptures Through the Years<\/p>\n

Take a look at the Butter Sculptures over the years at the New York State Fair.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Credit – Polly McAdams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Great New York State Fair is known for its live entertainment, rides and attractions and who could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2623,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-327931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-current-events","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}