Empire Expo Center

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Coordinates: 43°04′26″N 76°13′16″W / 43.074°N 76.221°W / 43.074; -76.221
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The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in

trade fairs
.

Its major annual event is the

Syracuse Nationals
(now Philadelphia 76ers) professional basketball team.

Venues

Originally known as the "State Fair Coliseum" until 2015, the venue is an indoor multipurpose arena. It was formerly the home of the

Syracuse Nationals
. It is now used for agricultural shows and the Tigris Shrine Circus. The Syracuse Stars hockey team played their games in the Coliseum and won the Calder Cup in the Inaugural Season of (what is now) the American Hockey League. The Midstate Stampede, a youth hockey team, also played in the Coliseum until the ice was removed around 2013. The Syracuse Hornets also played at the Coliseum, but due to financial troubles, the team folded after only 10 games.

  • Lakeview Amphitheater
    , Capacity, 17,500

Completed in 2015, it replaced the Mohegan Sun Grandstand as the primary concert venue.

  • Mohegan Sun Grandstand, Capacity: 17,000

Formerly known as the "New York State Fair Grandstand" until 2006. It was the main concert venue for the Great New York State Fair. In 2016, the grandstand was demolished.

  • Chevy Court, Capacity: 2,500-35,000

Formerly known as "Cole Muffler Court". A festival setting stage that hosts free concerts during the fair. The venue underwent a $4 million renovation in 2016, which included new seating, landscaping and a bigger stage to draw big-name acts.[1] Concerts will be organized by Live Nation Entertainment.[2]

  • Empire Theater

Theatre used for local acts, recitals, pageants and film screenings.

  • Regional Artist Variety Stage

Formerly known as the "Special Events Stage", the stage hosts a variety of free entertainment spanning from comedy shows to music acts. All performers are from the New York State area.

  • Grange Stage

Features country music acts, line dancers and cloggers.

  • Dairyland Stage

A small stage located in the Dairy Products building, providing an "open mic" for amateur acts.

Events

Annual events include:

References

  1. The Citizen
    . Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. ^ McAndrew, Mike (January 20, 2016). "NY State Fair to give Live Nation no-bid deal to book free concerts". The Post-Standard. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

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