Press Room
Welcome to The Great Allentown Fair's Press Room. Anyone may access the press releases issued by the Fair's Marketing Department, by clicking on Press Releases or News Alerts.
| Date | Event | Files |
| Jan, 17, 2022 | MONSTER TRUCKZ - The Most Insane Show on Earth! - July15-17, 2022 | Press Release |
| Dec. 10, 2021 | DINO & DRAGON STROLL COMING TO ALLENTOWN! One Weekend Only! December 11-12 | Press Release |
| Dec. 7, 2021 | Lehigh County Agricultural Society mourns loss of leader. | Press Release |
| Sept. 23, 2021 | The Allentown Fairgrounds lights it up! Fairground’s historic cupola gets lit up like Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row. | Press Release |
| Sept. 23, 2021 | 'Agricultural Recognition Night at Allentown Fair ' yields bountiful harvest of awards. | Press Release |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | The Great Allentown Fair postpones opening due to severe weather | News Alert |
| Aug. 23, 2021 | Allentown Fairgrounds gates close in prep for Fair; Liberty Street Box Office opens. | News Alert |
| Aug. 20, 2021 | Allentown Fair extends Box Office hours due to high demand | News Alert |
| Aug. 19, 2021 | The 2021 Great Allentown Fair is back! | Press Release |
| Aug. 16, 2021 | Allentown Fair Queen Contest and Queen Coronation set for Opening Night at Allentown Fair | Press Release |
| Aug. 9, 2021 | Allentown Fair extends deadline for 11 Culinary Contests! | News Alert |
| Aug. 2, 2021 | FAIR BOX OFFICE open Thursdays! | News Alert |
| July 27, 2021 | Allentown Fair offers mail-in opportunities to register during this final week to enter 2021 ‘blue ribbon’ contests | News Alert |
| July 17, 2021 | Multiplatinum Indie Pop Trio AJR coming to Allentown Fair. | Press Release |
| July 2, 2021 | Toby Keith makes history with new single “Old School” | News Alert |
| July 2, 2021 | Fair looking for ‘Blue Ribbon’ contestants. Rules for entering the Fair’s blue ribbon competitions and contests available. | Press Release |
| June 2, 2021 | Allentown Fair looking for workers! We are taking applications and conducting interviews to work in various departments running September 1 - 6 | Press Release |
| May 25, 2021 | The Great Allentown Fair returning after 2020 pandemic cancellation. | Press Release |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | LAST CALL for Fair Box Office 2020 ticket refunds | News Alert |
| Aug. 19, 2020 | Feast the Fair over Labor Day Weekend! - The Great Allentown Fair is giving the community the opportunity to get your fair food fix over Labor Day Weekend. | Press Release Vendor List |
| Aug. 17, 2020 | Allentown Fair Premium Book entries go virtual! The Great Allentown Fair is now collecting photos of entries for a select amount of both adult and youth (ages 19 and under) categories for virtual display on the Fair’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms. | News Alert |
| Aug. 3, 2020 | Fair Box Office opens for 2020 ticket refunds. | News Alert |
| July 8, 2020 | The 2020 Great Allentown Fair that was scheduled to be held September 1-7 is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. | Press Release |
| June 26, 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer concert at Allentown Fair canceled | News Alert |
| June 4, 2020 | Raymond L. Hoffman, 69, of Slatington, died Monday, June 1 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. | Press Release |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | Dan Smalley announced as Carrie Underwood’s special guest for Allentown Fair show | News Alert |
| Feb. 11, 2020 | Les “Corky” Powers inducted into Outdoor Amusement Business Association Hall of Fame | News Alert |
| Jan. 31, 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer is returning to The Great Allentown Fair on Sunday, September 6 | News Alert Live Nation Release |
| Jan. 6, 2020 | Carrie Underwood, the seven-time GRAMMY® Award winning country music vocal powerhouse, is returning to The Great Allentown Fair. | Press Release |