“It’s an individual choice and, as of now, it is their choice. “There will be some people wearing masks” at the fair, Roman said. The fairgrounds have several buildings, but most of it is outdoors. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend masks in high-transmission counties, such as Mahoning, when people are indoors. The county health department can’t mandate people wear face masks.Īlso, the U.S. “We have hand-sanitizer stations scattered throughout the fair. “We’re following everything they’re requiring us to do,” Roman said. The fair has been in contact with Mahoning County Public Health officials about safety precautions for visitors. It’s not a lot (of cancellations), but at least one a day are calling in.” “But we have people on a waiting list (to be vendors) and when we have a cancellation, we call them to see if they’re interested. With the rise in cases, the fair has had some vendors cancel, Roman said. This wasn’t an easy choice for us, but we feel it is the right one.” Theory wrote on its Facebook page: “We have decided that with the current surge in COVID cases, made worse by delta variant breakthrough cases, this is the right thing to do to ensure the safety of our fans and crew members. A new opening act will be announced soon. Theory, the scheduled opening act for Shinedown, canceled that show and all of its September concerts because of the pandemic. If the show starts at 8, don’t arrive at the fair at 7:30. “Because of the amount of traffic, we ask people to have a little bit of patience. “We’re anticipating bigger crowds,” Roman said. Presale tickets for concerts by Darius Rucker on Sept. “What we’ve seen in the last month and half with other fairs across the state is they’ve been very pleased with the attendance,” Roman said. That cancellation and people’s desire to return are the reasons behind the expected increase in attendance.
SHINEDOWN CANFIELD FAIR FULL
6, is for 350,000, Roman said.īecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, the full Canfield Fair was canceled last year and restricted to a Junior Fair. The fair typically averages about 300,000 to 330,000 visitors per year, but the expectation for this one, which runs from Wednesday to Sept.
4.The number of cases has jumped about tenfold in the past month with the highest numbers since late January reported in the past few days.
3 and the Canfield Fair Championship Tractor Pull on Saturday, Sept. The Canfield Fair is also bringing back its Demolition Derby on Friday, Sept. No tickets will be sold at the Canfield Fair Box Office until later this summer. Tickets will officially go one sale Friday at. Pre-sale tickets for both acts can be found at. Pre-sale tickets will be available online for both shows from 10 a.m. Still, directors are hoping the lure of big-name entertainment and the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions will give people reason enough to go to the fair and give organizers “something to crow about.” “They’re very important to us and some of them have retired and the next generation has not taken over too, and that’s part of the problem also,” said Dave Dickey, a member of the Canfield Fair Board. “That hurt a lot of our smaller local organizations that tried to make everything work,” said George Roman, a member of the Canfield Fair Board.ĭirectors also admit fairgoers may not see as many vendors and concessionaires as they have in the past - roughly 10 percent of the normal 700 that fill the midway won’t be returning this year.
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