Venue Information

It all began around 1869, when a few gentleman from Ellenville, New York facilitated the construction of the Ellenville Driving Park. They held a small fair, which featured horse racing and various agricultural exhibits, and it turned out to be such a success that it was repeated several times over the next few years.
Then, during the winter of 1885-86, several of Ellenville’s leading citizens banded together on various occasions and decided that, considering the success of these small county fairs, the next logical step would be for them to form a local agricultural society and sponsor a real “Ulster County Fair”.
On May 25, 1886, it was formally announced that the Southern Ulster Agricultural Society had been organized “to promote the interest of agriculture, stock raising, fruit growing…..to meet a recognized want….in response to the earnest demand.” Dates for the three-day event were set for Tuesday, September 28 through T ...