The erie county fair

The Basil 'Vehicles for Vets' has started! The final giveaway will be on August 14th at the Erie County Fair, also Veterans Day at the Fair - free admission to all those who are serving & have served! There will be 9 finalists total, and they can win a new car or $21,000 in Basil bucks towards the purchase of a vehicle. Nicho...

Headlining the Erie County Fair was not what they wanted to be doing that night – at all. In fact, they wrote the song 'What Am I Doing Here' because they hated their time here in Western New York so much. Remember the successful Canadian country band Blue Rodeo? They...

Where the hamburger got its name and where it originated was honestly a mystery to me until today! You can't spell "hamburger" without Hamburg!  It's true.  The favorite American Classic food originated here in Western New York in 1885! The s...

Now that our huge contest is all said and done and Taylor has won the 2015 Toyota Yaris from West Herr Toyota of Orchard Park, thought we'd post some of the extras that didn't make the blogs in the 12 days we were out at Slade Park at the Erie County Fair.

There is ALWAYS something going on in Buffalo and Western New York, for example, comedian Brian Posehn will take the stage at Helium Comedy Club for Thursday and Friday night shows. Check out what else is happening this weekend!

We are down to six grads standing at the Erie County Fair! We started the fair with 12 grads. Join Mix 96 and our ‘grads’ in Slade park to see who will walk off with a 2015 Toyota Yaris thanks to West Herr Toyota of Orchard Park and Williamsville. Will they be...

Cute alert in 3...2...1.  Meet "Piper," the newborn calf at the Erie County Fair!

Day two at the Erie County Fair we combined "Last Grad Standing" with "Dan vs. Food" t bring you...GRADS vs Food.  The grads competing for the 2015 Toyota Yaris from West Herr Toyota sampled "Gator kabob" at the fair...

There are over 100 security guards and law enforcement officers each day at the Erie County Fair to help monitor the over 1 million visitors who will attend the fair. This is an increase from last year's security. WIVB reports the Hamburg Police received 37 calls during last year's fair for incidents such as larceny and missing persons...

Hotel California an Eagles tribute band will fill the spot left by Meghan Trainor at the Erie County Fair due to her health concerns.

One of the (if not THE) main reasons we love the Erie County Fair is for the food! Undoubtedly you've had a fried Oreo or two...no?

The Basil Family of Dealerships has partnered with the Veterans One Stop Center of Western New York to launch “Vehicles for Vets”; a summer long promotion in which a veteran or active serving military member can win a new vehicle!