Oswego County Offers Free Transportation to New York State Fair

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Department of Mobility Management offers free park-n-ride transportation to the New York State Fair again this year! Oswego County Public Transit buses will be available in Fulton, Oswego, Central Square and Phoenix on weekends throughout the run of the fair.

“We’re very excited to once again offer free transportation to the New York State Fair,” said Oswego County Director of Mobility Management Heather Snow. “Our fair shuttles had large ridership last year, and we’re thrilled to add more dates this year.”

The Fulton shuttle stop is at the local campus of Cayuga Community College (CCC), 11 River Glen Dr. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24 and Aug. 30-31. Departure and return trips are approximately 45 minutes each.

• Departure times from CCC are 10 a.m.; noon; 2:25 p.m.; 4:25 p.m.; and 6:25 p.m.
• Return trips leave the NYS Fair at 11 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 3:25 p.m.; 5:25 p.m.; and 8:10 p.m.

The Oswego shuttle stop is at the Oswego High School, 2 Buccaneer Blvd. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24 and Aug. 30-31. Bus rides are approximately one hour each way.

• Departure times from the school are 10 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 3:25 p.m.; and 5:55 p.m.
• Return trips leave the NYS Fair at 11:15 a.m.; 1:45 p.m.; 4:40 p.m.; and 7:55 p.m.

On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30-31, a shuttle runs from the Central Square Walmart, 3018 East Ave., to the Three Rivers Plaza, 219 Co. Rte. 57, Phoenix, to the NYS Fair. Each trip is about an hour.

• Departure times from Central Square are 10 a.m.; 12:10 p.m.; 2:45 p.m.; and 4:55 p.m.
• Departure times from Phoenix are 10:40 a.m.; 12:50 p.m.; 3:25 p.m.; and 5:35 p.m.
• Return trips leave the NYS Fair at 11:20 a.m.; 1:30 p.m.; 4:05 p.m.; 6:15 p.m.; and 8 p.m.

All passengers taking the Oswego County Public Transit buses to the NYS Fair will be dropped off and picked up in the Pink Lot across State Fair Boulevard from the fairgrounds near the Toyota Coliseum.

For more information or to obtain schedules for New York State fair transportation, contact Oswego County Mobility Management Coordinator Kristen Fragale at 315-746-4221 or [email protected].

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