List of performers at the York Fair

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The York State Fair is a ten-day fair held in July/August in York, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the York Fair and held in September, it was renamed and rescheduled for 2020, though canceled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the oldest fairs in the country, tracing its roots to 1765. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Fair organizers reported a record attendance in 2012 of over 640,000. [10] Over the last six decades, the fair has drawn a broad set of notable musicians and comedians, listed here by year of performance. [11]

Previous decades
1960s performers
1970s performers
1980s performers
1990s performers
2000s performers
2010s performers
JT Hodges, Andy Gibson, Randy Houser, Casey James, Thomas Rhett, Kristen Kelly, Dustin Lynch, Greg Bates, The Farm, Lauren Alaina, Due West, Katie Armiger
Dakota Bradley and Sam Hunt, Brothers Osborne and Josh Thompson, Chase Rice, Lucy Hale, John King, Maggie Rose, Canaan Smith, Jamie Lynn Spears, The Swon Brothers, Austin Webb and Jana Kramer
Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Chase Bryant, Cam, Chris Janson, LoCash, Mo Pitney, Canaan Smith, Drake White
Runaway June and Lauren Alaina, Trent Harmon, Jordan Rager, Michael Ray, Craig Campbell, Brooke Eden, Jerrod Niemann, High Valley, Brett Young, Dylan Scott
William Michael Morgan, Adam Craig, High Valley, Luke Combs, Midland, Seth Ennis, Jordan Davis, Canaan Smith
Trent Harmon, Jordan Davis, LANCO, Lindsay Ell, William Michael Morgan (replaced Morgan Evans), Jimmie Allen, Dylan Schneider, Joe Nichols, Mitchell Tenpenny
2020s performers
  • 2020
canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3]

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