New Jersey State Fair (Sussex County Fairgrounds)

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The Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, New Jersey, hosts the New Jersey State Fair in one of the most geographically surprising settings on the East Coast — a genuine rural valley ringed by the Kittatinny Ridge, just 60 miles from midtown Manhattan. The 80-acre fairground includes grandstand, livestock barns, exhibition buildings, and midway. Sussex County is the most rural county in New Jersey and looks nothing like the state's reputation — rolling hills, farms, lakes, and ridge lines define the landscape. For East Coast productions that need rural Americana without traveling to the Midwest, Augusta provides a credible and convenient alternative. New York City's full production infrastructure — including the largest crew base in the world — is less than 90 minutes away. The fairground's modest scale makes it approachable for smaller and mid-size productions.