Food Bucks go on sale today only and saves you money! Or, allows you to buy more FAIR FOOD. Depends on how you look at it.

A 25% discount on fair food can add up! Here's how it works, 3000 people can purchase Food Bucks starting at 6 a.m. today, Tuesday, May 21. For $15, (with fees and taxes, $15.45), you can buy $20 packages worth of Food Bucks that can be used for any food or non-alcoholic beverage product at any stand on the Fairgrounds.

Once you've purchased Food Bucks online, you'll receive a confirmation email that contains a link to a voucher. Print the coupon and bring to Guest Relations at either the Main Gate or Gate 10, where they will be exchanged for four $5 Food Bucks tickets. You can mix Food Bucks and cash, but no change will be issued.

You can buy up to four Food Bucks packages. With fees and taxes, each Food Bucks package will cost $15.45. The sale will end when all 3,000 vouchers have been sold or at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, whichever comes first.

Food Bucks are only good for the 2019 Fair and cannot be used at food trucks competing in the Fair’s annual Food Truck Competition.

Founded in 1841, the Great New York State Fair is America’s third largest state fair. The fair showcases the best of New York agriculture and provides top-quality entertainment. The 2019 Fair runs from August 21 to September 2.

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