Allentown Fairgrounds

It hosts the Great Allentown Fair annually in late August and early September.

It was cancelled for a year in 1862, however, due to the Civil War and the conversion of the fairgrounds into a training camp for the 176th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

The Great Allentown Fair then resumed operations in 1863, continuing on until 1917, when the U.S. federal government converted the 46-acre grounds into Camp Crane, a training facility for the U.S. Army's Ambulance Service, paying the agricultural society $37,000 per year for its lease.

[6] The Allentown Fairgrounds currently operates multiple attractions, including: During the rest of the year, with the exception of the week before and after the fair, the area beneath the grandstand, and an adjoining building, together host an indoor farmers' market, usually open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, but also open additional weekdays before and after major holidays.

[7] The Agriplex buildings also host a wide variety of events throughout the year, which are listed separately on the fair's Web site.