County fairs, parades, plan measured comebacks They missed the kids....the missed the crowds....they missed the money. County fairs that were silenced last year are making measured comebacks this year, hoping to rekindle decades-old traditions, and, make back hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Posted: Apr 28, 2021 6:16 PM Posted By: Joleen Ferris They missed the kids....the missed the crowds....they missed the money. County fairs that were silenced last year are making measured comebacks this year, hoping to rekindle decades-old traditions, and, make back hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. "Well, about a quarter of a million dollars and we get no subsidy at all from the grants, because everybody here is a volunteer so we don't qualify for any kind of assistance," says Gerry Elthorp, Treasurer and Director of the Herkimer County Fair. The fair will happen this year, August 17th-22nd. But Elthorp isn't yet sure what it will look like.