Five designated smoking areas to be located outside the gates. Skip to Article. Set weather. ... New rules push tobacco, cannabis use off the fairgrounds. Updated: Aug. 03, 2023, 10:46 a.m.

NORMAL - The smoking ban in Normal doesn't go into affect until Jan. 1 but the town isn't waiting until then to get information out.

In 2023, the fair adopted new rules intended to move all smoking and vaping — tobacco and cannabis — to designated areas outside the gates. Sign up for the NYS Fair Newsletter ...

Fair organizers will share the six designated smoking areas on their website once they are decided upon. The Fair runs from August 24 through Monday, September 5. Tickets are now on sale .