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Cross Insurance Center reviews Bangor State Fair: attendance down, revenue up; plans to expand event days
Summary
Jake Berkowitz, general manager of the Cross Insurance Center, told the Government Operations Committee on Oct. 6 that the 2025 Bangor State Fair drew just over 17,000 paid attendees over seven event days and sold about 6,000 ride tickets and wristbands.
Jake Berkowitz, general manager of the Cross Insurance Center, told the Government Operations Committee on Oct. 6 that the 2025 Bangor State Fair drew just over 17,000 paid attendees over seven event days and sold about 6,000 ride tickets and wristbands. He said ride revenue totaled roughly $477,000.
"Compared to last year, our total attendance was down, but our revenue was up," Berkowitz said, attributing the stronger revenue to operational changes implemented by the venue.
The statement to the committee summarized the fair’s programming and operations. Managers said the fair ran Thursday–Sunday over two weekends (seven paid days total), featured nightly grandstand…
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