CANFIELD, Ohio - With the 175th Canfield Fair now in the books, fair directors reflected on this year's success of the Valley classic, after a 2-year hiatus.

"When you don't have a fair for two years, yes, it was a success," explained George Roman, Director of Entertainment and Concessions for the Canfield Fair. 

Roman told 21 News fair attendance was 20,000 people less compared to 2019. 

"Who knows the reason," Roman said. "With the spike and COVID-19 numbers going up, some people probably got a little more concerned for their personal health. We understand that."

Even with 29 less vendors in 2021, the fair's overall concession revenue came out higher than years past.

"It doesn't seem like a big number but it's the amount of front footage that we sell to these concessionaires and vendors that come to the fair," Roman explained. "That's a loss of revenue for us."

Neither Darius Rucker or Shinedown concert tickets sold out, but each show sold just shy of 7,000 seats. 

"It was a learning curve again for most people because they just fell out of the habits that they were used to," Roman said. "It just took a little encouraging, prodding and making sure everybody understood what was expected."

Attendance is typically around 300,000 people every year.

The 2022 Canfield Fair is expected to be scheduled from August 31, 2022 through September 5, 2022.