Does the Big Fresno Fair hurt local businesses?

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A vocal radical of Fresno businesses accidental they are suffering portion the Big Fresno Fair is successful town, describing the archetypal 2 weeks of October arsenic 2 of the hardest weeks they person to woody with.

Downtown Fresno edifice Plant Slayer took to societal media to explicit their ain beef with the Big Fresno Fair coming to municipality asking their Instagram followers to "keep up your support."

"Historically, successful the fewer years that we've had our edifice and our nutrient truck, it's been 1 of the slowest periods," proprietor Jeremy Brownstein said to YourCentralValley.com connected Monday. "Not lone for america but for different businesses arsenic well."

Brownstein was not unsocial successful his sentiments, arsenic countless recognizable Fresno restaurants and businesses echoed the post's connection successful the comments.

"So true," Hummus Republic Fresno wrote.

"It's not easy, but you're the best," Raging Record wrote.

"You ain't ne'er lie," Bebe O's Vintage wrote.

Brownstein says the enactment from friends and chap section tiny concern owners was validating.

"This is simply a truly hard 2 weeks for tiny businesses successful Fresno," said Brownstein.

In a statement, the Big Fresno Fair describes the lawsuit arsenic a "vital economical motor for Fresno County" and generates implicit $80 cardinal successful some nonstop and indirect economical impact.

It creates much than 500 jobs, increases tourism, draws attraction to Fresno’s southeast region, and offers section businesses a unsocial accidental to prosecute with fairgoers by exhibiting and done sponsorship exposure. We promote section businesses to enactment successful the Fair and to heighten their visibility and link with caller customers. The Fair celebrates the galore year-round events held successful our region, arsenic they adhd to our thriving arts and amusement culture.

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In effect to the interaction of the Big Fresno Fair, Plant Slayer has introduced promotions and income to support concern afloat. Brownstein says helium doesn't privation to dissuade anyone from visiting the Big Fresno Fair, but wishes the radical of Fresno would see tiny businesses earlier their adjacent just visit.

"Maybe you prevention the just for the sweets, you know? The cinnamon rolls, heavy fried avocados oregon immoderate is heavy fried this year," Brownstein said. "Just beryllium cognizant of the accidental to enactment tiny business."