2018 Agricultural Fairs & Field Days

Find a fair to visit this Summer and Fall!

 
County fair and field day season is officially here!  These fairs and events remain some of the best ways to reconnect with our region’s agricultural history.  Nowadays, many people are several generations removed from the farm. However, many of us eat local foods (like dairy) every day without even realizing it! Did you know dairy is fresh, local, and always in season? It takes just 48 hours from milk to travel from the dairy farms in our region to you at the store!

Also, did you know that agricultural fairs date back to the 1760’s in North America?  Here in the US, the first American fair is thought to have been organized in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1807 – once known as the Berkshire County Fair!  And across the country, it’s thought that there are more than 3,000 agricultural fairs running each year.  That’s 3,000 opportunities to meet local farmers, learn about what they do, how they care for their animals and our environment!  Education is at the heart of each and every agricultural fair.

Here in New England and in New York, you’ve got plenty of fairs and field days to explore!

Massachusetts:

• Adams Agricultural Fair – Adams, MA – August 3-5, 2018
• Middlefield Fair – Middlefield, MA – August 10-12, 2018
• Blandford Fair – Blandford, MA – August 31 – September 3, 2018
• 3 County Fair – Northampton, MA – September 1-4, 2018 (200 Year Anniversary!)
• Topsfield Fair – Topsfield, MA – September 28 – October 8, 2018
• Marshfield Fair – Marshfield, MA – August 17-26, 2018
• The Big E – West Springfield, MA – September 14-30, 2018

New Hampshire

• Stratham Fair – Stratham, NH – July 19-22, 2018
• North Haverhill Fair – Haverhill, NH – July 25-29, 2018
• Lancaster Fair – Lancaster, NH – August 30 – September 3, 2018
• Hopkinton State Fair – Contoocook, NH – August 31 – September 3, 2018
• Deerfield Fair – Deerfield, NH – September 27-30, 2018
• Sandwich Fair – Center Sandwich, NH – October 6-8, 2018

Rhode Island:

• Washington County Fair – Richmond, RI – August 15-19, 2018
• Eastern RI 4-H County Fair – Portsmouth, RI – July 21-22, 2018

Vermont:

• Connecticut Valley Fair – Bradford, VT – July 12-15, 2018
• Lamoille County Field Days – Johnson, VT – July 27-29, 2018
• Franklin County Field Days – Highgate, VT – August 2-5, 2018
• Addison County Fair & Field Days – New Haven, VT – August 7-11, 2018
• Deerfield Valley Farmers Day Exposition –  Wilmington, VT – August 9-12
• Vermont State Fair – Rutland, VT – August 14-18, 2018
• Orleans County Fair – Barton,  VT – August 16-20
• Caledonia County Fair – Lyndonville, VT – August 22-26
• Bondville Fair – Bondville, VT – August 24-26, 2018
• Champlain Valley Fair – Essex Jct, VT – August 24 – September 2, 2018
• Guilford Fair – Guilford, VT – September 2-3
• Tunbridge World’s Fair – Tunbridge, VT – September 13-16, 2018

Connecticut:

• North Stonington Agricultural Fair – North Stongington, CT – July 12-15, 2018
• Lebanon Country Fair – Lebanon, CT – August 10-12, 2018
• Bridgewater Country Fair – Bridgewater, CT – August 17-19, 2018
• Haddam Neck Fair – Haddam Neck, CT – August 31 – September 3, 2018
• Woodstock Fair – Woodstock, CT – August 31 – September 3, 2018
• Durham Fair – Durham, CT – September 21-30, 2018

New York:

• Clinton County Fair – Morrisonville, NY – July 17-22, 2018
• Erie County Fair – Hamburg, NY – August 8-19, 2018
• Dutchess County Fair – Rhinebeck, NY – August 21-26, 2018
• Altamont Fair – Altamont, NY – August 14-19, 2018
• Washington County Fair – Greenwich, NY – August 20-26, 2018
• Great New York State Fair – Syracuse, NY – August 22 – September 3, 2018

This is just a short sampling of the many great agricultural fairs and field days you can visit throughout the Northeast in 2018.

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