Connecticut
CT country fairs start as early as June. Find out when your favorite fair is here.
Nation-fair followers can rejoice. The country-fair scene in Connecticut is powerful for 2023, with the livestock exhibits, competitions, carnival rides, decadent meals, fireworks and reside music starting in June and working via in October.
Some are free, one-day occasions. Others are multi-day festivals with Ferris wheels and nation stars. The most important one in every of all rounds out the tip of the 12 months: the 17-day extravaganza of New England agriculture and world-famous entertainers often called the Huge E. Individuals who can’t go to too many festivals can purchase a season cross for 2 to any member truthful for $100 at ctagfairs.org.
Right here is every thing that you must know:
June 10
Simsbury Grange Agricultural Honest, 236 Farms Village Street. Highlights are a bake and craft sale, farm reveals, children’ actions and contests. 10 a.m. to three p.m. Free admission. http://www.simsburygrange.org.
July 13 to 16
North Stonington Agricultural Honest, 21 Wyassup Street. Highlights are contests, truck pulls, reside music, racing pigs. Thursday and Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8 am to 11 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission is $12, below 10 is free, seniors and lively navy $6. https://www.northstoningtonfair.org/
July 28 to 30
Lebanon Nation Honest, 122 Mack Street. Highlights are motorcross present, fireworks. Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $11 on Friday, $12 Saturday and Sunday, $10 seniors, free to 12 and youthful and navy. Three day passes can be found and should be ordered prematurely. lebanoncountryfair.org.
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Hundreds attended the forty fifth Hebron Harvest Honest, to take pleasure in some nation enjoyable together with a PRCA Rodeo, halfway and carnival rides, tractor and livestock pulls, and reside music. (Alex Syphers | Particular to the Courant)
Aug. 12
Ekonk Neighborhood Grange Honest, 723 Ekonk Hill Street in Sterling. Highlights are contests, reveals, distributors. 10 a.m. to three p.m. Free. http://www.ekonkgrange.org.
Winchester Grange Honest, 100 Newfield Street. Highlights are contests for baked items, greens and flowers, a used e-book sale, a group tag sale. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. winchestergrange.org.
Aug. 18 to twenty
Bridgewater Nation Honest, 100 Foremost St. South. Highlights are pet parade, dock canine, truck raffle. Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors and veterans, free to 12 and youthful. bridgewaterfair.com.
Hamburg Honest, 1 Sterling Metropolis Street in Lyme. Highlights are efficiency by Steve Songs, radio-controlled automotive racing, magic present. Friday 5 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 prematurely, $8 seniors and navy, 11 and youthful free. hamburgfair.org.
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Since 1948, the Berlin Lions Membership has operated the Berlin Honest, which has grown into a serious occasion for the city. (Courant file photograph)
Aug. 24 to 27
Brooklyn Honest, 15 Fairgrounds Street. Highlights on the oldest repeatedly lively agricultural truthful in america are a live performance by Chris Cagle on Saturday at 8 p.m., a girls’s skillet toss, pig races, garden mower races, balloon animals. Thursday 4 to 11 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors and navy, free to 12 and youthful. brooklynfair.org.
Aug. 25 to 27
Chester Honest, 11 Kirtland Terrace. Highlights are an open fiddle jam, canine agility demos, frog-jumping contests. Friday 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors and navy, free to 12 and youthful. chesterfair.org.
Terryville Lions Nation Honest, 171 City Hill Street within the Terryville part of Plymouth. Highlights are an artwork present, scarecrow contest, animal costume occasion. Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors and navy, free to 10 and youthful. terryvillefair.org.
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The Demolition Derby on the Haddam Neck Honest.
Aug. 26 to 27
Cheshire Grange Neighborhood Honest, 44 Wallingford Street. Highlights are Grannie’s Attic, nation retailer, basket raffle, roast beef dinner. Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to five p.m. Free. cheshiregrange.org.
Aug. 27
Cannon Grange Agricultural Honest and Exposition, 25 Cannon Street in Wilton. Highlights are baking trophy contest, assortment reveals. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $2. cannongrange.org.
Sept. 1 to 4
Haddam Neck Honest, 26 Quarry Hill Street within the Haddam Neck part of Haddam. Highlights are Grateful Lifeless dance occasion, child present, 5K street race, beard contest, helicopter rides. Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $10, $9 seniors and navy, free to 12 and youthful. haddamneckfair.com.
Woodstock Honest, 281 Route 169. Highlights are karaoke contest, grapefruit bowling, wheelbarrow races, flapjack toss contest. Friday midday to 11 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday 9 a.m. to eight p.m. Admission $15, $10 seniors and navy, free to 10 and youthful. Advance grownup tickets are $13. woodstockfair.com.
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The halfway on the Durham Honest.
Sept. 2 to 4
Goshen Honest, 116 Outdated Center St. Highlights are concert events, frozen t-shirt contest, apple-fritter consuming contest. Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $5 seniors Saturday solely, free to 12 and youthful. Low cost coupon accessible on-line. goshenfair.org.
Sept. 7 to 10
Hebron Harvest Honest, 347 Gilead St. Highlights are concert events, demolition derby, BMX bike stunt present, beer and wine backyard. Thursday 4 to 10:30 p.m., Friday midday to midnight, Saturday 9 a.m. to midnight, Sunday 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, admission $1, free to 12 and youthful. On Friday, $10 prematurely, $14 on the door, seniors free till 4 p.m., $14 after 4 p.m., free for navy and 12 and youthful. On Saturday and Sunday, $10 prematurely, $14 on the door, free for navy and 12 and youthful. Army relations and veterans $2 low cost with ID. hebronharvestfair.org.
North Haven Honest, 290 Washington Ave. Highlights are a sock hop, wrestling, garden mower racing, petting zoo. Thursday 5 to 10 p.m., Friday 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission $5 on Thursday, $10 each different day, free to 12 and youthful, $5 for seniors on Sunday. northhaven-fair.com.
Sept. 8 to 10
Bethlehem Honest, 384 Foremost St. North. Highlights embody automotive present, wooden chopping contest, Bethlehem Honest’s Acquired Expertise present. Friday 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday 8 to 9:30 p.m., Sunday 8 to five:30 p.m. Admission is $10, $9 seniors, free to 12 and youthful. bethlehemfair.com.
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Honest goers experience the swing and the Ferris wheel on the 4 City Honest in Somers.
Sept. 14 to 17
4 City Honest, 56 Egypt Street in Somers. Highlights are automotive present, frog leaping contest, pie and corn consuming contests. Thursday 4 to 9 p.m., Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission on Thursday is $6, $5 seniors, 12 and youthful free. Admission on Friday is $10 adults and youngsters, $5 seniors. Admission on Saturday and Sunday is $10 adults, kids and seniors. 4townfair.com.
Berlin Lions Agricultural Honest, 430 Beckley Street in East Berlin. Highlights are Berlin’s Acquired Expertise, short-track racing. Thursday 4 to 10 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission on Thursday solely is $10, $15 with demolition derby. Admission different days is $15, $10 seniors, free for navy and 11 and youthful. ctberlinfair.com.
Sept. 15 to 17
Guilford Honest, Stone Home Lane and Lovers Lane. Highlights are concert events, circus. Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors and navy, 11 and youthful free. guilfordfair.org.
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The Huge E’s well-known cream puffs can now be topped with chocolate ganache.
Sept. 15 to Oct. 1
The Jap States Exposition (The Huge E), 1305 Memorial Ave. in West Springfield. Leisure highlights are Parker McCollum on Sept. 17, Zedd on Sept. 29 and Third Eye Blind on Sept. 30. Extra are being introduced.
Sunday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission $20 on the gate, ages 6 to 12 $12 on the gate, Opening day $12. Youngster 17-day cross is $35. Grownup 17-day cross is $70. Halfway Magic cross is $35. Live performance tickets vary and embody truthful admission. thebige.com.
Sept. 16 to 17
Orange Nation Honest, 525 Orange Middle Street. Highlights are pancake breakfasts, homing pigeon launch, vintage automotive present. Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $5 seniors and navy, 14 and youthful free. orangectfair.com.
Sept. 21 to 24
Durham Honest, 68 Foremost St. Highlights are a live performance by Lauren Alaina, wine, beer and cider sampling, antique-farm-equipment demo, scavenger hunt, bunny-hop contest, karaoke contest, monster truck present. Thursday 4 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to six p.m. Admission Thursday solely is $10. Different days admission is $18, seniors $10, 11 and youthful and navy free. durhamfair.com.
Sept. 22 to 24
Wolcott Nation Honest, 245 Wolcott St. Highlights are concert events, beer backyard, dock canine, Frisbee canine. Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors, free for navy and 10 and youthful. wolcottfair.com.
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Mike Audet carries his blue ribbon and trophy whereas escorting his two successful oxen Smokey and Kato from the oxen pull ring on the Durham Honest.
Oct. 6 to eight
Harwinton Honest, 150 Locust Street. Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along. Friday 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to five p.m. Admission $10, free for 12 and youthful. harwintonfair.com.
Portland Agricultural Honest, Alternate Membership Grounds on Route 17A. Highlights embody wildlife present, archery shoot, wine tasting and seminar, police K9 demo. Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to six p.m. Admission $10, $8 seniors, free for 9 and youthful and navy. portlandfair.com.