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Interesting Facts about Maine's Agricultural Fairs

  • Maine can proudly boast of it's 26 licensed and 1 non-licensed agricultural fairs.

  • Skowhegan Fair began in 1818 and lays claim to being the oldest continuous-running fair in the United States.
        - they celebrated their 190th year of fairs in 2009.

  • The classic-car show at the Ossipee Valley Fair in South Hiram featured 143 cars in 2008 and  the trophies given out at the fair are considered among the largest in New England car shows with some of the trophies 53 inches tall and weighing 40 pounds.

  • Harmony's Free Fair really does not charge admission.

  • Fryeburg Fair in October is considered Maine's largest agricultural fair attracts more than 300,000 people annually.

  • There were over 850 thousand paid attendees at the fairs in 2006.

  • Over 20 thousand birds and animals were exhibited at the fairs in 2006.

  • There were over 21 thousand articles exhibited in exhibit halls in 2006.

Maine's agricultural fairs are the best educational entertainment you can find for your entire family and we encourage you to visit one or more of them this fair season which starts in July and ends in early October.

See you at the fairs !

 

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