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Brooklyn Fair

Brooklyn Fair

Agricultural fair in Brooklyn, Connecticut

The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut,[1] for the first time in 1809.[2] It is considered the oldest agricultural fair in the United States.[2][3][4]

Brooklyn Fairgrounds, site of the annual Brooklyn Fair

The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society[5]

History

  • In 1809, the first year of the fair, it was held on the site of what is currently known as the Vanilla Bean Cafe [6]
  • In the following years, the event was hosted in rotation in Woodstock, Brooklyn, and Pomfret, Connecticut
  • About 10 years after the first fair, in 1820, the ~100 founders incorporated in the Windham County Agricultural Society.
  • In the year 2000 the Society was recognized for its efforts by the Library of Congress in its "Bicentennial Local Legacies Project" as part of its 200th Anniversary celebration.[3]
  • No fair was held in 1917–18 because of World War I, 1942–45 because of World War II, or 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entertainment

More information Year, Main Stage Events ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Home". brooklynfair.org.
  2. [2]
    "A Fair to Remember in Brooklyn | ConnecticutHistory.org". connecticuthistory.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06.
  3. [3]
    Windham County Agricultural Society - Sponsoring Brooklyn Fair
  4. [4]
    http://www.norwichbulletin.com/newsnow/x1789227255/Exploring-The-Last-Green-Valley-Brooklyn-Fair-has-been-a-regional-delight-for-200-years
  5. [5]
    "Home". wc-as.org.
  6. [6]
    "The Brooklyn Fair - WCAS". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  7. [7]
    "The Brooklyn Fair | Brooklyn, CT | Daily Schedule". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. [8]
    "The Brooklyn Fair – Main Stage Entertainment". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. [9]
    "The Brooklyn Fair – Main Stage Entertainment". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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