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small-town parades. The televised
Independence Day celebration in TOP 10 AGRICULTURAL FAIRS
Boston is famous nationwide for its
fireworks and Boston Pops concert.
Green River Festival,
8
Greenfield, MA
MAP C2 • Greenfield Community
College, College Dr • mid-Jul • Adm
• www.greenriverfestival.com
The festival is a combination of hot-
air ballooning and music, featuring Fairgoers at Woodstock
folk, Americana, bluegrass, indie 1 Barnstable County Fair
rock, Cajun, and zydeco music in MAP G5 • Rte 151, E Falmouth, MA
a fairground venue. On-site camping • mid-Jul
pitches are available. Demolition derby and bull-riding top
the entertainment here.
2 Cheshire Fair
MAP L6 • 247 Monadnock Hwy,
Swanzey, NH • late Jul–early Aug
Pony pulls, puppets, pie-eating, and
country music.
3 Addison County Fair & Field Days
MAP J4 • 1790 Field Days Rd, New
Haven, VT • early Aug
Vermont’s largest agricultural fair.
4 Washington County Fair
MAP E5 • Rte 112, Richmond, RI
• mid–late Aug
Don’t miss the rooster-crowing contest.
5 Brooklyn Fair
MAP D4 • Rte 169, Brooklyn, CT
• late Aug
Hot-air balloons, Green River Festival
Nashville entertainment, old-fashioned
Maine Lobster Festival
9 midway rides, and prize poultry.
6 Woodstock Fair
MAP Q3 • Rockland, ME • 207
596 0376 • late Jul–early Aug • Adm MAP D4 • South Woodstock, CT
• www.mainelobsterfestival.com • late Aug–early Sep
Long-established harvest celebration
More than 20,000 lb (9,000 kg) of and rural home-coming.
lobster are steamed every year for
this Rockland waterfront festival. 7 Champlain Valley Fair
MAP J3 • Essex Junction, VT • late
Lobstermen race across floating Aug–early Sep
crates, floats parade down the street, From extreme motorcycle show to
and a beauty contest chooses a Sea sheep and dairy exhibits.
Goddess to preside over the event. 8 Eastern States Exposition
Thanksgiving
0 MAP C3 • 1305 Memorial Ave,
West Springfield, MA • mid-Sep–Oct
Celebration, Plymouth,
MA New England’s largest fair.
9 Fryeburg Fair
MAP G3 • Plymouth, MA • 508 747 MAP M4 • Fryeburg, ME • early Oct
7525 • 4th Thu in Nov • www. This traditional agricultural fair also
seeplymouth.com features woodsmen competitions.
Descendants of Mayflower pilgrims 10 Topsfield Fair
re-enact the Thanksgiving celebra tion MAP F2 • Topsfield, MA • early Oct
of 1621. Another ceremony highlights Farmers have gathered here since 1818.
original Native American culture.

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