Brooklyn Fair
Agricultural fair in Brooklyn, Connecticut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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
| Year | Main Stage Events |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Eric Paslay, Danielle Bradbery, Collin Raye, Roomful of Blues |
| 2013 | Jana Kramer, Jerrod Niemann, Greg Bates, Soul Sound Revue[7] |
| 2012 | Tyler Farr, Ayla Brown, Jack Ingram, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes[8] |
| 2011 | Jimmy Lehoux, Craig Campbell, The JaneDear girls, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes[9] |
| 2010 | Trent Tomlinson, Love and Theft, Lee Brice |
| 2009 | Jake Owen, Julianne Hough, Luke Bryan |
| 2008 | Darryl Worley, Lady Antebellum, Joe Diffie |
References
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