Agricultural fair in Brooklyn, Connecticut
Brooklyn Fairgrounds, site of the annual Brooklyn Fair
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
41°46′49″N 71°57′13″W / 41.7802°N 71.9536°W / 41.7802; -71.9536