Livestock, local food, agriculture and live entertainment! These are just some of the things you will find at Maine’s fairs in 2016.
June
3 & 4 Maine Fiber Frolic @ Windsor Fairgrounds
Celebrating fiber art with demonstrations including spinning and livestock shearing. Vendors sell fiber items, fiber animal exhibits, livestock demonstrations and for sale.
25 – 26 Maple Meadow Fair Festival @ Mapleton, Maine
Agricultural fair featuring rural farm demonstrations, exhibits, 4-H, hay rides, horse drawn wagon rides, antique farm equipment displays and educational exhibits.
July
1 – 4 Houlton Fair @ Houlton, Maine
Small fair, livestock, crafts, midway and entertainment.
7 – 10 Ossipee Valley Fair @ South Hiram, Maine
Old-fashion fair, unique exhibits, livestock, midway, drag racing, animal pull events.
15 – 17 Waterford World’s Fair @ North Waterford, Maine
Small agricultural fair, local vendors, entertainment and livestock petting area, local entertainment, demonstrations & exhibits.
21 – 24 Pittston Fair @ Pittston, Maine
Small country fair, midway, animal pulling events, games, and Strawberry Festival.
29-Aug 7 Bangor State Fair @ Bangor, Maine
Large fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts and flower show.
29-Aug 6 Northern Maine Fair @ Presque Isle, Maine
Large fair and midway, exhibits, horse pulling, harness racing, tractor pulling, demo derby.
August
4 – 7 Monmouth Fair @ Monmouth, Maine
Small agricultural fair with midway, exhibits, crafts and animal pulls.
9 – 14 Topsham Fair @ Topsham, Maine
Agricultural exhibits, animal pull events, 4-H, crafts, midway and harness racing.
11 – 20 Skowhegan State Fair @ Skowhegan, Maine
Large agricultural fair featuring a huge midway, animal exhibits, crafts, flower show, animal pulls and harness racing.
24 – 25 Maine Farm Days @ Clinton, Maine
20 – 27 Union Fair @ Union, Maine
Large fair famous for the State of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival. Large midway, crafts, animal pulls, shows, harness racing and demo derby.
25 – 28 Piscataquis Valley Fair @ Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Agricultural exhibits, milking parlor, homemade ice cream, crafts, midway, tractor pulls, demo derbies, animal pulls and stage shows.
25 – 28 Acton Fair @ Acton, Maine
Outstanding exhibits, 4-H, livestock, flower show, animal pulls, midway.
27 & 28 Pembroke Farm & Horse Fair @ Pembroke Maine
September
AUG 28 – 5 Windsor Fair @ Windsor, Maine
Large fair with agricultural and art/crafts exhibits. Large midway, animal pulls, harness racing, mechanical pulls, shows.
1 – 5 Blue Hill Fair @ Blue Hill, Maine
Country fair featuring midway, exhibits, non-pari-mutuel racing, animal pulls, live entertainment.
2 – 5 Springfield Fair @ Springfield, Maine
Stage shows, animal and mechanical pulls, antique autos, midway, livestock exhibits.
2 – 5 Harmony Free Fair @ Harmony, Maine
Free admission and free parking, shows, animal and mechanical pulls, midway, demo derby, livestock and exhibits.
8 – 11 Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair @ Clinton, Maine
Agricultural fair with animal and mechanical pulls, excellent midway, exhibits, stage shows and woodsmen contest.
9 – 11 Litchfield Fair @ Litchfield, Maine
Country fair with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pulls, and a historical fair museum.
10 Cornish Horsemen’s Day @ Cornish, Maine
Celebrating the Harness racing industry and history.
11 – 17 Oxford County Fair @ Oxford, Maine
Livestock shows, animal pulls, midway, crafts, exhibits, and harness racing.
16 – 18 New Portland Lion’s Fair @ N. New Portland, Maine
Midway, exhibit hall, animal and mechanical pulls, crafts, livestock, woodsmen day, and stage shows.
18 – 24 Farmington Fair @ Farmington, Maine
Large midway, exhibits, livestock, animal pulls, harness racing, and demolition derby.
23 – 25 Common Ground Fair @ Unity, Maine
Celebrating rural life, demonstrations, Maine organic produced foods, crafts and livestock exhibits.
25 – Oct 1 Cumberland Fair @ Cumberland Ctr, Maine
Large exhibit halls, midway, livestock, animal pulls and harness racing.
October
2 – 9 Fryeburg Fair @ Fryeburg, Maine
Maine’s largest agricultural fair in a beautiful area during foliage season featuring exhibit halls, museum, harness racing and livestock shows.