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 continuously active 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]

Entertainment

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.brooklynfair.org
  2. 1 2 http://connecticuthistory.org/a-fair-to-remember-in-brooklyn/
  3. 1 2 Windham County Agricultural Society - Sponsoring Brooklyn Fair
  4. ↑ http://www.norwichbulletin.com/newsnow/x1789227255/Exploring-The-Last-Green-Valley-Brooklyn-Fair-has-been-a-regional-delight-for-200-years
  5. ↑ http://wc-as.org/
  6. ↑ http://www.brooklynfair.org/WCAS.html
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130827185122/http://www.brooklynfair.org/daily-schedule/
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120825064419/http://www.brooklynfair.org/entertainment_mainstage.html
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004606/http://www.brooklynfair.org/entertainment_mainstage.html

Coordinates: 41°46′49″N 71°57′13″W / 41.7802°N 71.9536°W / 41.7802; -71.9536


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