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
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Home". brooklynfair.org.
- ^ a b "A Fair to Remember in Brooklyn | ConnecticutHistory.org". connecticuthistory.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06.
- ^ a b Collector, Representative (2nd District) Sam Gejdenson-- (June 2, 2000). "Windham County Agricultural Society Sponsoring Brooklyn Fair". lcweb2.loc.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.norwichbulletin.com/newsnow/x1789227255/Exploring-The-Last-Green-Valley-Brooklyn-Fair-has-been-a-regional-delight-for-200-years[dead link]
- ^ "Home". wc-as.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Fair - WCAS". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Fair | Brooklyn, CT | Daily Schedule". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Fair – Main Stage Entertainment". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Fair – Main Stage Entertainment". www.brooklynfair.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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