16 Best County Fairs Nearish to Boston: Summer/Fall 2019

When:
Friday, Aug 09, 2019 8:00a -
Sunday, Oct 20, 2019 11:59p

Where:
Boston
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA

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Admission:
$~Varies~

Categories:
Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Kid Friendly, Music, University

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From giant pumpkin weigh-offs to demolition derbies, here is every major fair within a 2-hour drive from Boston happening later this summer and throughout the fall of 2019. See them all listed on one map here. Fairs are listed chronologically.


Bolton Fair (Lancaster, MA)
Date: August 9–11, 2019
Distance: 47.8 miles from Boston
Details: Activities includes a demolition derby, lumberjack show, petting zoo, midway rides, and all your favorite fair foods and shopping.


Washington County Fair (Richmond, RI)
Date: August 14–18, 2019
Distance: 83.4 miles from Boston
Details: Love roller coasters? The Washington County fair has you covered with the largest traveling roller coaster in New England.


Hardwick Community Fair (Hardwick, MA)
Date: August 16–17, 2019
Distance: 70 miles from Boston
Details: The "Oldest Fair in the United States", established in 1762, features a lumberjack show, parades, hayrides, and more.


Marshfield Fair (Marshfield, MA)
Date: August 16–25, 2019
Distance: 30.8 miles from Boston
Details: A Massachusetts favorite, the Marshfield Fair is back for its 152nd year this August, includes agricultural and lumberjack shows, a model railroad, civil war reenactment, art exhibits, and weekend blues festivals.


Spencer Fair (Spencer, MA)
Date: August 30 – September 2, 2019
Distance: 57.3 miles from Boston
Details: The Spencer Fair is an old-time, traditional country fair including ox and horse pulls, cattle, rabbit and poultry shows, hall exhibits, midway, and outdoor entertainment.


3 County Fair (Northampton, MA)
Date: August 30 – September 2, 2019
Distance: 101 miles from Boston
Details: Activities featuring livestock and agricultural contests & exhibits, top musical entertainment, farm museum, delicious food vendors, demolition derbies, exciting midway with rides & games for all ages.


King Richard's Faire (Carver, MA)
Date: August 31 – October 20, 2019 | Weekends only
Distance: 44.1 miles from Boston
Details: Go back to medieval times with New England’s Rennaisance Festival, featuring battling knights and fire eaters to beggars mud wrestling and faeries flitting through the forest.


The 171st Franklin County Fair (Greenfield, MA)
Date: September 5–8, 2019
Distance: 93.8 miles from Boston
Details: The fair was named by Globe Magazine as one of the "10 Great New England Fairs" in 2015.


Sterling Fair (Sterling, MA)
Date: September 6–8, 2019
Distance: 65.4 miles from Boston
Details: Activities include rides, horse pulls, oxen pulls, tractor pulls, helicopter rides, antique engine and machinery show, livestock shows, food, entertainment and more.


Hillsborough Country Fair (New Boston, NH)
Date: September 6–8, 2019
Distance: 50.9 miles from Boston
Details: A family-friendly atmosphere with food, rides, tractor pulls, horse pulls, oxen pulls, truck pulls, live bands, 4H animals, vendors, displays, baking contests, and games without the hustle and bustle.


Seacoast County Fair (Epping, NH)
Date: September 12–15, 2019
Distance: 57.1 miles from Boston
Details: Hold on tight for the newest and most extreme fair to ever hit New England. Former professional Bull Riding Champion, Kenny Churchill took his extensive rodeo expertise and ventured out by creating his own fair experience, adding new twists to a country fair.


Rochester Fair 2019 (Rochester, NH)
Date: September 12–22, 2019
Distance: 75.1 miles from Boston
Details: The self-proclaimed largest carnival midway in New Hampshire features 40 rides. Unlimited rides and a full circus show are included in the admission.


The Big E (Springfield, MA)
Date: September 13–29, 2019
Distance: 93.3 miles from Boston
Details: One of the most well known and biggest fairs in New England featuring delicious food, a huge variety of rides, the famous Avenue of the States, great shopping, and top-notch music and entertainment.


Belchertown Fair (Belchertown, MA)
Date: September 20–22, 2019
Distance: 92.5 miles from Boston
Details: The theme for this year's fair is “A Salute to Farms,” which makes it a priority to conserve, protect and encourage the maintenance and improvement of agricultural land for the production of food and other agricultural products.


The Deerfield Fair (Deerfield, NH)
Date: September 26–29, 2019
Distance: 63.2 miles from Boston
Details: The oldest fair in New England features livestock shows, tractor and cattle pulls, magic shows, music, midway rides, the Miss Deerfield Fair Pageant, a pumpkin weighing contest, and more.


Topsfield Fair (Topsfield, MA)
Date: October 4–14, 2019
Distance: 22 miles from Boston
Details: Take it to Topsfield for a fun variety of rides, kids activities, pig races, monster trucks, and even a rodeo.


See them all listed on one map: #2019Fairs


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