The earliest agricultural fair has come and gone, but there’s still time to catch a fair in Pittston, Farmington, Bangor, Acton and many more across the state. From cotton candy to greased pig competitions to oxen pulls and a crazy, noisy midway, these country fairs are a childhood memory worth making.
JUNE
June 18-21 — Pittson Fair, Pittson
June 24-27 — Monmouth Fair, Monmouth
JULY
July 9-12 — Ossipee Valley Fair, Hiram
July 10-12 — Houlton Fair, Houlton
July 17-19 — Waterford World’s Fair, Waterford
July 30-Aug. 8 — Bangor State Fair, Bangor
AUGUST
Aug. 1-8 — Bangor State Fair, Bangor
Aug. 4-9 — Union Fair, Union
Aug. 5-9 — Northern Maine Fair, Presque Isle
Aug. 11-16 — Topsham Fair, Topsham
Aug. 13-22 — Skowhegan State Fair, Skowhegan
Aug. 27-30 — Acton Fair, Acton
Aug. 27-30 — Piscataquis Valley Fair, Dover-Foxcroft
Aug. 29-30 — Washington County Fair, Pembroke
Aug. 29-Sept. 7 — Windsor Fair, Windsor
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1-7 — Windsor Fair, Windsor
Sept. 3-7 — Blue Hill Fair, Blue Hill
Sept. 4-7 — Harmony Free Fair, Harmony
Sept. 10-12 — Litchfield Fair, Litchfield
Sept. 10-13 — Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair, Clinton
Sept. 16-19 — Oxford County Fair, Oxford
Sept. 18-20 — New Portland Lions Fair, New Portland,
Sept. 20-26 — Farmington Fair, Farmington
Sept. 25-27 — Common Ground Country Fair, Unity
Sept. 27-Oct. 3 — Cumberland Fair, Cumberland
OCTOBER
Oct. 1-3 — Cumberland Fair, Cumberland
Oct. 4-11 — Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg
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