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The Big E, formally known as The Eastern States Exposition, is an annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, which opens on the second Friday after Labor Day and runs for seventeen days. It is billed as "New England's Great State Fair," the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. [2]
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
Date Venue Neighborhood Event type Notes Walk for Hunger: First Sunday in May Boston Common: Downtown Boston: Pledge Walk: It is a 20-mile walk starting and ending at the Boston Common. Haitian Parade: Third Sunday in May Mattapan Square, Blue Hill Ave. Mattapan/Dorchester: Festival/Parade
A painted section of the historic Boston Freedom Trail in Downtown Crossing (Shown in photo), seen in 2014. Credit - Essdras M Suarez—The Boston Globe via Getty Images
PAX South 2019 was held from January 18–20 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, United States. [87] PAX East 2019 exhibition area. PAX East 2019 was held from March 28–31 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [88] PAX Dev 2019 was held from August 27–28. [89]
An iconic statue in Newton, this statue, which depicts Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelley at age 27 and 84, signifies the history of Kelley, who ran Boston a record 61 times (and won it twice ...
The Topsfield Fair is known as America's Oldest County Fair. Started in 1818 by the Essex County Agricultural Society, the Topsfield Fair was originally a one-day cattle show. [ 1 ] The goal of the society was to showcase agriculture in order to educate the public as well as provide somewhere for farmers to exchange ideas and methods.
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