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A liger shown at the Faire, 2007. The Faire was founded in 1982 by the late Richard Shapiro and his wife Bonnie, who ran the original "King Richard's Faire" in Bristol, Wisconsin (which was renamed Bristol Faire when the Shapiros sold it to Renaissance Entertainment Corporation in 1988).
From the years of 1820 to 1895 the fair was held in a variety of locations across Essex County. In 1895, the Fair began a 15-year residence in Peabody when it bought a 50-acre plot. In 1910, the Fair moved to its current location in Topsfield, a 150-acre experimental farm that had been given to the society in 1856. [1]
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 Marshfield Fair is a traditional, American country fair that has taken place at the end of August every year since 1867. The fair is located on the 62-acre (250,000 m 2 ) Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, Massachusetts , approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Boston in Massachusetts' South Shore region.
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Included below are the notable Renaissance, Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that have a two-weekend or more annual run. Generally, U.S. renaissance fairs are open weekends only (including holidays) during the periods indicated.
A typical steam fair consists of: A parade ring or track in which vehicles may be demonstrated; Trade and craft stalls related to the exhibits; Areas where vehicles may be examined more closely and the public may talk to owners and operators; Entertainment areas (often, a beer tent) with food, drink, and evening music