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The Salem Fair is an agricultural fair in Salem, Virginia, in the United States. It is the largest free fair in the state of Virginia. [2] [3] The fair takes place annually from late June through early July. [3] Attractions include live music and various performances, Fourth of July fireworks, commercial exhibits, and a petting zoo. [3] [4]
The Fair moved to its new location in 2009 at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. This multi-use space of 360 acres (1.5 km 2) includes a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m 2) exposition hall, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) multi-purpose pavilion, a horse-stall barn with 143 stalls, and an equine facility with four show rings, to accommodate local and regional horse shows and other equine events.
It is the state of Virginia's biggest agricultural county fair, featuring exhibitions and events devoted to the presentation and promotion of farm life and food production. The fair is held annually, just south of Harrisonburg, Virginia at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on US Rt. 11.
Christian Covey's 669-pound pride and joy came in fifth place out of 20-plus pumpkins: Only youth to enter
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.
The Centre County Grange Fair is most notable for allowing fairgoers to camp on the grounds, but the fair also has carnival rides, many types of food stands, bingo, and live concerts. As a county fair, it hosts animal shows, livestock contests, and 4H competitions, as well as the judging of baked goods, canned goods , quilts , vegetables, and ...
Pop singer Britney Spears performed at the fair in 1999. [3] In 2012, singer/actress Miranda Cosgrove headlined the entertainment. [5] Due to the planned attendance of the Blue Angels at the Oregon International Air Show, the fair overlapped with the air show in 2013 creating traffic issues with the air show held across Cornell Road at the Hillsboro Airport. [6]
The former name of the county was Accomac Shire, one of the original eight shires of Virginia created in 1634 after the founding of the first settlement at Jamestown in 1607. In 1642, the name was changed to Northampton County by the colonists. In 1663, Northampton County was split into two counties that still exist today.