Community Fairs
2007 Fair Season

Always call the fair to confirm dates!

Ashfield Fall Festival

Dates: Columbus Day weekend, October 6-7, 2007 10am-5pm

Ashfield, MA (Franklin County)
Admission: FREE
Children´s games and activities (including a pumpkin bowl), 4-H
Fresh From the Farm sale (local produce benefitting the Franklin Land Trust)
2 local maple producers, homemade apple pies,
Live entertainment (local groups and on Saturday the Juggler Meadow and Wake Robin Morris Dancer teams)
Craft and art fairs (mostly local artisans),
with paintings, woolen goods (rovings, spun yarn, knitted and woven goods), woodworkers, soapmakers, ceramics, and more. Contact: Sandra Lilly, Festival Chairperson (413) 628-4556

Belchertown Fair

Dates September 21-23, 2007

Town Common, Main Street, Belchertown
Admission: FREE
Wristband program and booths (Friday 3pm-10pm): Midway; 4-H activities, Exhibit Hall, Parade (Saturday 10AM), Horse Draw (Noon Sunday), Antique tractor display, Ox Draw (Sunday 10AM), Working steers & poultry show (Sunday), Music, Food! and other FREE entertainment all weekend.

Fair Information:
Phone (413) 323-7210
Fair Manager: Cindy Brown,174 North Liberty Street, Belchertown, MA 01007
Telephone : (413) 323-6654 Email: btrike@aol.com
Concessions Manager : Cindy Brown, Liberty Street, Belchertown, MA 01007 (413) 323-6654
Email: questions@belchertownfair.com
Website: www.belchertownfair.com

Charlemont Hometown Fair
Yankee Doodle Days

Dates July 13-15, 2007

Charlemont Fairgrounds
Admission 13&older $7.00, Children 4-12 $3.00, 3&under free
Friday 5:00pm to 11:00pm;
Music & Dancing, Amusement rides, Whiffle Ball Tournament, Ham & Bean Supper, Classic Cars, Fireworks.
Saturday 8:00am to 11:00pm;
Midway, Lumber Jill Show, Rosies Racing Pigs, Children´s Zoo, Ox Draw, Magician, Dancers, Games, Bands, Bar-B-Que, Demolition Derby, Music & Dancing.
Sunday 8:00am to 5:00pm;
Pancake Breakfast, Church Service, Midway, Zoo, Lumber Jill Show, Rosies Racing Pigs, Horse Draw, Gymkhana, Parade, Bar-B-Que, Games, Demolition Derby, Children´s Games, Music, Raffle

Information: Shirley Rouleau, 215 West Hawley Rd, PO Box 225, Charlemont, MA 01339
Email: srouleau001@aol.com

Festival of the Hills

Date: September 30, 2007

Memorial Common, Conway
Admission: FREE Open: 10 am - 4 pm
Events include: dog agility course demonstration, line dancers, an artists´ reception and straw sculpture. Tom Ricardi & his rehabilitated eagles, owls, falcons, and other birds of prey will be back this year, as well as the climbing wall. The exhibits in the town hall have been expanded for the fourth year in a row. Skillet toss, log splitting contests, hayrides, hay maze and ox cart rides for kids, 10K road race, duck race, parade. Lots of kids´ activities, cider pressing, blacksmithing, ferret rescue, quilting, spinning, and origami, home made candy, baked goods, fried dough with maple cream, cookie decorating, pie tent, cider, chowder, Mexican, Chinese, Polish, Tibetan specialties.
Fine art, historical & wildlife rehabilitation exhibits, as well as photos and historical materials about Conway´s agricultural history, baby barnyard, live music all day, big raffle. The Festival of the Hills is a Library of Congress Local Legacies Project and is part of the Library´s permanent collection. Proceeds from the Festival go to the Conway Student Scholarships

Contact: Bobbi Melville, P.O. Box 611, Conway, MA 01341
Web site: www.townofconway.com/festival.asp Telephone: (413) 369-4051

Hancock Shaker Village Fair

Dates: September 29-30, 2007

Hancock Shaker Village, Route 20, Pittsfield, MA
Admission $15, Youth ages 13-17 - $4, Children 12 and under - Free
Fun for the entire family. An old-Fashioned Country Fair featuring traditional crafts people demonstrating their skills and selling their work, lawn games for the kids, hands-on-harvest activities, a large Exhibition of Historic Livestock. Daily parade of animals and lots of hands-on animal experiences.

Contact: (413) 443-0188 or (800) 817-1137

Website: www.hancockshakervillage.org

Hardwick Community Fair

Dates August 17-18, 2007

Hardwick, Massachusetts
Free Admission, Free Parking

Friday Night from 5:30 pm: Fair Supper, Official Dedication, Exhibit Halls Open, Lumberjack Contest, Hay Rides, Live Entertainment, Obstacle Course, Games of Chance, and more!

Saturday from 8:30 am…*. Cattle, Sheep and Rabbit Judging, Tennis Tournament, Pony Rides, Farm Babies, Blacksmith and Stonecutting Exhibition, Sawmill and Timberframe Demos, Road Race, Dance Demonstration, Children´s Parade and Games, Chicken Barbecue, Live Entertainment, Frog Jumping Contest, Hay Rides, Agricultural and 4-H Exhibits, Art Show, Auction of Exhibits!
Ice Cream, Popcorn and Food Booths!

Website: www.hardwickfair.com
Email: lpaquet@direcway.com

Cranberry Harvest Celebration

Date October 6-7, 2007 10AM-4PM Rain or Shine

Tihonet Road, Wareham
Free Parking, Admission $2 for those over 12 years of age
Cranberry Harvest Viewing/Tours. Farmers Market, children´s activities, live music, picnicking area alongside Tihonet Pond.

Contact : Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Assoc.
Website: www.cranberries.org or www.admakepeace.com

New Braintree Country Fair

Date September 20, 2008 9:30AM-10PM

Located in New Braintree Center at the intersection of Oakham Rd and Utley Rd
FREE Admission, FREE parking
Events are continually being added, but include: 1 mile FREE kids 12 and under road race at 9:30 am, 4.2 mile adult road race and walk at 10:00 am, Bonfire, Beer and wine garden, Free hay ride, Petting zoo, Pet parade, Face painting, Pony rides, Hay play game, Water balloon toss, Kid events, Crafters, Vendors, Farm products, Library book sale, Equipment displays, Police displays, Fire Dept. demo, Burnouts, Car show, Truck/Tractor/Cycle show, Chainsaw competition, Blacksmith, Photo exhibit, Plant swap, Flower displays, Scarecrow making competition, Three bands, Fire Dept. chicken BBQ, Historical Society cafe', Church dessert table, Reed's meal, Ice cream, Kettle corn, and more.

Email: NBCF@newbraintreecountryfair.org
Website: www.newbraintreecountryfair.org

Natural Resources Trust of Easton
Annual Harvest and Craft Fair

Dates: October 5th, 2008

10AM - 5PM
Location:Sheep Pasture, at Route 138 & Main Street, North Easton
Admission: Member Adults $5; Non-Members Adults $7; 5-16yrs $1; under 5 Free

Features over 100 selected crafters, chili cook-off, children's activities, pony rides, food, raffles, John Henry's World of Magic, and "New England Wildlife" by Blue Hills Trailside Museum. "The NRT Harvest Fair Salutes Local Talent", a rich mixture of country, folk, rock, blues, and jazz music. Proceeds to benefit the programs of the nonprofit NRT of Easton

Contact 508-238-6049
Website: http://www.nrtofeaston.org/events.html

North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival

Dates September 20-21, 2008

"The Festival That Stinks"
Forster´s Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange, Massachusetts
Time 10 AM - 5 PM both days, shine or rain.
Admission: 5 dollars per day, weekend pass $8.
Kids 12 and under free. Free parking. Wheelchair accessible parking and facilities, on-site vehicle to transport those with limited mobility. (see pet policy)

Mark your calendars for a scent-sational tenth anniversary celebration of The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival. Come find out what brings over 10,000 people to this phenomenal event for the whole family. The price stays low yet, the fun and beauty multiplies each year! Delight in over 80 amazing art and agriculture booths; everything is made by hand or locally grown. Support fabulous artists and farmers and strengthen regional economy, shopping locally on a gorgeous farm illuminated by fall foliage. Family friendly admission with something for everyone: savor the chef demos, fuel your life with a renewable energy workshop, or take a break with a massage in the healing arts tent. It will be hard to pull the kids away from the emus, duck-herding dogs and alpacas, but they’ll love pressing cider or garlic papermaking. After checking out the portable sawmill and a blacksmithing or weaving demonstration, relax to the sights and sounds of two solar powered stages that come alive with jazz and juggling, belly dance and bluegrass, storytelling and soul. Then gear up for the raw garlic eating contest-- if you can’t stomach it like the winners at 45 cloves, just enjoy one of the garlic growing workshops held every hour and take some home to plant. Definitely come hungry to enjoy the aromatic array of regionally produced, ethnic, and down home delights in the food courts, while the scent of roasted garlic from the wood-fired oven fills the air. What, no trash? Last year there were only two bags for over 10,000 folks; everything gets composted or recycled. And you won’t have to spend a buck to get a bottle of water—it flows freely for all. There’s a buzz these days about being a food and energy “locavore;” it was even the newest addition to the 2007 Webster Dictionary. The Festival is the place where the definition comes to life.

New this year:
Expanded kid’s activities featuring garlic paper making. An Iron Chef contest! Two culinary artists get 20 bucks to purchase products from our very own vendors then whip up a garlic dish worthy of the taste buds of "local celebrity" judges. Our much- improved parking and expanded shuttle lot await you. Bike, hike, parachute or ride the Magic Bus—the free biodiesel shuttle from nearby lots. Car free and carpoolers get a free raffle entry for great prizes.

Media inquiries: Deb Habib, deb@seedsofsolidarity.org (978) 544-9023
Web:http://www.garlicandarts.org

Old Sturbridge Village Fair

Dates: September 29-30, 2007

Rte. 20, Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge - 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Admission $20; Senior´s 65 and over $18; Youth (3-17) $5; Children Under 3 FREE

Join the festivities at a re-created 1830s celebration, the forerunner of the community agricultural fairs of today.

Contact: Susanna Bonta, One Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA 01566 508-347-3362 x325
Email: osvvc@osv.org

5th Annual Thanksgiving Harvest Festival

Dates: November 17-18, 2007, 10AM - 4PM

Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave, Phillipston

Admission FREE

Featuring fresh crops and products from over twenty local farms, orchards and crafters.

Since 2003, this annual festival held at Red Apple Farm represents the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday. Over 20 local family farms and businesses come together to offer all the best fixings for your Thanksgiving table and home. Come share and taste New England’s bounty. In the spirit of the holiday, bring non-perishable food donations, accepted by the Worcester County Food Bank for chances to win great prizes donated by local businesses. The Harvest Festival features live music and entertainment, guided nature walks by the North Quabbin Woods, various live demos, smoked turkey drumsticks, southern-fried turkey, hot apple dumplings and more! This event is free admission and is broadcast live by our radio sponsor WJDF. Support your local farmers!

A New England Family Farm Experience. Red Apple Farm has been owned and tended by the Rose family for 4 generations. Located in scenic Phillipston, Massachusetts, we are just over an hour drive from Boston. Our location is unique at a high 1,250 feet above sea level. This means our orchards offer you some of the best naturally-colorful, extra-crisp apples in all of New England. We welcome individuals, families, school tours, social functions, and corporate gatherings to experience an old, scenic New England farmstead with plenty of things to see, taste, and experience!

Contact: Red Apple Farm

The Sterling Fair

Dates: September 7-9, 2007

The Sterling Airport, 121 Greenland Road, Sterling
Admission: FREE, Fri. 4:45pm-11pm. Sat. 8am-11pm. Sun. 8am-5pm
Come help us celebrate the Sterling Fair´s 25th Anniversary. We are celebrating Sterling´s apple heritage and there will be apple exhibits everywhere. Beef and dairy cattle, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep, swine, agricultural, horticultural and home arts, auction of donated items (Sun). 4-H membership, chick hatching and rabbit displays, Heifer Project International livestock exhibit. Dale Perkins sheep dog demonstration, hooking, spinning and weaving demonstration. Guest Speaker, Paul Rogers, master gardener. Horse and oxen, apple pie making, chocolate chip cookie making, largest produce, children´s pumpkin decorating, lego, scarecrow decorating and adult vegetable/gourd decorating. Antique engine and machinery show, craft show, kiddie pedal tractor pull, frog jumping, log sawing. Fireworks (Sat), Frog Town Mountain Puppeteers, Gillette Shows midway and local bands, farmers market, pancake breakfast, food and commercial vendors.

Contact: Terry Heinold, 5 Crockett Road, Sterling, MA 01564
Web: http://sterlingfair.net//

Tewksbury Sp Ed PAC

Dates: October 27, 2007, 8AM - 2PM

Livingston Street Recreation Center, Tewksbury

3rd Annual Walkathon/Run/Fair
This event is sure to be a fun filled day for the entire family! While the Walk/Run is the focus of the event, there will also be over 40 vendors, food, DJ, demonstrations and more!
Vendors include food and wine consultants, children’s game and activity dealers, crafters, bake tables, educational information and much more!
Children’s activities for the day include inflatable jumpers, characters and personalities, photo opportunities, hay rides, train rides, magic show's, face painting, arts & crafts and other fun surprises!
All Proceeds of this run/walk will benefit the Tewksbury Special Education Parent Advisory Council.

Web site: Tewksbury Sp Ed PAC
Phone: 978-851-2724 – Fax: 978-863-0124

Wachusett Mountain AppleFest

Dates: October 13-14 & 20-21, 2007, 10AM - 5PM

Wachusett Mountain, Princeton

Admission: Adults $9, Children 6-12 $5, Under $5 Free; Advance tickets: Adults $8, Children $4

The 24th Annual AppleFest is our popular fall festival celebration including over 60 craft exhibitors each weekend, farmers’ market, special family fun side shows both weekends with traditional New England flair.

Don't miss the very popular pie-eating contests where you could win great prizes! Kids entertainment includes, magicians, jugglers, clowns, pony rides, and moon bounces! Peak fall foliage viewing from the SkyRide (additional cost).

PLEASE, No Dogs Allowed.

Advance Tickets

Western Massachusetts Gladiolus

Date: August 11, 2007

Rte. 20, Eastfield Mall, Springfield.
Admission Free, 9am-6pm.
Largest glad show in N. E. classes for juniors, amateurs & showmen. Classes in single spike, 2 spike & 3 spike, basket vases, arrangements & seedlings. No entry fee, welcome to exhibit for awards without being a member, class for 1st. time exhibitors.Non profit, glads shown in all uses. The newest introductions will be on display & shown, plus the best of the future glad. We have exhibitors from all of New England. We welcome new exhibitors and will help them exhibit.

Contact: Secretary Gary Adams, (413) 789-0307.

Whaling City Festival

Date: July 7-9, 2007

Veterans' Memorial Buttonwood Park New Bedford, Massachusetts
Fri & Sat 9:00am - 9:00pm Sun 9:00am - 8:00pm

37th Annual Whaling City Festival featuring dozens of international food vendors, 200 craft & flea market dealers, six staging areas of entertainment, and a giant motorcycle, custom car, & truck show on Sunday.

Web site: www.whalingcityfestival.com/