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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]
Livestock show. A livestock show is an event where livestock are exhibited and judged on certain phenotypical breed traits as specified by their respective breed standard. Species of livestock that may be shown include pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, llamas and alpacas. [1] Poultry such as chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and pigeons are ...
Agricultural show. An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show (a judged event or display in which breeding stock is exhibited), a trade fair, competitions, and entertainment.
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]
Here are 30 of them, as reported to IndyStar by the fair. Anniversary of the Indiana State Fair: 2024 will be the 167th fair. Number of fair queen candidates: 84 competed in this year's Queen ...
August 26, 2024 at 8:39 AM. The Massachusetts state primary election is Sept. 3, with early voting running through Friday, Aug. 30. Winners of the primary election will be placed on the general ...
Hassanamisco Nipmuc. The Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band is the sole state-recognized tribe in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They were recognized in 1976 by Governor Michael Dukakis via Executive Order 126. [1] They were briefly known as the Nipmuc Nation, a union of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc and the Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck bands, during their ...
From left, state representatives Michelle DuBois and Rita Mendes, State Sen. Michael Brady and State Rep. Gerry Cassidy listen to speakers at a meeting at West Middle School in Brockton with state ...