Brooklyn Fair
The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut for the first time in 1809. It is considered the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States.
The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society
History
- In 1809, the first year of the fair, it was held on the site of what is currently known as the Vanilla Bean Cafe
- In the following years, the event was hosted in rotation in Woodstock, Brooklyn, and Pomfret, Connecticut
- About 10 years after the first fair, in 1820, the ~100 founders incorporated in the Windham County Agricultural Society.
- In the year 2000 the Society was recognized for its efforts by the Library of Congress in its "Bicentennial Local Legacies Project" as part of its 200th Anniversary celebration.
- No fair was held in 1917–18 because of World War I, 1942–45 because of World War II & 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was to blame.
Entertainment
| Year | Main Stage Events |
| 2014 | Eric Paslay, Danielle Bradbery, Collin Raye, Roomful of Blues |
| 2013 | Jana Kramer, Jerrod Niemann, Greg Bates, Soul Sound Revue |
| 2012 | Tyler Farr, Ayla Brown, Jack Ingram, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes |
| 2011 | Jimmy Lehoux, Craig Campbell, The JaneDear girls, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes |
| 2010 | Trent Tomlinson, Love and Theft, Lee Brice |
| 2009 | Jake Owen, Julianne Hough, Luke Bryan |
| 2008 | Darryl Worley, Lady Antebellum, Joe Diffie |