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Check out the Fair, crowd free! Everyone gets to see the fair once it has already opened, but how many people can say they got to explore the Topsfield Fair crowd free? Check out all your favorite spots as you run through the fair and along scenic Topsfield. Our race after party puts all other parties to shame. Our race after party...

The biggest way to get involved this year is by entering in our new exhibit categories made especially for this year’s theme!  The Farm Photography Contest has added “Year of the Sunflower” categories for Youth and Adults.  The Educational Department has added a special youth “Year of the Sunflower” poster contest as well.  Adults have always been able to enter...

Tomorrow (March 8th), 100 local brides will flock to Coolidge Hall on the Topsfield Fairgrounds for the Essex Agricultural Society’s “Fairest of Them All” Bridal Expo. The Expo, which will be open from 11AM to 4PM, will be an event to remember, with a live DJ, lots of demonstrations, and food samples.   We have a wonderful assortment of vendors...

  The 2014 Topsfield Fair is proud to announce our newest sponsor, National Grid.  They have a long standing tradition of supporting local events, and is committed to the communities they serve. National Grid is an electricity and gas company that networks their consumers to energy sources.  In Northeast America alone, they connect more than 7 million gas and electric...

If you haven’t heard of Abbey D’Agostino, you will soon.  The 22 year old Topsfield native already took Dartmouth college by storm and is now getting ready to take her talents to the national level. She is a passionate and fierce competitor, Abbey is easily the most decorated athlete in Darthmouth history.  She is just beginning to start her professional...

If you think you have the greatest oatmeal cookie recipe, then we have the perfect contest for you!  This year’s Cookie Celebration supported by Goodie’s Ice Cream theme is “Favorite Oatmeal Cookie.”   Entries will be judged based on flavor, texture, appearance, and originality/creativity.  First place wins a blue ribbon (for bragging rights), $40 (to buy more ingredients to make...

If you like running for a good cause, then we have great news for you!  The Topsfield Fair Annual Road Race is back for another year!  Join us on September 28th, at 8AM for check in and 10AM for race start! Every year the Essex Agricultural Society donates over $25,000 in scholarship money to rising seniors throughout Essex County.  This...

Recently I went to visit Woody Lancaster of Topsfield, who won the Giant Pumpkin competition in 2013.  I had never seen a Giant Pumpkin being grown before, my pumpkin experience up until this point was picking one out at a local farm from my house around Halloween.  When talking with Woody, I soon realized I knew absolutely nothing about what...

  NBC’s The Voice winner, Danielle Bradbery, is coming to the 2014 Topsfield Fair! The seventeen-year-old country music singer from Cypress, Texas, sung her way into our hearts when she won Season Four of The Voice in 2013.  She holds the title of being the youngest contestant ever to win the show.     While on the show The Voice,...

Here at the fair, we know a lot of people are on a budget!  We decided to put our best ideas together to come up with a list of tips for you to have the most fun, without spending too much money!   1) Buy Pre-Sale Tickets Pre-Sale tickets are only $9.00 and can be used on a weekday or...

        This year’s theme is brought to you by Jenna Melvin from Danvers, MA and could not be more perfect for this year’s fair!         In a literal sense, “Let the Good Times Grow” applies to the agriculture part of the fair.  After all, we are the world’s oldest agricultural fair.  It represents all the great things we have that...

Happy Entertainment Tuesday from the Topsfield Fair!  Want to win FREE pit party passes to this year’s monster truck show?  All you have to do is purchase tickets to our Monster Truck Show before 9PM tonight (August 12th) and you’ll be entered into a random drawing for pit party passes! The trucks will take over the arena on Saturday, October...

The 2014 Topsfield Fair is proud to announce that The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, more commonly known as “The Mounties,” are coming to the Fair’s Arena!  Known for their red coats and Stetson hats, The Mounties are members of the federal and national police force of Canada who volunteer for musical ride duty after two years of active police work....

Come see the Axe Women Loggers of Maine at the 2014 Topsfield Fair! These all female timber sports athletes travel throughout North America entertaining at fairs, sports shows, and festivals.   This group of six world titleholders are champion axe throwers and choppers.  Their skills include underhand chopping, standing block chopping, hot sawing, cross cut sawing, axe throwing and log...

The 2014 Topsfield Fair is proud to announce that America will be back to perform Wednesday October 8th in the fair’s Grandstand.  America, a folk rock band established in London in 1970, has had several number one hits and won a Grammy for best new musical artist in 1972.  Some of their best-known songs include “A Horse With No Name,”...

The 2014 Topsfield Fair is pleased to announce that The Houston Bernard Band will be performing at the Trianon Stage on Sunday October 12 at 3:00 PM. Houston Bernard is a country singer from Oklahoma that is deeply connected to his rockabilly roots.  His music videos have been broadcasted on MTV, Logo, and other stations as well as all over...

The 2014 Topsfield Fair is thrilled to announce that Confederate Railroad, will be performing on Tuesday October 7 at 7:00 PM.  This country music band entered the scene back in the 90’s when they signed with Atlantic Records.  Their hit song “She Took It Like A Man” went directly to number 26 on the charts.  Two more singles followed; “Jesus...

Come see giant trucks with pick up truck bodies, massive suspension, and extremely large wheels crush smaller vehicles and man made barriers.  The names of the trucks include The Illuminator, Green Mountain, Avenger, and Brutus.  The whole family will not only be entertained, but amazed and astounded when they attend the Monster Truck Show coming back to the Topsfield Fair...

The 2014 Topsfield Fair is pleased to announce that North Sea Gas, one of Scotland’s most popular and highly entertaining folk bands, will be performing on Monday October 6 at the Grandstand.  Not only does this band feature guitars, but they also use mandolins, fiddles, bouzoukis, whistles, bodhrans, and banjos to enhance their dynamic Celtic/Scottish sound.  They have recorded over...

The Fair is excited to present the Nerveless Nocks – an aerial stunt show! The Nocks have earned universal acclaim for their daring stunts on skyscraping sway poles, completely free of guy wires and safety means. The Nocks can bend their sway poles to a perilous 40 degree angle. They also feature an unbelievable and risky mid-air sway pole exchange,...

Missed the Racing Pigs last year at the Topsfield Fair? They are back this year and ready to race! Robinsons Racing Pigs have been entertaining fair-goers for many years with their athletic abilities in the water and on the racetrack.  Come watch the Paddling Porker Show as they race four at a time, diving into a twenty-four foot swimming pool...

It’s official – at 1PM today (June 25, 2014) we reached exactly 100 days until the 2014 Topsfield Fair! Do you know  what that means? Our daily countdown to the Fair is officially on, featuring posts on our Facebook and Twitter every day from now until Opening Day, with entertainment announcements, reminders about Exhibitor’s Handbook, and LOTS of giveaways! We’ve got...