Notable Fact
Hopkinton State Fair drew an estimated 70,000 visitors in 2017, its 102nd year, according to WMUR. Running since 1915.
Source: WMURWhat You'll Find There
Expect championship livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, a large midway, major grandstand entertainment, ox pulls, harness racing, New Hampshire artisan and food vendors, and the full spectacle of the state's premier fair.
Local Tips
The Hopkinton Fair is New Hampshire's biggest — plan to arrive early on weekends as parking fills quickly. The livestock competitions and ox pulls are among the best in New England.
The Fair
Contoocook is home to the Hopkinton State Fair, which is New Hampshire's largest agricultural fair, a five-day Labor Day weekend celebration drawing over 100,000 visitors to the Merrimack River valley. The fair got its start in 1915 and has remained a New Hampshire agricultural mainstay ever since.
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Nearby County Fairs
September
Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
New Boston, New Hampshire
16 mi away
July
Belknap County 4-H Fair
Belmont, New Hampshire
19 mi away
October
Deerfield Fair
Deerfield, New Hampshire
23 mi away
September
Granite State Fair
Rochester, New Hampshire
35 mi away
August
Cornish Fair
Cornish, New Hampshire
38 mi away
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