About Bristol County Fair

The Bristol County Fair in Bristol celebrates Rhode Island's smallest county — a narrow peninsula between Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay where the historic town of Bristol hosts America's oldest Fourth of July celebration (since 1785), and where the agricultural heritage of the East Bay communities is honored alongside a maritime and industrial legacy.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, local food vendors, maritime exhibits, and a small but spirited fair celebrating the agricultural and community heritage of Rhode Island's East Bay peninsula.

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Bristol's Fourth of July parade — the nation's oldest — draws tens of thousands of visitors annually. The Herreshoff Marine Museum commemorates the America's Cup yacht-building dynasty that operated here for decades, and the Bristol waterfront is one of Narragansett Bay's most scenic.

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