About Essex County Fair

The Essex County Fair in Guildhall celebrates Vermont's least populous and most remote county — the Northeast Kingdom's Essex County borders both New Hampshire and Canada, and its logging, farming, and hunting communities maintain one of Vermont's most traditional agricultural fairs in the Connecticut River headwaters country.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, local food vendors, logging competitions, and the tight-knit community spirit of Vermont's most rural county where the Northeast Kingdom character is most purely expressed.

Visitor Tips

Guildhall is a tiny county seat on the Connecticut River. Essex County's forests produce significant timber, and the region's moose, deer, and trout attract hunters and anglers from across New England. The Northeast Kingdom is one of the most unspoiled regions of the eastern United States.

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