The Oldest Fairs in New Hampshire

The Sandwich Fair is one of New Hampshire's most beloved and traditional agricultural fairs, a three-day Columbus Day weekend celebration in a classic White Mountain village since 1870. Dating to 1870, it ranks among New Hampshire's oldest agricultural fairs.

The Deerfield Fair is one of New England's most beloved agricultural fairs, a four-day October tradition in Rockingham County drawing over 100,000 visitors to a centuries-old fairground. Its history stretches back to 1876, placing it among New Hampshire's oldest agricultural fairs.

In Rochester, the Granite State Fair is an eight-day September fair spanning two weekends in the Salmon Falls River valley, one of New Hampshire's largest fair events. It began in 1879 and has stayed a fixture of New Hampshire agricultural life for more than a century.

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.