Brooklyn Fair

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Brooklyn Fairgrounds, site of the annual Brooklyn Fair

The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut, [1] for the first time in 1809. [2] It is considered the oldest agricultural fair in the United States. [2] [3] [4]

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The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society [5]

History

Entertainment

YearMain Stage Events
2014 Eric Paslay, Danielle Bradbery, Collin Raye, Roomful of Blues
2013 Jana Kramer, Jerrod Niemann, Greg Bates, Soul Sound Revue [7]
2012 Tyler Farr, Ayla Brown, Jack Ingram, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes [8]
2011Jimmy Lehoux, Craig Campbell, The JaneDear girls, Steve Holy, Changes in Latitudes [9]
2010 Trent Tomlinson, Love and Theft, Lee Brice
2009 Jake Owen, Julianne Hough, Luke Bryan
2008 Darryl Worley, Lady Antebellum, Joe Diffie

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References

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  2. 1 2 "A Fair to Remember in Brooklyn | ConnecticutHistory.org". connecticuthistory.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06.
  3. 1 2 Collector, Representative (2nd District) Sam Gejdenson-- (June 2, 2000). "Windham County Agricultural Society Sponsoring Brooklyn Fair". lcweb2.loc.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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