Connecticut Garlic and Harvest Festival
A weekend harvest celebration at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds in the western Connecticut hills, showcasing artisan garlic growers, farm produce, craft vendors, and local food producers at the close of the autumn harvest season.
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"A small, intimate fair on the east bank of the Connecticut River, renowned for strong horse-drawn vehicle competitions, a genuine community atmosphere, tractor pulls, and the famously popular women's skillet-throwing contest."
Haddam Neck Fair
"Nestled in the Litchfield Hills, the Goshen Fair offers the most scenic setting of any Connecticut agricultural fair, with the drive through rolling farm country and over the Litchfield ridge forming a memorable approach to a classic three-day show."
Goshen Fair
"Run by the Hebron Lions Agricultural Society at the Hebron Lions Fairgrounds, this four-day fair is one of Connecticut's most popular, featuring a demolition derby, figure-8 demo derby, livestock shows, carnival rides, and a full entertainment programme."
Hebron Harvest Fair
"A beloved small-town fair in the western Connecticut hills, the Bethlehem Fair combines old-fashioned agricultural exhibits, livestock judging, and craft competitions with the relaxed atmosphere of one of the state's most charming rural villages."
Bethlehem Fair
"One of Connecticut's oldest fairs, the Four Town Fair in Somers celebrates the farming heritage of four neighbouring towns with an antique and classic car show, a Doodlebug Drawing Contest, frog jumping, a heaviest pumpkin contest, and a full parade."
Four Town Fair
"Founded in 1882 as a harvest festival and now a central Connecticut institution, the Berlin Fair features pie-eating contests, frog jumping, large animal and crafts exhibits, and continuous live entertainment over four days."
Berlin Lions Agricultural Fair
"A five-day dockside celebration in the small shrimping village of Delcambre where the fleet is blessed, fresh Gulf shrimp is served every style imaginable, and Cajun and zydeco bands play into the bayou night."
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
"The 66th edition of this small-town festival celebrates the Howell cantaloupe -- a variety grown nowhere else on earth -- with arts and crafts vendors, a classic car show, train rides, and the legendary once-a-year Rotary Howell Melon Ice Cream that sells out fast."
Howell Melon Festival
"Marking its 50th anniversary in 2026, this beloved Downeast Maine festival rolls out the blue carpet for the native wild blueberry with a musical, baking and eating contests, food vendors, and public suppers in the small county-seat town of Machias."
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
"The tiny Bedford County village of Imler gathers its community each August for an old-fashioned whole-ox roast and festival, a vanishingly rare American food custom that draws visitors from across south-central Pennsylvania."
Imler Ox Roast Festival
"Main Street Calumet's beloved celebration of the Cornish pasty -- the hand-crimped pastry that fuelled the Copper Country's immigrant miners -- brings a parade, live music, street food, and a visit from Cousin Jack to the UNESCO-listed mining village downtown."
PastyFest
"The small UP gateway village of Paradise, near Tahquamenon Falls, celebrates the wild blueberries of the eastern Upper Peninsula with a community festival that draws visitors combining berry picking, local food, and access to one of Michigan's most dramatic waterfalls."
Wild Blueberry Festival