The Kennebec Explorer 2018 Visitor's Guide to Maine's Kennebec Valley | Page 14

200 Years at the Skowhegan State Fair August 10-19, 2018 In 2018 the Skowhegan State Fair celebrates 200 consecutive years in operation, making it by most accounts the nation’s longest-running. What are your favorite memories? Beautifully groomed livestock and brightly colored ribbons? The Midway with all the games and attractions? Musical groups? Or is it the harness racing? Maybe the bright lights and gravity-twisting thrills of the rides take you back in time? Whatever it is, this year will be bigger and better than ever. When you get to the fair make a little time to ride on the carousel and grab for that brass ring. But don’t forget that the region is home to several other longstanding fairs, too. 12 Make a Plan: KennebecValley.org We kick off our fair season in early June with the 17th Annual Fiber Frolic. A month later, the Central Maine Egg Festival in Pittsfield. Take a break from the summer heat at "Maine's Friendliest Fair" in Pittston or the four days of the delightful Monmouth Fair. Then comes the 200th celebration of the Skowhegan State Fair. A few days later, the Great Windsor Fair has its run. September includes the Harmony Free Fair and the Clinton Lions Fair. And, while not technically in Maine’s Kennebec Valley, the Common Ground Fair, put on by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, in Unity is wicked easy to get to from Waterville. KennebecValleyExplorer AGRICULTURAL FAIRS Pittston Fair 7/20–23 Monmouth Fair 8/4–7 200th Skowhegan State Fair 8/10–19 Maine Open Farm Days 8/23–24, Region-wide The Great Windsor Fair 8/26–9/3 Harmony Free Fair 9/1–4 Litchfield Fair 9/7–9 Common Ground Fair 9/21–23, Unity Clinton Lions Fair 9/7–10 New Portland Lion's Fair 9/15–17 @kennebecexplorer # explorerofmaine