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The Granite State Fair (formerly the Rochester Fair) is held annually across two September weekends at the Rochester Fairgrounds in New Hampshire. It features livestock shows, midway rides, a demolition derby, motorsports, fair food, and grandstand entertainment. 2026 dates are projected across the weekends of September 17–20 and September 24–27, pending the fair's official schedule announcement.
Other public events whose dates overlap with this one.
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