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The Southington Apple Harvest Festival is one of New England's largest and longest-running fall festivals, drawing over 100,000 people to the Southington Town Green across two October weekends. The six-day, free-admission event features a craft show, carnival rides, a parade, live entertainment, and apple-themed foods (fritters, pie, candy apples). 2026 marks the 57th annual festival.
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Topsfield Fair 2026: Dates, Giant Pumpkins, and What to Expect
The Topsfield Fair runs eleven days from October 2 to 12, 2026, on Boston Street in Topsfield. Run by the Essex Agricultural Society since its first cattle show in 1820, it's home to the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off — where the world's first one-ton pumpkin was weighed in 2012.
Sep 4, 2026
Written about this eventSouthington Apple Harvest Festival 2026: Free, Huge, and Two Weekends Long
One of New England's largest and longest-running fall festivals, free to get into, spread across two October weekends on the Southington Town Green.
Sep 4, 2026
Written about this eventTopsfield Fair 2026: Eleven Days in October, Running Since 1820
Running since the Essex Agricultural Society's first cattle show in 1820, and home of the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Here's the 2026 run.
Sep 4, 2026