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Topsfield Fair 2026
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Topsfield Fair 2026

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The Topsfield Fair is an eleven-day agricultural fair on Boston Street in Topsfield, MA, owned and operated by the Essex Agricultural Society since the Society's first cattle show on October 5, 1820. The fair travelled around Essex County for roughly a century before settling permanently in Topsfield in 1910, and the Society marked its 200th anniversary in 2018. Today the grounds fill with midway rides, farm animals, live music, food and competitive exhibits, and its best-known event is the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off — first hosted here in 1984 and the site of the world's first one-ton pumpkin in 2012. Alongside the fair, the Society runs the Northeast Harvest buy-local program for Essex and Middlesex counties and rents the fairgrounds year-round.

Who's Performing

Friday, October 2

Music · 4:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Entertainment · 5:00 PM · Arena Road

Animal show · 5:00 PM · Grange Road

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 4:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 5:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Saturday, October 3

Music · 10:00 AM · Trianon Stage

Music · 5:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 10:30 AM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 11:00 AM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 1:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 2:30 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 3:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Sunday, October 4

Music · 12:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 3:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 10:00 AM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 12:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 2:30 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 3:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Monday, October 5

Music · 11:00 AM · Trianon Stage

Music · 1:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 4:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Children's · 11:00 AM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 2:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 3:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Tuesday, October 6

Music · 1:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 3:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:30 PM · New Meadows Stage

Wednesday, October 7

Music · 7:00 PM · Grandstand

Music · 2:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Thursday, October 8

Music · 7:00 PM · Grandstand

Music · 12:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 3:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 2:30 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 2:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 4:00 PM · Beer Garden

Music · 6:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Friday, October 9

Music · 7:00 PM · Grandstand

Music · 12:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 4:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Entertainment · Strolling (on grounds)

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Saturday, October 10

Circus · 2:00 PM · Grandstand

Music · 3:30 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 10:00 AM · Picnic Area Stage

Demonstration · 11:00 AM · Trianon Stage area

Music · 2:30 PM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 10:00 AM · Flower Building

Sunday, October 11

Music · 12:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 12:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 3:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 7:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 1:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 3:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 6:00 PM · New Meadows Stage

Monday, October 12

Music · 10:00 AM · Trianon Stage

Music · 4:00 PM · Trianon Stage

Music · 10:00 AM · New Meadows Stage

Music · 12:30 PM · Picnic Area Stage

Music · 3:00 PM · Picnic Area Stage

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