File this under believe it or not, the fair season in Maine starts this weekend and goes until October and the Fryeburg Fair. The fair season starts with the Maple Meadow Fair Festival in Mapleton, Maine this Friday and Saturday.

Then the fairs and festivals will be non-stop into October.

Here's the entire fair season schedule in Maine.

June
24 - 25Maple Meadow Fair Festival @ Mapleton, Maine

July
1 - 4Houlton Fair @ Houlton, Maine
A small fair featuring livestock, crafts, midway and state entertainment.
7 - 10Ossipee Valley Fair @ South Hiram, Maine
Old-fashion fair, unique exhibit halls, lots of livestock, midway, drag racing, animal pull events.
15 - 17Waterford World's Fair @ North Waterford, Maine
A small family oriented agricultural fair, featuring LOCAL vendors, entertainment and livestock. Old MacDonald's Barn full of animals to touch, outside stage with local talent, demonstrations & livestock exhibits
21 - 24Pittston Fair @ Pittston, Maine
Small, family-oriented country fair. Midway, animal pulling events, childrens games, Strawberry Festival.
29-Aug 7Bangor State Fair @ Bangor, Maine
A large family fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show.
29-Aug 6Northern Maine Fair @ Presque Isle, Maine
Large family fair, lots of rides and exhibits, horse pulling, harness racing, tractor pulling, demo derby.

August
4 - 7Monmouth Fair @ Monmouth, Maine
A small family agricultural fair with midway, animal exhibits, crafts and animal pull events.
9 - 14Topsham Fair @ Topsham, Maine
Agricultural exhibits, animal pull events, 4-H, crafts, midway and harness racing.
11 - 20Skowhegan State Fair @ Skowhegan, Maine
A large agricultural fair featuring a huge midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pull events and harness racing.
24 - 25Maine Farm Days @ Clinton, Maine
20 - 27Union Fair @ Union, Maine
A large family fair famous for the annual State of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival. Large midway, crafts, animal pull events, harness racing.
25 - 28Piscataquis Valley Fair @ Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Agricultural exhibits, milking parlor, home made ice cream, crafts, midway, mechanical pulling, demo derbies, animal pulling and stage shows.
25 - 28Acton Fair @ Acton, Maine
Outstanding exhibits, 4-H, livestock exhibit, flower show, animal pull events, midway.

September
AUG 28 - 5Windsor Fair @ Windsor, Maine
A large, progressive fair with extensive agricultural, art/crafts exhibits. Large midway, animal pull events, harness racing and mechanical pulling.
1 - 5Blue Hill Fair @ Blue Hill, Maine
Great country fair, midway, exhibits, non-pari-mutuel racing, animal pull events, entertainment.
2 - 5Springfield Fair @ Springfield, Maine
Stage shows, animal and mechanical pulling, antique autos, midway, livestock exhibits.
2 - 5Harmony Free Fair @ Harmony, Maine
Free Admission, Free Parking, Stage Shows, Animal and Mechanical Pulling, Midway, Demo Derby, Livestock and Exhibit Hall.
8 - 11Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair @ Clinton, Maine
Clinton Family oriented agricultural fair with animal and mechanical pulling utstanding midway, exhibit halls, stage entertainment and woodsmen contest.
9 - 11Litchfield Fair @ Litchfield, Maine
Country fair with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pull events. Historical fair museum.
11 - 17Oxford County Fair @ Oxford, Maine
Livestock shows, animal pull events, midway, crafts, exhibits, and a new harness race track.
16 - 18New Portland Lion's Fair @ N. New Portland, Maine
Midway, exhibit hall, animal and mechanical pulling, crafts, livestock
exhibits, woodsmen day, stage shows.
18 - 24Farmington Fair @ Farmington, Maine
Large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pull events, harness racing, demolition derby.
23 - 25Common Ground Fair @ Unity, Maine
A celebration of rural life, demonstrations, Maine-Organic produced foods and crafts as well as livestock exhibits.
25 - Oct 1Cumberland Fair @ Cumberland Ctr, Maine
Large exhibit halls, midway and livestock exhibits. Animal pull events and harness racing.

October
2 - 9Fryeburg Fair @ Fryeburg, Maine
Maine's largest agricultural fair. Beautiful setting in prime foliage season. Exhibit halls, museum, harness racing and livestock shows.

Non-Licensed Fair
June
3 & 4
Maine Fiber Frolic @ Windsor Fairgrounds
A celebration of Fiber Art with demonstrations of spinning, animal shearing and vendors selling their fiber items. There are also fiber animals on exhibit, animal demonstrations and animals for sale.
Aug
27 & 28
Pembroke Farm & Horse Fair @ Pembroke Maine
Sept 10Cornish Horsemen's Day @ Cornish, Maine
A day devoted to the Harness racing industry and history.

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