Union Fair

{{Short description|Annual agricultural fair in Union, Maine}}

The Union Fair is an annual agricultural fair in Union, Maine.{{cite web |title=Union Fair |url=https://www.unionfair.org |access-date=2020-08-06 |publisher=Trustees of Union Fair |location=Union, ME}} It began in 1869 and, since 1886, all fairs in Knox County have taken place in Union.{{cite web |title=Union Fair: History |url=https://www.unionfair.org/history |publisher=Trustees of Union Fair |accessdate=2020-08-06}}{{Cite web |title=Union Fair signs multi year contract with Smokey’s Greater Shows |url=https://www.penbaypilot.com/node/158153 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=PenBay Pilot |language=en}}

No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–45 nor 2020.

For many years the fair started on the third Saturday before Labor Day and run for eight days closing on the following Saturday. The fair now takes place in late July.

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Further reading

  • The First Century — Union Fair 1869–1969 by Donald and Marion Mattoon