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Forget password? Steven E. Nanton photo. Only a dank, gloomy final day may have kept the fair from breaking its all-time record of 1,, visitors, set in As it was, a total of 1,, came through the gates. The Sunday crowd of , was the second largest single-day turnout, surpassed only by the , on Saturday, Sept. In , Big E officials cautiously decided to reopen after a one-year shutdown. The decision to open in came only a look at safety that was both contemplative and practical.

It was determined the event could be held safely, and fair officials who made that decision were correct.

 
 

 

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Contact Becky at rebecca. Volt trained and enrolled volunteers who are interested in chaperoning should contact Becky Mosley. To participate in this event, you must complete the signed forms below. Your registration will not be considered complete until your forms have been received. Completed forms should be sent to Jordan Rhoten at jordanmarie. If you have any questions, please email Jordan Rhoten or call at If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Becky Mosley at rebecca.

Bags are subject to search at gates. September 16, – October 1, Northampton, Pulaski Parade ». The Big E returns Sept. Add to calendar. In April of , the men involved in the movement formed the Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition and began to plan an exposition that would showcase the latest innovations in agriculture and industry. A man with “unquenchable determination,” Joshua Brooks made a bold move.

In he persuaded the National Dairy Show to hold its annual event in West Springfield the following fall, at a huge exposition complex and fairground that did not yet exist. The Exposition’s official history describes Brooks’s amazing success. Other amenities included a half-mile racetrack, racing stables, a Horse Show building, a “women’s building” for domestic exhibitions, and a huge Machinery Hall to house the latest in farm equipment.

With a beautifully landscaped grand entry and parade grounds, the site was completed in time for the National Dairy Show. The following year a nine-day “Exposition and Dairy Show” featured livestock competitions in the Coliseum, a horse show, and a variety of entertainment, including horse and auto races, circus acts, rides, and the only completely equipped cafeteria on any exposition grounds in America.

Except during wartime, the Eastern States Exposition, long known simply as the “Big E,” has been held annually ever since. It has continued to grow. Each New England state constructed its own building. Another notable feature of the Exposition is the Storrowton Village Museum, a collection of nine New England buildings dating from to that were moved to a corner of the fairgrounds in the late s to re-create a New England village.

Helen Osborne Storrow , one of the early visionaries of the living history movement , was the determined woman who masterminded this project. Boston’s Storrow Drive is named for her husband. Horace Moses, one of the Exposition’s founders, was eager to include youth in the fair.

Through his efforts, in the Exposition became the birthplace of the Junior Achievement program, which was designed to ” teach the growing generations to realize that thrift and economy, coupled with industry, are as necessary now as they were in past generations. The Big E’s roots in New England agriculture are evident in the display of over 25 breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs. Even today, more than a century after the first fair, Eastern States Exposition Champion remains a coveted title.

The Big E hosts events year-round. Storrowtown Village Museum is open throughout the summer. Gagnon Eastern States Exposition,