Annual agricultural fair in western Massachusetts for the six New England states
"The Big E" redirects here. For other uses, see Big E (disambiguation).
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The Big E
The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 2007
Status
Active
Genre
Agricultural show
Begins
Second Friday after Labor Day
Ends
Seventeen days after it opens
Frequency
Annual
Venue
Eastern States Exposition
Location(s)
1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089
Inaugurated
1917 (1917)
Founder
Joshua L. Brooks
Attendance
1,603,354 (2022)[1]
Area
New England
Website
thebige.com
The Big E, formally known as The Eastern States Exposition, is an annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, which opens on the second Friday after Labor Day and runs for seventeen days.
It is billed as "New England's Great State Fair," the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation.[2] The Big E is inclusive of all six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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