The Big E (Eastern States Exposition)

About

The 4th-largest fair in the U.S. and the largest in New England at 1305 Memorial Ave. ~1.7M attendees in 2024. State buildings on the Avenue of States represent CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT - each runs its own vendor recruitment. Massachusetts State Exposition Building's special-day vendor app (MA Day Sept 24, Harvest NE Day Oct 2) goes through MDAR; CT and ME run independent apps.

Details

Type

Fair

Season / Event Date(s)

Sep 18–Oct 4, 2026

Tags

• annual
• multi-day
• agricultural
• regional
• food
• vendors
• family-friendly
• new-england