Long Island Fair

From Long Island Fair Website:

September 15th, 16th
22nd, & 23rd, 2018

Founded in 1841, The Agricultural Society of Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties is one of the oldest agricultural societies in the United States.

Beginning in 1842, the Society sponsored its earliest fair, known then as the Queens County Fair, on vacant lots and member's farms. It was not until 1866 that the Fair found a permanent home on Old Country Road and Washington Avenue in Mineola. Built through public subscriptions, the original fairgrounds consisted of livestock barns, carriage sheds, a business office, and an exhibition hall. Designed to be the centerpiece for the fairgrounds, the Exhibition Hall was a large cruciform building with a high central tower capped by a grand eagle weather vane. This building was made to house all of the horticultural, agricultural, and domestic arts displays.