Connecticut has seven county 4-H fairs, and at each one 4-H members show projects in livestock, poultry, gardening, crafts or home arts. The Fairfield County fair on July 11 comes first. The Hartford County fair, listed for August 14 to 16, comes last, though that date was not confirmed.
The seven do not map one to one onto Connecticut’s eight counties: Middlesex and New Haven share a single fair, in Durham. The Hartford County 4-H Fair is in Somers, which is in Tolland County. On the listed dates, six of the seven spanned a weekend and the Fairfield County fair was a single day.
The first two: Bridgeport on July 11, Brooklyn on July 24 to 26
The Fairfield County 4-H Fair was a single day, July 11, at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, with judging and family activities on the zoo grounds.
The Windham County 4-H Fair ran July 24 to 26 at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds. The larger Brooklyn Fair uses the same grounds. Its listed 2026 dates, August 27 to 30, were not confirmed.
Goshen and Durham shared July 31 to August 2
The Litchfield County 4-H Fair ran July 31 to August 2 at the Goshen Fairgrounds, with judging and demonstrations of livestock, horse, small-animal and home-arts projects. The Goshen Fair followed on September 5 to 7.
The Middlesex & New Haven County 4-H Fair ran the same three days at the Durham Fairgrounds and served 4-H members from both counties. It dates to 1924. The Durham Fair uses the same grounds in September.
Dates not confirmed: Vernon, North Stonington and Somers
None of the next three fairs had a confirmed 2026 date. The Tolland County and New London County fairs were listed for August 7 to 9, and the Hartford County fair for August 14 to 16.
The Tolland County 4-H Fair was listed at the 4-H Camardo Fairgrounds in Vernon, with livestock, poultry and rabbit projects. The New London County 4-H Expo & Fair was listed in North Stonington, with judging and demonstrations. The North Stonington Agricultural Fair was a separate event earlier in July.
The Hartford County 4-H Fair was listed on the Four Town Fairgrounds in Somers. The larger Four Town Fair uses the same grounds in September.
Five towns with two fairs each
Brooklyn, Goshen, Durham, North Stonington and Somers each hosted a 4-H fair and a larger fair in the same year. On the listed dates, the two fairs in each town fall about four to eight weeks apart.
