The seven Connecticut Grange fairs are small, and a local Grange runs each one. On their listed dates they lasted one or two days, with judged produce, baking, flower and craft competitions. None listed a midway.
The Grange, formally the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, was founded in 1867 as a fraternal order for farm families, with local chapters that kept a hall for meetings and socials. A county fair like the Woodstock Fair is run by an agricultural society, the Woodstock Agricultural Society. For scale, the Durham Fair ran four days and the Goshen Fair three, each with a midway.
Litchfield Hills and Fairfield County
The Riverton Grange Fair was listed for August in the Litchfield Hills village of Riverton. It is separate from the larger fall Riverton Fair. The Winchester Grange Fair & Flea Market was also listed for August, with produce and craft competitions and a community flea market in Winchester Center.
In Fairfield County, the Cannon Grange Fair in Wilton was listed with vegetable and flower competitions, livestock and antique tractors beside the historic Grange hall. The Greenfield Hill Grange Fair in Fairfield was listed with pony rides on the Greenfield Hill green, besides its baking and craft competitions. Both were listed for August.
Simsbury, Cheshire and Ekonk
The Simsbury Grange Agricultural Fair, a Grange fair in West Simsbury, in the Farmington Valley, was listed with flower, vegetable, baking and needlework competitions. The Cheshire Grange Community Fair was listed as covering home gardening, baking, canning, flowers and handicrafts, with exhibit competitions open to the community.
The Ekonk Community Grange Fair in Sterling, in the Quiet Corner, was known for its baking and produce competitions and a country breakfast.
Admission and dates
All seven were listed with free admission, though admission can change from year to year. The 2026 dates for all seven were not confirmed.
