Fair & Festival Glossary
Plain-English definitions of real fair and festival terminology, from lumberjack competitions to the midway.
- Lumberjack CompetitionA series of timed woodsmen skill contests — crosscut sawing, log rolling, axe throwing, and speed chopping — common at Connecticut fall agricultural fairs.
- Fair MidwayThe midway is the section of a fair lined with carnival rides, games of skill, and food vendors — the liveliest, most photographed strip of any county fair.