The midway is the area of a fair or festival lined with carnival rides, games of skill, and food vendors — typically the liveliest, most photographed part of any county fair. The term traces back to the "Midway Plaisance," the mile-long entertainment strip at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, which popularized the layout now standard at fairs nationwide: a central walkway with rides and attractions on either side.
Most wristband or ride-ticket pricing at a Connecticut fair applies specifically to the midway, separate from general gate admission — check a fair’s own site for current pricing before you go.
