A guide to 2026 Maine ag fairs

 Benjamin Galusha, 10, of Kingfield and Andrew Silver of the Silver Circus spin plates Sept. 17 at the 2025 Farmington Fair in Farmington. This year's fair is scheduled for Sept. 20-26. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) The earliest agricultural fair has come and gone, but there’s still time to catch a fair in Pittston, Farmington, Bangor, Acton and many more across the state. From cotton candy to greased pig competitions to oxen pulls and a crazy, noisy midway, these country fairs are a childhood memory worth making. JUNE June 18-21 — Pittson Fair, Pittson June 24-27 — Monmouth Fair, Monmouth JULY July 9-12 — Ossipee Valley Fair, Hiram July 10-12 — Houlton Fair, Houlton July 17-19 — Waterford World’s Fair, Waterford July 30-Aug. 8 — Bangor State Fair, Bangor AUGUST Aug. 1-8 — Bangor State Fair, Bangor Aug. 4-9 — Union Fair, Union Aug. 5-9 — Northern Maine Fair, Presque Isle Aug. 11-16 — Topsham Fair, Topsham Aug. 13-22 — Skowhegan State Fair, Skowhegan Aug. 27-30 — Acton Fair, Acton Aug. 27-30 — Piscataquis Valley Fair, Dover-Foxcroft Aug. 29-30 — Washington County Fair, Pembroke Aug. 29-Sept. 7 — Windsor Fair, Windsor SEPTEMBER Sept. 1-7 — Windsor Fair, Windsor Sept. 3-7 — Blue Hill Fair, Blue Hill Sept. 4-7 — Harmony Free Fair, Harmony Sept. 10-12 — Litchfield Fair, Litchfield Sept. 10-13 — Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair, Clinton Sept. 16-19 — Oxford County Fair, Oxford Sept. 18-20 — New Portland Lions Fair, New Portland, Sept. 20-26 — Farmington Fair, Farmington Sept. 25-27 — Common Ground Country Fair, Unity Sept. 27-Oct. 3 — Cumberland Fair, Cumberland OCTOBER Oct. 1-3 — Cumberland Fair, Cumberland Oct. 4-11 — Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg Copy the Story Link Tagged: [agricultural fairs](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/agricultural-fairs/), [fairs](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/fairs/), [Maine agriculture](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/maine-agriculture/) [](https://www.pressherald.com/author/a-m-sheehan) [A.M. SheehanStaff Writer](https://www.pressherald.com/author/a-m-sheehan) A.M. Sheehan has been in the news business for 40 years, including time as an editor at the Chatham Courier in N.Y., Kitchenware News, Beachcomber and Dover Community News in N.H., and the Summerville. [More by A.M. Sheehan](https://www.pressherald.com/author/a-m-sheehan)