Raw States
Eastern States Exposition (The Big E)
West Springfield, MA · Festival
- When
- September 18 – October 4, 2026
- Where
- Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds · West Springfield · MA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A 17-day multi-state agricultural exposition in West Springfield representing all six New England states, with livestock competitions, a horse show, and the Avenue of States pavilion. It dates to 1916 and regularly ranks among the largest fairs in the country. The 2026 edition runs September 18 through October 4.
The history within reach
A 17-day multi-state agricultural exposition in West Springfield representing all six New England states, with livestock competitions, a horse show, and the Avenue of States pavilion.
- Dr. Seuss1.5 mi
Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield and drew it his whole life without saying so, Mulberry Street is a real street here, and the crooked factory towers of his books look suspiciously like the city's old works.
- Basketball invented1.9 mi
James Naismith had fourteen days to invent an indoor game that would not injure bored gymnasium students in winter.
- Emily Dickinson20 mi
Born in the brick Homestead on Main Street and died in the same room fifty-five years later, having left the property barely at all in her last two decades.
The Ringling big top was waterproofed with paraffin dissolved in petrol and went up in minutes during an afternoon show.