Eaglefan9727 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hello Fellow Forum Members, On Saturday, September 26th, 2009, My wife and I went to the Massachusetts state fair which is something we do every year. This was our 4th year going to the state fairin Springfield, Massachusetts and we have fun every year that we go to it. Anyways, Here are some shots that I took at the 2009 edition of the Massachusetts state fair. As always, The first stop that my wife and I make at the fair is the petting zoo. Then it was time to move to the sea lion show. This was the second year in a row that they had the sea lions. After the sea lion show, We walked around and spotted where they had the indian motocycles and here a shot of the bikes Then, We headed toward the midway at this point and here are some shots that I took at the midway. Then, It was time for us to ride the ferris wheel and while we were on the ride. I took some shots. After the ride on the ferris wheel, We went over to the mid afternoon concert which featured Terry Sylvester from The Hollies. After the concert, We decided to check out James Bond exhibit which featured the car that did the famous spiral stunt car from the iconic movie "Man With The Golden Gun," starring Roger Moore. After that, We stumble across where they were going to set up the clydestales for the daily parade. After a few minutes, We decided to walk around and spotted this nascar. Then, We had dinner at right after dinner. We saw the clydestales on the march making their way up to the start of the parade route. Twenty minutes later, The parade was under way. After the parade, It was time to get line for the night time concert which featured Little Big Town and while in line. I took a couple shots. And then we finished up the night with Little Big Town. The shot didnt come out that great, But next year. My night time shots should come out better as I will be getting a new camera for Xmas this year. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and thanks for looking. Eaglefan9727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 ^ I did! Thank you! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanthonyam Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Wow, pretty small midway! I take it that is not the star of this fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglefan9727 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Wow, pretty small midway! I take it that is not the star of this fair. It is the state fair for Massachusetts. http://www.thebige.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rosenzweig Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Wow, pretty small midway! I take it that is not the star of this fair. It is the state fair for Massachusetts. http://www.thebige.com/ It is actually the state fair for all New England states as none of them have their own "proper" state fair. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 To this day, that is still the coolest movie car stunt EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Wow, pretty small midway! I take it that is not the star of this fair. Not all state/regional fairs are massive. Thanks for the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 the big e is always fun. but my friends and i went on saturday and it was really busy. you really couldnt walk without bumping into someone else. All in all we still ended up having a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanthonyam Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 What state fairs are considered the largest? As far as attractions, and midway size. Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 James Bond exhibit? Add +4 to trip report awesomeness. Thanks for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Even if the Midway was small, it had a better collection of rides than any fair I've been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moinab Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Awwwww - memories! I haven't been to the Big E in I don't know how long, but we always went every year, when I was growing up in Chicopee (next town over.) My favorite was always the Avenue of States, getting stuffed baked potatoes at the Maine house and maple sugar everything at the Vermont house. I believe Texas is the largest state fair, followed by Minnesota. I've never been to Texas, but I went to the MN State Fair almost every year, when I lived out there. Loved the fresh brownies and all you can drink milk booth! Also saw one of my favorite concerts there - Violent Femmes and B-52's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satchboogie3 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 the big e is always fun. but my friends and i went on saturday and it was really busy. you really couldnt walk without bumping into someone else. All in all we still ended up having a good day. Cool. While I was driving down to SFNE Sunday I kept seeing all these signs (billboards, parking, etc) for the "Big E" and I kept thinking "WTF is this?" At first I thought it was like the YMCA, but a billboard with park rides made me think a fair, but then I saw a sign for live entertainment, I was soooo confused. If only I had known, I might have stopped by after SFNE closed at 1:30 that afternoon. It's pretty sad to think I was a Masshole for most of my life and I didn't know they had a big state fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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