Berlin Fair
Berlin Fairgrounds
430 Beckley Road
East Berlin, CT 06023
October 3-5, 2008
The Berlin Fair has been the main event in town ever since 1949. The Berlin Lions Club has operates the fair. The fair takes place the weekend of the first Sunday in October of every year and marks the end of Connecticut’s Agricultural Fair Season. Each year brings new and exciting things to the Berlin Fair. If you have never visited, we invite you to stop by and see one of Connecticut’s largest Agricultural Fairs.
You’ll fine many food choices freshly prepared by the Berlin Lions Club and numerous local churches and non-profit organizations. Everything from hot dogs, hamburgers and fried dough to pulled pork sandwiches, fried clams and steak and cheese. The many local non profit organizations utilize the fair as their main fund raiser. There are endless streets of commercial vendors as well as fundraising tables for local groups such as Boy Scouts, the Berlin High School Band and the Berlin High School Senior Class. The Berlin Fair proudly offers one of Connecticut’s largest midways provided by Dreamland Amusements. Dreamland has a long standing tradition of offering Berlin fairgoers a world class amusement experience right in the heart of Connecticut.
The 2008 fair will feature:
- Friday firework display
- Saturday Country Music star Joe Nichols
- Stay tuned for more information
The Berlin Fairgrounds has limited onsite parking, the Berlin Lions Club recommends using the free shuttle bus service. Shuttle busses run continuous routes from all satellite parking areas to the front gate of the fairgrounds and back.
Free shuttle bus service is available to and from the fairgrounds from the following offsite locations:
- Corbin and Russwin Architectural/Emhart
225 Episcopal Road
Berlin, CT - Northeast Utilities/CL&P
Berlin Turnpike
Berlin, CT - Aetna Insurance Company
1000 Middle Street
Middletown, CT