Berlin Fair

Berlin Fair
October 2010

2019 Note: As a general rule, I don’t write up town fairs. However, once in a while I will. Usually this will be for CTMQ-worthy reasons, but Berlin doesn’t really have that. But it does have two museums, so I guess that qualifies.

Attended: Sunday Afternoon
Parking: Free
Distance to Fair: 5 minute walk across gravel lot
Cost: $12 for each person over 11
Something Unique: TWO museums
Overall rating: Fair

This was my very first honest-to-goodness classic Connecticut fall town fair as a married individual. (My ex-girlfriend dragged me to a couple fairs back in the day… And I never understood why.) If you don’t live in town and you don’t have kids, I don’t get it. Unless, of course, you’re ME and you heard there was a museum within the fair.

Now imagine you’re me and you go to the Berlin Fair and find out there are TWO museums there! Oh my. I LOVE town fairs!

Our visit to the Berlin Historical Museum at the Berlin Fair
Our visit to the Berlin Agricultural Lions Museum there.

I know enough to know they are all the same, so there’s no point going into the details of the Berlin Fair. I did eat a giant turkey leg and Hoang and I very much enjoyed the vegetable contests. But there was also a chubbiest baby contest, which is fun.

Nowhere near as exciting as the sign promises

And there’s some fair fair history too:

From its inception in 1882 as a Harvest Festival, The Berlin Fair still remains a focal point of the community. In the early 1900’s, the festival became the State Agricultural Fair and was held annually until 1919. Brought back to life in 1948 by The Berlin Lions Club.

But again, there are TWO museums here. Woo hoo.

Town fairs are safe if nothing else. That tape is DOUBLE wrapped around that power strip above the fish tank.

I’ve always wondered if actual special forces dudes ever displayed these things

I think the random collections of stuff up for judgment is my favorite thing at fairs. Here, some Beanie Babies, some Bruins stuff and some beer pitchers. Awesome.