Fryeburg Fair

Bed and Breakfast Maine namely the Atlantic Birches Inn would like to inform you that it’s that time of year again when Maine’s State Fairs start occurring almost on a weekly bais throughout Maine towns.  We have listed some of our favorite Maine Fairs in Southern and Mid Coast Maine with the dates that they occur  for your enjoyment and hope you visit one of them on your visit here to this Southern Maine Lodging in Old Orchard Beach.  

Maine’s Fairs are more than just corn dogs, caramel apples, popcorn, and cotton candy they are centers of activity with stage shows, performances, 4H exhibits, and farm animal contests such as horse and oxen pulls, pig scrambles, pig calling and pig racing, sheep shearing, best pet tricks and many others. 

Pig Scrambles

 

Sheep Sheering

 

There is also the traditional midway amusements, parades, harness racing, blueberry, apple, pumpkin pie eating and baking contests, whoopie pie competitions, water melon seed spiting, fireworks, woodsmen competitions, carnival games, entertainment, demolition derbies, tractor and truck pull competitions, weigh offs for Maines Great Pumpkin and Squash contest, karaoke contests, cooking demonstrations, shopping for Maine made crafts and lots and lots of food to eat and take home with you. 

Great Pumpkin Contest

Tractor Pull

Midway Ride