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Fife and Drum Corps and marching bands have long been popular entertainment at the fair.

Still looking for photographs both old and new to include in the Fair History!

Three generations of Smith-Olsen-MacDonald Women at the fair!

Sue Smith Olsen-Attending for 71 years, third generation.
Deb Olsen MacDonald-Attending for 51 years, fourth generation.
Sarah MacDonald-Attending for 18 years, fifth generation.

Still looking for photographs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

In 1969 the new formed Haddam Neck Fire Company held their first fundraising event at the Haddam Neck fair. The "dunk tank" gave customers a chance to strike a target with a ball and dunk a member of the fire department in a large, cold tank of water. Funds from the "dunk tank" were used to buy equipment for the department. Below is a photograph of volunteer fireman Wayne Denman "dressed in his best" at the fair dunk tank.

Recent photos for History Book

Send us your recent photos of the fair! Some day they will be historic!

1911- "The Haddam Neck Fair was a huge success and it was estimated that some 1,500 people were present. Taking on the nature of Old Home Week there was much visiting and meeting of friend. The new grange hall now nearly completed was used, the lower floor for serving dinners and the upstairs for the exhibit of fruit, fancy work, canned fruit and more."