Field Days


  • Field Days competitons aim to be family friendly

    Field Days competitons aim to be family friendly

    NEW HAVEN — How does a judge in Addison County Fair and Field Days Home and Garden Department competitions assess crafts, home-grown vegetables, art work?Quality of workmanship, flavor,…

  • What in the world is a ‘gymkhana?’

    What in the world is a ‘gymkhana?’

    NEW HAVEN — Lori Brown may run the Field Days event with the strangest name, but she said it’s also one of the more inclusive and family-oriented competitions…

  • Demolition Derby ROARS through Field Days

    Demolition Derby ROARS through Field Days

    NEW HAVEN — “You always get told not to smash up a car all your life,” said New Haven resident Zachary Lavoie, 21. “(And then you) turn up…

  • Letter to the editor: Fair is taking COVID seriously

    Dear Field Days Fairgoers,Regarding last week’s article in this paper, I want to dispel the negative slant portrayed towards our COVID-19 thinking and preparations. I personally work for…

  • Field Days will not require masks

    NEW HAVEN — Masks, social distancing measures and vaccinations will not be required for attendees of Addison County Fair and Field Days, which is returning to New Haven…

  • Letter to the editor: Field Days looks for competitors

    It’s almost time for Field Days!Are you an amateur maker, baker, artist, photographer, or gardener? Did you spend the last 18 months honing your knitting or your cookie…

  • After hiatus, Field Days is back for August 2021

    NEW HAVEN — They will be lighting up the fairgrounds this August for the Addison County Fair and Field Days, which was canceled in 2020 because of the…

  • Ways of Seeing: Field Days sorely missed this year

    Ways of Seeing: Field Days sorely missed this year

    It’s the first week of August — time to get ready for Field Days! Oh right, there is no Field Days this year, but the first week of…

  • Field Days 2020 canceled

    ADDISON COUNTY — Addison County Fair and Field Days, which would have taken place this year on Aug. 11–15, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. All…

  • Rain dampens attendance at Field Days

    Rain dampens attendance at Field Days

    NEW HAVEN — With a wink and a nod, anyone who’s lived around these parts for a while will acknowledge that our beloved Addison County Fair & Field…

  • 2019 Field Days results: Draft horse competitions

    NEW HAVEN — The results of the draft horse competitions at the 2019 Addison County Fair and Field Days is as follows. Showmanship 13 & Under: 1. Jack,…

  • 2019 Field Days results: Children’s barnyard displays

    NEW HAVEN — The following were recognized in the Children’s Barnyard Displays at Addison County Fair and Field Days. ATTENDED DISPLAYS Child — Under 8: 1. Natalie Layn,…

  • Field Days horse results

    Field Days horse results

    NEW HAVEN — The following were recognized in the horse shows at the 2019 Addison County Fair and Field Days. Monday, Aug. 5 4-H Beginner Pony: Champion, Sage…

  • Field Days armwrestling competiton brings out the beast

    Field Days armwrestling competiton brings out the beast

    NEW HAVEN — After several years competing in the armwrestling competition at the Addison County Fair an Field Days, Shawn Webber found his groove at the annual show…

  • Field Days 2019: Bovine beauty secrets, maple sweetness & romance

    Field Days 2019: Bovine beauty secrets, maple sweetness & romance

    Last week’s Addison County Fair and Field Days was filled with a thousand little stories — more than can be recounted in one newspaper. We present here a…

  • Hair spray on a cow and other Field Days grooming tips

    Hair spray on a cow and other Field Days grooming tips

    NEW HAVEN — Aislynn Farr shook-up an aerosol can of livestock skin conditioner and sprayed a few strokes on the side of her Ayrshire “Cheerio.” “This stuff is…