Hillstown Grange will host its 129th Annual Agricultural Fair on Saturday, September 16, from 9 am to 2 pm, at our Grange Hall, 617 Hills Street, East Hartford, CT. Our Fair will feature exhibits, bake sale, raffle, tag sale and great food.

The public is invited to enter their needle work, flowers, crafts, hobbies, vegetables, bake goods, canned goods, jams, and jellies. Ribbons and cash prizes are awarded to winning entries. This year’s special contests are “most unusual vegetable or fruit specimen” and the largest marigold flower with some stem to prove it’s a marigold, any color. IMPORTANT: Items for the exhibits (to be judged) need to be dropped off THURSDAY evening, September 14 between 5 and 7 pm. Forms are available by email to save time filling them out Thursday.  We are a participating fair for the CT State Apple pie and baking contests, all CT Fair rules must be followed for this contest to go on to state judging this fall.

Our famous hot dogs and hamburgers available with peppers and onions will be available from 11 to 1 p.m. along with other tempting foods.  The bake sale usually runs out of pies by 1 p.m. so get here early to get a homemade pie

Our Grange will also be holding a Gramma’s Attic Sale in our upstairs hall.   

The Hillstown Grange Fair is the area’s only Agricultural Fair, serving the Hillstown area of the towns of East Hartford, Glastonbury, and Manchester for 129 years - come feel the history.     

For more information call (860) 568-6268 or text/call (860)690-2845 or email hillstowngrange@aol.com.  Also visit our website at www.hillstowngrange.org.